DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/14 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 23.2 - - 22.3 - - 22.4 - - 20.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 199 - - 280 - - 211 - - 40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4137 - - 4185 - - 3996 - - 3299 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3407 - - 3590 - - 3319 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4954 - - 5002 - - 4813 - - 4116 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1042 - - 1032 - - 445 - - 812 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 384 - - 429 - - 384 - - 209 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 36 - - 32 - - 26 - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 352 - - 348 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -2 - - 3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1281 - - 1194 - - 263 - - 623 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3673 - - 3808 - - 4550 - - 3494 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 503 - - 724 - - -4188 - - 426 ODpotential blCL - - - 4451 - - 4278 - - 9001 - - 3690 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 72 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.2 - - 22.3 - - 22.4 - - 20.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.1 - - 8.6 - - 5.4 - - 7.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.5 - - 21.0 - - 21.4 - - 19.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.0 - - 7.6 - - 4.2 - - 7.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 199 - - 280 - - 211 - - 40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4137 - - 4185 - - 3996 - - 3299 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 103 - - 0 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 95657 38 348 26 348 37 329 37 338 95657 88842 37 347 34 353 33 338 38 346 88842 83508 32 351 33 347 26 347 27 353 83508 79020 33 355 32 341 18 353 20 353 79020 75090 44 353 36 339 28 349 25 341 75090 71575 47 348 39 336 36 338 24 332 71575 68341 42 340 40 335 35 336 26 329 68341 65321 33 328 37 331 33 343 31 334 65321 62496 26 318 33 327 33 342 30 340 62496 59740 29 322 30 329 32 329 26 342 59740 56834 38 324 26 331 32 305 34 334 56834 53806 41 327 26 334 25 296 44 324 53806 50922 42 328 30 330 25 318 44 322 50922 48334 42 318 34 326 38 325 36 324 48334 46016 42 304 34 323 42 324 31 332 46016 43911 38 297 34 321 35 323 35 338 43911 41979 35 302 34 317 30 328 42 340 41979 40194 37 309 34 314 32 335 48 338 40194 38538 38 310 33 316 38 335 51 336 38538 36994 38 306 31 322 45 332 52 335 36994 35550 36 303 30 327 49 327 51 334 35550 34165 34 304 32 327 48 324 48 337 34165 32773 36 308 34 323 44 321 47 341 32773 31344 40 308 37 317 38 324 48 344 31344 29882 41 306 39 314 38 334 52 347 29882 28375 42 307 42 320 47 339 57 349 28375 26816 45 312 46 332 55 339 63 349 26816 25212 47 317 51 343 60 340 66 347 25212 23562 48 321 56 353 66 344 67 346 23562 21859 48 325 64 358 69 348 67 346 21859 20096 48 327 69 359 71 350 66 346 20096 18261 47 329 69 357 72 351 66 346 18261 16347 44 330 62 355 73 352 65 346 16347 14395 44 340 56 354 68 352 63 347 14395 12517 47 345 55 359 56 350 58 348 12517 10816 47 345 56 004 47 347 48 346 10816 9314 45 343 53 004 43 349 41 340 9314 7987 43 346 48 003 43 351 37 340 7987 6810 41 353 40 001 42 356 35 348 6810 5766 36*349 32*354 38 356 33 351 5766 4848 36*348 32*353 28*346 29*347 4848 4047 37 348 33 353 28*347 27*347 4047 3341 37 347 33 353 28 347 26 347 3341 2710 37 347 33 352 27 347 26 346 2710 2150 37 347 32 352 27 348 25 346 2150 1684 36 347 32 352 26 348 24 345 1684 1325 35 346 31 352 25 348 23 345 1325 1079 32 346 29 352 24 348 21 345 1079 929 28 346 26 352 21 348 18 344 929 843 21 346 20 352 17 348 14 344 843 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