DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 - - - 13.8 - - 17.9 - - 20.2 - - 20.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 81 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 883 - - 941 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 826 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1700 - - 1758 - - 843 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 438 - - 548 - - 1548 - - 1455 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 137 - - 173 - - 21 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 255 - - 245 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -428 - - -411 - - -921 - - -332 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2128 - - 2169 - - 1764 - - 1175 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15446 - - -14413 - - -11327 - - -840 ODpotential blCL - - - 17146 - - 16171 - - 12170 - - 1683 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 96 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.8 - - 17.9 - - 20.2 - - 20.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.9 - - 11.7 - - 15.8 - - 18.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.4 - - 17.2 - - 20.1 - - 20.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.7 - - 10.7 - - 15.1 - - 18.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 81 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 883 - - 941 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 85 - - 95 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 94017 63 257 61 256 62 262 69 263 94017 86920 58 263 54 251 51 263 63 266 86920 81539 62 255 51 261 58 257 57 267 81539 77091 68 251 60 264 58 259 53 272 77091 73216 71 255 60 258 52 267 49 278 73216 69760 62 248 54 258 51 277 53 290 69760 66639 50 247 53 271 52 285 57 290 66639 63783 55 275 56 276 55 290 51 288 63783 61129 68 282 56 281 61 291 54 296 61129 58543 65 281 58 287 65 287 54 296 58543 55824 54 284 58 288 60 292 54 303 55824 52991 55 298 55 293 60 298 62 304 52991 50295 59 301 56 302 60 302 60 304 50295 47873 51 309 59 314 57 305 67 313 47873 45707 58 322 64 317 65 314 73 313 45707 43743 72 321 74 318 81 315 73 314 43743 41938 77 315 80 314 87 311 82 318 41938 40274 71 312 79 313 86 307 97 314 40274 38744 75 323 80 319 87 309 102 304 38744 37325 89 331 87 321 91 311 96 301 37325 35990 98 333 90 320 92 312 92 305 35990 34701 97 334 90 319 91 313 93 312 34701 33391 94 333 90 319 90 314 100 319 33391 32035 95 327 89 320 89 315 109 322 32035 30638 90 321 87 321 87 316 112 321 30638 29181 81 326 82 322 84 316 108 319 29181 27653 82 324 76 323 82 314 104 318 27653 26050 78 322 71 323 81 313 104 318 26050 24370 70 325 72 318 79 314 100 316 24370 22614 65 322 71 314 75 317 95 316 22614 20783 57 318 69 316 71 320 94 321 20783 18873 53 314 67 314 67 320 84 319 18873 16883 53 306 60 314 65 317 75 315 16883 14861 54 304 51 314 57 315 66 316 14861 12918 51 310 51 316 54 314 59 314 12918 11160 47 318 51 319 52 315 54 305 11160 9602 43 320 46 319 51 310 52 305 9602 8217 40 317 41 313 47 305 51 299 8217 6990 37 312 39 305 41 300 49 296 6990 5904 34 305 35 303 40 294 48 301 5904 4946 30 300 28 298 37 292 47 303 4946 4107 26 298 24 294 34 287 47 302 4107 3373 23 298 20 289 31 278 41 295 3373 2725 20 296 18 282 26 269 32 279 2725 2158 15*286 15*269 21 260 25 258 2158 1688 12*273 12*256 16 250 20 244 1688 1327 10 268 11 255 15 248 17 238 1327 1080 10 267 11 255 13 246 13 233 1080 929 9 266 10 254 11*246 11 231 929 843 7 265 9 254 8*245 7*228 843 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