DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - - - - -1.8 - - 3.5 - - 3.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 152 - - 83 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1012 - - 1439 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 825 - - 826 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1829 - - 2256 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 561 - - 983 - - 2327 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 216 - - 199 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 30 - - 314 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 176 - - 150 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2242 - - -2315 - - -2983 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4071 - - 4571 - - 3826 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -22212 - - -20636 - - -20998 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 24041 - - 22892 - - 21840 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 77 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - -1.8 - - 3.5 - - 3.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -16.2 - - -13.2 - - -10.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - -2.8 - - 2.9 - - 3.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -17.1 - - -14.0 - - -10.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 152 - - 83 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1012 - - 1439 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 41 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 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] 94121 123 258 120 254 128 249 94121 87402 99 254 95 259 99 256 87402 82246 77 256 80 260 87 258 82246 77904 65 257 70 256 79 259 77904 74095 62 259 63 264 72 263 74095 70689 62 260 64 267 69 266 70689 67575 62 259 63 260 66 264 67575 64686 62 262 61 263 65 265 64686 61984 69 269 68 269 68 266 61984 59349 76 269 75 266 77 266 59349 56593 81 266 80 261 85 262 56593 53726 85 262 85 260 89 259 53726 50965 91 261 92 261 92 257 50965 48449 96 261 98 261 94 258 48449 46169 101 262 102 260 95 261 46169 44090 106 261 106 260 101 263 44090 42194 109 259 111 260 112 261 42194 40460 109 258 117 258 120 256 40460 38860 109 259 120 256 122 252 38860 37370 117 260 123 254 121 251 37370 35984 128 259 125 253 125 255 35984 34675 132 258 129 255 145 257 34675 33364 130 256 136 259 154 256 33364 31997 128 254 139 261 152 254 31997 30572 132 251 135 258 154 254 30572 29074 129 252 131 251 156 258 29074 27499 124 254 133 250 139 257 27499 25855 121 256 125 252 128 250 25855 24139 115 253 119 254 120 247 24139 22352 106 253 112 256 105 250 22352 20496 92 257 96 259 93 252 20496 18566 83 255 84 258 83 255 18566 16559 73 257 72 260 71 259 16559 14522 59 260 60 260 57 259 14522 12572 44 262 45 264 38 258 12572 10816 32 261 36 260 31 257 10816 9271 22 262 25 259 25 261 9271 7917 16 258 16 254 16 261 7917 6725 13 242 10 238 8 231 6725 5677 12 219 9 227 8 197 5677 4760 13 202 11 218 7 194 4760 3964 19 202 13 208 9 182 3964 3269 19 200 10 203 8 175 3269 2651 11 196 6*203 5 167 2651 2108 3*187 1*192 2 120 2108 1655 2*179 0 178 3 057 1655 1308 2 176 0 049 4 046 1308 1070 1 172 0 040 4 043 1070 925 1 175 0 035 4*040 925 842 1 173 0 025 3*039 842 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