DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - - 6.9 - - 7.8 - - 10.4 - - 7.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 76 - - 110 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 3149 - - 3268 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 2014 - - 2408 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - 842 - - 3966 - - 4085 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3737 - - 423 - - 599 - - 3138 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 13 - - 253 - - 288 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 24 - - 21 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 303 - - 311 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1680 - - 1219 - - -201 - - -2391 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2522 - - 2747 - - 4286 - - 3233 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1893 - - 588 - - -11817 - - -13866 ODpotential blCL - - - 2735 - - 3378 - - 15902 - - 14708 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 95 - - 90 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 6.9 - - 7.8 - - 10.4 - - 7.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.9 - - -1.0 - - -5.4 - - -3.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 7.1 - - 7.4 - - 9.7 - - 8.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.5 - - -2.2 - - -5.9 - - -4.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 76 - - 110 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 3149 - - 3268 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 78 - - 60 - - 49 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] 94331 159 234 133 237 163 234 167 237 94331 87282 124 240 118 238 137 242 129 243 87282 81896 110 243 106 242 120 244 118 249 81896 77422 101 249 101 247 110 250 111 252 77422 73536 88 255 97 257 101 256 104 256 73536 70070 84 256 93 261 89 253 99 259 70070 66929 83 256 91 257 84 255 95 260 66929 64030 81 254 85 255 83 262 92 257 64030 61310 74 259 80 257 83 262 87 259 61310 58645 73 263 75 256 79 259 86 263 58645 55852 72 263 71 262 76 262 82 266 55852 52941 67 267 73 267 78 265 79 270 52941 50153 68 273 70 267 73 268 81 271 50153 47641 66 271 68 270 72 271 83 269 47641 45389 65 275 71 270 70 273 78 272 45389 43348 71 279 72 273 70 280 75 278 43348 41489 77 280 75 275 75 280 75 282 41489 39791 79 278 72 273 72 274 75 285 39791 38225 78 282 67 280 67 279 76 285 38225 36772 90 292 78 293 71 290 79 285 36772 35419 106 291 93 292 85 291 83 289 35419 34128 112 286 103 288 97 289 86 292 34128 32827 115 286 107 286 105 288 89 293 32827 31484 123 285 108 284 108 286 91 290 31484 30095 128 284 108 284 108 285 92 289 30095 28640 127 285 109 286 108 286 93 290 28640 27106 125 286 108 286 109 287 94 293 27106 25495 125 290 105 288 108 289 93 294 25495 23809 127 293 101 287 104 288 93 296 23809 22052 112 294 101 290 102 290 91 296 22052 20233 90 295 85 294 85 295 82 301 20233 18357 77 297 66 295 62 296 51 301 18357 16419 72 299 58 297 47 302 32 303 16419 14445 68 301 55 300 43 308 26 307 14445 12540 63 300 53 304 39 310 24 304 12540 10809 55 301 49 306 38 309 26 304 10809 9279 51 303 44 307 37 310 28 309 9279 7931 48 306 41 310 36 313 29 312 7931 6742 46 308 38 312 32 319 28 315 6742 5694 44 311 36 315 31 324 26 319 5694 4777 39 313 31*310 25*315 25 320 4777 3981 36 312 26*303 22*310 23 308 3981 3288 36 310 25 303 22 310 22 302 3288 2669 35 309 25 303 22 310 23 300 2669 2121 33 306 24 303 22 311 23 298 2121 1664 29 303 23 303 21 311 21 296 1664 1314 26 302 22 303 21 311 19 293 1314 1072 22 300 21 303 19 311 16 290 1072 926 19 299 18 303 18 311 13 289 926 842 14*298 14 302 14 311 8*287 842 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