DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/18 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 35.7 - - 26.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -55 - - -46 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 28 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 845 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1217 - - 2548 - - 2398 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 0 - - 14 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 254 - - 253 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 0 - - -767 - - -506 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 845 - - 1611 - - 1350 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4303 - - -2480 - - -1510 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5148 - - 3324 - - 2354 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 82 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 35.7 - - 26.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.2 - - 31.3 - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 42.9 - - 37.9 - - 28.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.5 - - 30.9 - - 23.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -55 - - -46 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 28 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 26 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 96159 24 271 19 290 14 272 96159 89205 16 275 21 267 15 259 89205 83732 12 262 20 263 17 265 83732 79140 17 249 19 248 21 252 79140 75161 15 252 16 244 18 246 75161 71609 17 254 21 258 18 280 71609 68371 16 251 21 258 26 290 68371 65382 15 269 17 247 22 273 65382 62604 20 281 16 241 15 259 62604 59903 25 255 16 267 10 253 59903 57062 30 249 22 265 9 256 57062 54095 36 253 38 239 42 254 54095 51253 47 255 45 231 58 228 51253 48667 54 250 49 226 47 222 48667 46332 56 241 51 236 36 227 46332 44221 57 233 53 231 37 230 44221 42293 60 222 60 231 39 231 42293 40520 62 207 63 232 33 241 40520 38880 54 210 63 230 36 247 38880 37351 64 218 65 223 46 247 37351 35918 77 208 66 216 55 238 35918 34542 86 205 75 216 60 226 34542 33157 97 202 89 208 62 216 33157 31738 102 201 99 199 70 211 31738 30291 104 196 109 199 83 206 30291 28807 101 195 110 198 99 196 28807 27272 94 197 106 195 116 192 27272 25670 84 200 101 193 121 191 25670 23996 81 203 102 195 120 191 23996 22250 84 209 102 198 117 193 22250 20436 86 213 97 197 97 200 20436 18556 85 214 91 196 69 209 18556 16611 80 214 90 198 54 212 16611 14637 70 211 72 210 47 219 14637 12736 70 201 59 218 47 219 12736 11008 71 193 49 224 42 219 11008 9476 64 192 35 229 39 229 9476 8123 58 193 34 239 49 231 8123 6929 55 198 35 252 54 224 6929 5869 49 205 38 257 53 226 5869 4931 43 213 41 259 43 240 4931 4110 37 221 42 266 33 263 4110 3388 31 231 40 271 33 274 3388 2745 27 247 37 269 35 271 2745 2175 28 268 36 266 35 264 2175 1700 29 269 33 263 33 259 1700 1335 27 264 29 260 29 256 1335 1084 23 259 23 256 25 254 1084 931 20*257 21 255 21*253 931 844 12*254 13*253 14*252 844 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