DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.3 - - 41.7 - - 39.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 50 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 596 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1413 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 704 - - 1859 - - 1316 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 129 - - 30 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 325 - - 295 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 484 - - -395 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 929 - - 1240 - - 845 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 172 - - -595 - - -474 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1241 - - 1440 - - 1319 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.3 - - 41.7 - - 39.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.0 - - 39.0 - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 38.9 - - 41.3 - - 39.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.5 - - 38.5 - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 50 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 596 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96094 46 260 58 262 57 274 96094 88956 27 273 26 268 33 284 88956 83489 25 277 19 295 19 261 83489 78921 20 272 26 304 14 286 78921 74972 20 275 29 281 19 305 74972 71486 21 268 31 287 33 302 71486 68320 26 282 36 287 36 295 68320 65379 33 294 36 284 39 286 65379 62621 42 282 46 274 40 278 62621 59928 44 263 44 278 43 283 59928 57091 42 272 51 287 51 285 57091 54116 55 279 59 275 59 278 54116 51259 59 270 60 266 62 273 51259 48694 57 262 58 266 64 267 48694 46410 54 264 58 272 59 265 46410 44346 60 271 63 278 53 270 44346 42452 68 273 70 277 57 276 42452 40696 75 270 73 273 62 275 40696 39056 77 267 72 269 66 277 39056 37522 76 267 70 269 70 277 37522 36089 76 269 66 270 69 275 36089 34721 77 270 63 272 65 272 34721 33353 77 268 64 276 64 271 33353 31955 75 265 69 276 62 273 31955 30531 67 265 68 272 58 276 30531 29066 54 269 50 269 56 279 29066 27551 37 266 40 267 56 275 27551 25982 34 263 34 266 44 266 25982 24345 35 268 37 270 37 266 24345 22635 37 268 42 274 41 277 22635 20854 37 272 40 280 43 285 20854 18992 35 279 34 285 44 284 18992 17041 35 281 34 286 42 278 17041 15044 35 282 35 289 38 280 15044 13115 32 288 33 291 34 287 13115 11358 32 300 31 291 33 286 11358 9790 35 307 32 292 36 282 9790 8392 35 307 31 296 37 279 8392 7149 33 302 32 308 30 285 7149 6050 32 298 36 312 25 304 6050 5079 21 291 30 303 26 310 5079 4225 14 285 22 290 24 307 4225 3475 9 299 18 311 23 303 3475 2805 10 319 15 323 20 303 2805 2216 15 327 12 313 16 294 2216 1725 14*327 9 300 16 287 1725 1349 13*326 8 298 13 282 1349 1091 11 325 7 297 10 279 1091 934 10 325 7*297 8*278 934 845 8 325 5*295 4*277 845 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