DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/15 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 - - - - - - 20.9 - - 25.3 - - 23.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 187 - - 66 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1973 - - 2565 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1786 - - 1276 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2790 - - 3382 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 712 - - 452 - - 2008 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 290 - - 226 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 225 - - 233 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1629 - - -2484 - - -3913 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4419 - - 5867 - - 4757 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12151 - - -13614 - - -14676 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14941 - - 16996 - - 15520 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 91 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 20.9 - - 25.3 - - 23.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 4.5 - - 2.5 - - 5.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 19.7 - - 24.7 - - 23.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 4.0 - - 1.8 - - 4.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 187 - - 66 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1973 - - 2565 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 64 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95840 25 353 31 354 31 003 95840 89066 30 350 25 358 26 357 89066 83697 28 337 25 343 19 332 83697 79140 10 330 19 317 20 318 79140 75134 9 331 22 300 25 324 75134 71560 13 321 25 292 29 317 71560 68313 13 325 21 284 26 295 68313 65309 17 318 17 309 14 278 65309 62497 22 324 26 335 16 319 62497 59756 29 311 36 316 25 321 59756 56890 30 315 32 304 31 304 56890 53914 32 330 28 312 34 291 53914 51068 39 338 34 325 38 307 51068 48492 59 326 45 317 47 301 48492 46168 62 327 51 318 45 299 46168 44054 64 329 58 321 45 303 44054 42116 66 328 62 319 50 307 42116 40327 67 325 61 314 53 305 40327 38670 68 320 59 310 52 301 38670 37134 63 323 58 311 51 300 37134 35711 64 327 60 317 58 307 35711 34364 66 328 65 317 65 306 34364 33022 65 331 63 314 61 304 33022 31651 69 333 61 317 57 308 31651 30249 79 335 69 319 63 307 30249 28804 87 335 75 318 68 295 28804 27298 88 335 75 317 65 295 27298 25720 88 336 75 315 62 300 25720 24069 79 337 72 318 57 302 24069 22347 75 338 70 324 49 304 22347 20554 74 339 68 325 45 305 20554 18684 70 339 69 325 47 304 18684 16733 56 346 56 321 47 305 16733 14743 44 344 35 317 45 302 14743 12823 36 335 27 325 44 300 12823 11072 38 332 31 314 35 289 11072 9519 38 337 31 309 28 283 9519 8145 31 342 23 308 25 280 8145 6932 23 339 21 306 25 277 6932 5860 15 332 19 298 25 263 5860 4916 10 317 16 279 26 250 4916 4089 10 281 15*250 28 242 4089 3366 10*253 13*235 27 231 3366 2724 7*228 13 234 25 219 2724 2160 7 226 12 233 23 212 2160 1690 7 224 12 233 21 209 1690 1329 7 223 11 232 19 205 1329 1081 6 223 10 232 16 201 1081 930 6 223 10 232 14*199 930 844 6 222 8 232 9*198 844 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