DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - - -0.3 - - 4.4 - - 7.7 - - 5.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 198 - - 111 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 946 - - 1957 - - 1948 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 825 - - 1796 - - 1465 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1763 - - 2774 - - 2765 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1185 - - 643 - - 690 - - 1855 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 161 - - 294 - - 243 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 16 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 265 - - 246 - - 214 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1662 - - -1067 - - -3106 - - -3896 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3425 - - 3841 - - 5871 - - 4738 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15522 - - -14521 - - -16575 - - -17577 ODpotential blCL - - - 17285 - - 17295 - - 19340 - - 18419 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 71 - - 50 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -0.3 - - 4.4 - - 7.7 - - 5.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -12.0 - - -9.2 - - -15.0 - - -11.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -0.9 - - 3.3 - - 6.9 - - 6.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -12.5 - - -9.9 - - -15.9 - - -12.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 198 - - 111 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 946 - - 1957 - - 1948 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 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] 94202 150 238 136 238 145 242 155 243 94202 87305 119 243 111 245 120 249 120 246 87305 82074 88 249 97 253 100 253 101 251 82074 77727 67 245 80 255 82 259 88 256 77727 73939 60 245 68 253 69 258 75 259 73939 70532 62 252 63 254 63 259 71 257 70532 67390 65 252 58 255 60 260 67 255 67390 64462 60 250 53 252 57 257 64 257 64462 61723 59 257 53 249 57 258 62 261 61723 59053 64 257 56 252 59 258 62 260 59053 56248 68 256 62 252 63 259 58 259 56248 53310 68 252 67 250 66 257 60 263 53310 50482 66 254 67 248 63 258 69 265 50482 47924 67 255 62 255 65 260 72 264 47924 45624 65 258 68 260 68 261 69 265 45624 43536 68 259 70 259 68 260 67 268 43536 41627 66 255 65 258 61 259 65 273 41627 39875 60 254 61 265 57 264 67 276 39875 38263 56 260 62 268 59 271 68 276 38263 36775 54 268 61 269 61 279 64 278 36775 35393 53 274 62 274 56 280 62 283 35393 34069 52 276 61 276 47 293 63 285 34069 32733 47 279 52 285 58 309 66 290 32733 31359 42 281 50 300 64 313 74 296 31359 29958 39 306 55 309 67 312 80 296 29958 28512 49 331 59 309 66 310 80 296 28512 27000 56 338 60 307 65 307 79 299 27000 25417 56 338 58 307 62 305 81 302 25417 23762 46 341 51 311 58 302 81 303 23762 22041 40 342 46 309 55 301 75 299 22041 20257 40 340 46 308 52 300 69 295 20257 18396 45 333 43 311 51 297 62 293 18396 16458 43 337 38 312 50 299 57 289 16458 14486 38 339 36 307 45 309 54 285 14486 12588 33 331 35 305 41 306 46 285 12588 10862 31 323 33 308 38 302 42 288 10862 9329 27 313 31 308 33 302 40 284 9329 7974 25 309 28 305 28 300 40 279 7974 6778 25 308 25 299 24 292 37 271 6778 5724 23 305 24 291 22 281 36 266 5724 4800 22 305 23 287 24 274 37 264 4800 3993 22 303 22 281 24 266 38 259 3993 3290 20 308 19*272 21*256 35 249 3290 2667 20 312 16*266 17*247 31 233 2667 2119 20*311 15 265 17 246 28 227 2119 1663 18*306 15 265 17 246 26 225 1663 1312 16 301 14 265 16 246 22 222 1312 1072 15 301 14 266 15 246 17 218 1072 926 13 299 13 265 14 247 14 217 926 842 10 299 11 266 12 246 8*214 842 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