DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/03 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 - - - 18.0 - - 21.5 - - 23.2 - - 22.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 37 - - 20 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 26 - - 905 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 843 - - 843 - - 1722 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1103 - - 1301 - - 795 - - 1610 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 41 - - 109 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 351 - - 348 - - 293 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1585 - - -1982 - - -694 - - -881 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2428 - - 2825 - - 2416 - - 1724 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16055 - - -14603 - - -12726 - - -13932 ODpotential blCL - - - 16898 - - 15446 - - 14448 - - 14775 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.0 - - 21.5 - - 23.2 - - 22.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.7 - - 12.4 - - 15.8 - - 18.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.9 - - 21.0 - - 22.9 - - 22.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.7 - - 11.3 - - 14.8 - - 17.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 37 - - 20 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 26 - - 905 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 102 - - 100 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95544 40 276 56 260 53 278 53 269 95544 88579 33 309 27 281 26 280 38 290 88579 83178 29 316 23 304 21 297 32 294 83178 78666 22 306 19 305 24 300 28 293 78666 74755 25 291 21 306 25 293 28 292 74755 71267 28 293 25 297 28 285 23 289 71267 68070 31 289 30 289 29 289 27 301 68070 65111 32 292 35 284 37 293 32 302 65111 62369 37 297 39 279 40 291 39 299 62369 59702 39 299 41 286 42 289 42 290 59702 56900 43 298 44 282 42 294 46 294 56900 53985 52 297 49 292 53 294 51 293 53985 51198 61 296 57 291 52 288 55 293 51198 48684 64 296 57 288 50 292 54 293 48684 46426 60 293 59 293 57 300 56 298 46426 44374 57 293 65 294 68 298 61 301 44374 42499 59 295 66 292 71 297 65 305 42499 40771 61 297 63 290 72 299 75 306 40771 39175 64 297 68 301 73 304 84 303 39175 37701 68 294 81 303 80 304 88 303 37701 36333 72 289 84 297 85 297 91 305 36333 35026 74 283 79 291 80 298 93 306 35026 33708 63 279 75 306 84 314 94 309 33708 32347 71 296 87 317 99 320 98 311 32347 30941 82 298 101 321 102 318 101 311 30941 29472 81 291 100 320 99 315 96 312 29472 27927 78 286 94 319 97 315 90 311 27927 26306 75 289 85 315 98 318 90 314 26306 24604 76 298 82 308 94 318 86 312 24604 22826 73 302 82 304 86 314 80 310 22826 20974 62 300 75 303 81 308 75 311 20974 19043 55 291 66 298 83 308 73 308 19043 17030 51 289 60 300 80 313 72 310 17030 14978 43 289 55 306 66 315 68 317 14978 13007 36 289 41 301 49 312 59 323 13007 11222 30 284 31 283 42 307 46 314 11222 9638 30 282 36 288 39 301 41 305 9638 8231 27 278 38 290 34 295 41 306 8231 6984 23 278 33 293 29 295 34 306 6984 5892 20 281 25 284 21 301 23 296 5892 4940 15 283 16 280 19 290 14 293 4940 4108 14 296 12 289 14 287 13 314 4108 3378 13 308 9 291 11 286 13 313 3378 2731 10 316 5 297 10 284 13 307 2731 2163 7 340 4 341 7*291 12 305 2163 1692 7 351 4 346 6*292 10 307 1692 1330 5 352 3 347 6 293 9 309 1330 1081 4 351 3 346 6 294 7 308 1081 930 4*350 3 348 5 294 5 305 930 843 3*351 3*348 5 293 3*300 843 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