DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/15 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 51.0 - - 56.7 - - 48.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 111 - - 64 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1084 - - 2289 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 1901 - - 3106 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 526 - - 807 - - 1572 - - 726 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 205 - - 219 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 299 - - 301 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -241 - - -1367 - - -3072 - - -3961 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1086 - - 3268 - - 6179 - - 4806 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6241 - - -4753 - - -7296 - - -9981 ODpotential blCL - - - 7086 - - 6654 - - 10402 - - 10826 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 71 - - 48 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 51.0 - - 56.7 - - 48.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.2 - - 39.7 - - 32.6 - - 30.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 50.1 - - 56.0 - - 53.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 38.5 - - 31.5 - - 29.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 111 - - 64 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1084 - - 2289 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96769 18 063 24 057 19 056 16 049 96769 89652 20 084 24 080 15 088 11 050 89652 84061 22 075 20 092 9 113 7 025 84061 79373 14 079 12 090 9 069 8 029 79373 75321 9 092 5 076 6 019 9 359 75321 71732 5 047 1 050 6 323 11 340 71732 68472 10 310 9 279 11 291 15 309 68472 65465 13 286 15 272 18 276 24 288 65465 62672 19 283 23 281 21 280 23 274 62672 59959 31 286 29 293 33 286 30 286 59959 57109 39 285 44 277 35 281 33 291 57109 54149 46 284 42 277 53 285 54 285 54149 51344 59 274 54 285 66 278 58 284 51344 48828 58 278 69 279 68 282 66 295 48828 46567 54 288 71 279 73 287 85 293 46567 44512 64 288 72 285 77 287 90 288 44512 42633 70 282 76 288 80 287 89 289 42633 40904 68 279 75 287 82 289 89 292 40904 39312 64 281 72 289 85 290 89 294 39312 37842 62 285 74 291 90 293 90 296 37842 36480 61 289 76 293 92 297 95 297 36480 35180 66 297 77 298 92 301 98 298 35180 33867 75 304 83 304 91 303 96 300 33867 32507 83 306 90 306 92 306 95 304 32507 31101 80 302 91 307 93 309 93 305 31101 29636 70 295 90 308 92 310 91 305 29636 28094 63 293 85 310 87 311 89 301 28094 26475 57 291 78 310 79 313 78 299 26475 24782 56 287 69 306 71 313 67 298 24782 23018 56 288 58 301 63 312 54 304 23018 21187 50 289 47 298 56 309 45 307 21187 19280 47 295 40 303 51 306 41 302 19280 17294 45 299 38 310 44 307 40 299 17294 15269 45 302 41 318 44 317 40 305 15269 13315 40 303 42 321 44 324 41 309 13315 11532 26 297 38 318 41 325 35 308 11532 9943 20 301 32 311 34 324 27 314 9943 8528 19 300 26 304 27 317 22 314 8528 7270 21 299 22 301 24 309 23 313 7270 6156 19 302 20 302 21 307 19 317 6156 5173 18 301 18 299 19 306 15 313 5173 4308 19 296 17 296 18 303 13 304 4308 3545 18 290 16 300 13*298 10 289 3545 2862 21 286 15 307 10*299 10 296 2862 2258 27 277 13*308 10 301 9 305 2258 1753 26 266 8*300 9 301 8 314 1753 1366 21 257 8 299 9 303 8 322 1366 1100 13 242 7 299 8 303 6 326 1100 938 12*241 7 298 7 302 4 325 938 845 6*236 6 299 6 303 4*324 845 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