DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/24 Beloit_WI 817ft pt38417@42.519,-89.104,854ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0700z - - 1022z - - 1336z - - 1603z - - 1902z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 33.2 - - 33.1 - - 34.4 - - 34.8 - - 32.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - -3 - - 2 - - -2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 25 - - 25 - - 25 - - 25 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit 826 - - 826 - - 826 - - 826 - - 825 Hcrit BL Top 842 - - 842 - - 842 - - 842 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1166 - - 1046 - - 1338 - - 1272 - - 759 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 067 - - 053 - - 051 - - 031 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -111 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 953 - - 842 - - 842 - - 842 - - 842 sfcLCL ODpotential -576 - - -55 - - -53 - - -92 - - -1532 ODpotential blCL 1418 - - 897 - - 895 - - 934 - - 2374 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 33.2 - - 33.1 - - 34.4 - - 34.8 - - 32.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.1 - - 33.0 - - 34.1 - - 34.9 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.2 - - 33.0 - - 34.2 - - 34.9 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.2 - - 33.0 - - 34.0 - - 35.1 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - -3 - - 2 - - -2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 25 - - 25 - - 25 - - 25 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96920 26 058 21 056 34 074 29 077 20 077 96920 89855 31 060 27 079 30 085 23 085 19 072 89855 84308 25 065 25 080 25 093 21 080 19 072 84308 79672 22 073 18 068 19 090 19 065 20 079 79672 75654 19 070 15 053 18 085 17 056 20 071 75654 72072 15 074 12 052 15 082 14 047 15 051 72072 68809 12 066 8 046 10 072 12 038 13 041 68809 65793 9 041 8 023 8 062 9 023 11 037 65793 62977 7 007 9 003 6 053 7 360 8 018 62977 60232 4 320 7 338 4 006 6 329 8 348 60232 57348 5 276 9 310 4 324 5 294 8 316 57348 54338 11 268 11 282 6 311 6 253 9 287 54338 51455 14 263 13 255 9 291 5 248 9 271 51455 48859 13 268 13 239 12 264 7 272 8 270 48859 46532 12 257 12 223 14 243 11 277 8 289 46532 44422 12 227 11 218 15 229 13 278 10 297 44422 42490 14 214 11 218 12 221 13 272 10 303 42490 40708 13 213 12 206 9 215 7 257 10 287 40708 39054 10 210 13 172 14 186 6 236 8 291 39054 37513 8 222 13 159 17 152 9 185 7 274 37513 36070 20 202 12 164 17 130 13 134 6 218 36070 34692 32 182 22 161 15 126 12 117 10 124 34692 33316 32 158 25 149 21 137 18 127 16 095 33316 31912 24 151 33 145 27 134 20 106 20 070 31912 30477 28 165 40 139 33 129 19 106 21 063 30477 29007 49 157 42 140 35 127 31 123 23 086 29007 27495 46 161 39 143 44 131 47 124 34 101 27495 25927 39 163 34 142 54 131 52 130 35 084 25927 24282 33 164 32 139 47 136 53 134 33 075 24282 22560 29 170 32 138 40 142 43 138 30 089 22560 20766 25 172 31 139 37 146 35 134 39 114 20766 18894 28 160 29 143 32 146 23 118 21 090 18894 16934 30 158 27 150 26 144 27 094 24 069 16934 14929 26 163 27 156 24 141 26 103 27 082 14929 12993 20 163 27 164 23 137 18 096 25 069 12993 11235 24 177 21 164 22 130 20 091 19 051 11235 9678 25 168 20 140 19 132 16 113 10 037 9678 8299 21 146 15 131 14 128 12 143 7 019 8299 7076 19 133 14 146 9 129 8 167 8 024 7076 5989 18 114 14 137 11 158 0 141 5 016 5989 5029 13 097 13 123 17 147 2 121 4 300 5029 4186 12 108 13 103 16 126 7 152 1 323 4186 3444 17 118 13 090 9 114 6 122 5 092 3444 2782 24 110 12 100 7 109 6 087 6 096 2782 2199 26 093 16 099 9 100 7 077 6 086 2199 1713 23 081 17 085 10 084 8 064 7 081 1713 1341 19 074 14 073 9 076 8 048 8 049 1341 1086 15 070 11 061 7 059 7 037 8 021 1086 930 13*069 9*058 6*055 6 033 6*016 930 842 8*067 6*053 5*051 3*031 2*348 842 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography