DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - - - - 32.8 - - 32.4 - - 27.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -15 - - -14 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 844 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2684 - - 3369 - - 3033 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 270 - - 301 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -141 - - -141 - - -495 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 985 - - 985 - - 1339 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -590 - - -549 - - -775 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1434 - - 1393 - - 1619 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 30 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.8 - - 32.4 - - 27.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.5 - - 31.1 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 33.3 - - 32.8 - - 28.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.3 - - 30.9 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -15 - - -14 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 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] 93649 62 257 87 259 79 259 93649 86836 53 295 56 262 62 278 86836 81486 50 303 41 292 54 285 81486 76968 47 304 47 312 56 301 76968 73085 49 304 60 316 59 305 73085 69699 51 302 66 316 54 308 69699 66643 51 302 62 312 56 312 66643 63819 51 308 59 311 60 315 63819 61188 58 313 63 314 64 318 61188 58630 66 316 71 313 71 317 58630 55950 73 317 77 311 77 315 55950 53144 77 316 80 311 80 314 53144 50443 80 315 81 310 81 313 50443 48000 81 314 83 310 83 312 48000 45805 85 314 85 310 85 312 45805 43809 90 312 88 310 90 313 43809 41988 90 312 94 311 99 314 41988 40316 95 316 102 311 111 314 40316 38770 103 317 104 312 119 311 38770 37330 105 317 106 315 125 309 37330 35980 104 317 109 315 128 308 35980 34680 102 316 110 314 127 308 34680 33361 101 315 110 313 124 310 33361 31993 101 313 110 313 125 312 31993 30580 99 313 110 313 126 313 30580 29110 101 315 111 313 122 313 29110 27570 103 312 112 312 119 313 27570 25958 98 307 112 313 116 313 25958 24271 94 308 106 311 114 313 24271 22515 90 309 98 306 106 313 22515 20695 87 311 92 304 96 313 20695 18803 82 309 85 307 89 311 18803 16831 80 306 80 307 82 309 16831 14821 77 306 74 305 74 301 14821 12885 72 310 70 300 70 299 12885 11123 69 309 71 294 68 301 11123 9559 64 306 72 293 66 302 9559 8176 61 307 64 295 60 303 8176 6953 53 308 54 299 52 305 6953 5877 45 307 47 302 44 305 5877 4934 38 302 42 301 38 304 4934 4111 33 296 37 298 33 306 4111 3389 31 294 34 301 29 317 3389 2745 29 290 32 303 29 327 2745 2176 26 283 30 304 29 329 2176 1701 23 278 27 303 27 330 1701 1335 20 275 23 302 25 330 1335 1084 17 272 19 301 22 331 1084 931 14*271 17*301 19*331 931 844 10*270 12*301 13*331 844 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