DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 - - - - - - 40.8 - - 42.7 - - 39.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - -16 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 27 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 844 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1099 - - 1145 - - 1011 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 33 - - 19 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 142 - - 161 - - 075 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1165 - - -934 - - -239 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2009 - - 1779 - - 1084 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12196 - - -11938 - - -12094 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13040 - - 12783 - - 12939 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 75 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.8 - - 42.7 - - 39.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.3 - - 38.1 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 40.6 - - 43.3 - - 40.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.2 - - 37.2 - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - -16 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 27 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95180 65 266 66 267 62 268 95180 88244 51 280 53 279 51 273 88244 82843 49 277 50 279 50 285 82843 78388 44 276 44 276 48 289 78388 74551 41 294 39 287 49 292 74551 71136 41 299 43 289 52 286 71136 68048 41 287 45 281 59 292 68048 65213 43 282 51 289 61 283 65213 62559 53 288 65 290 59 291 62559 59964 63 291 69 285 63 306 59964 57251 70 285 70 285 85 293 57251 54468 78 288 84 291 102 286 54468 51830 95 289 104 293 106 291 51830 49426 109 287 122 287 106 290 49426 47242 113 284 119 280 104 289 47242 45237 109 282 106 276 102 293 45237 43386 105 284 105 284 105 298 43386 41673 107 285 117 289 117 298 41673 40089 111 285 121 287 131 296 40089 38627 115 282 114 283 134 293 38627 37270 116 277 110 277 123 293 37270 35972 113 274 115 273 115 296 35972 34657 107 277 112 273 114 297 34657 33287 107 280 98 276 114 299 33287 31862 104 283 86 279 106 299 31862 30366 96 286 84 279 90 295 30366 28791 88 285 84 282 78 293 28791 27138 85 281 81 283 85 300 27138 25405 87 275 80 281 84 299 25405 23594 77 272 80 278 69 290 23594 21710 67 275 77 277 69 288 21710 19745 58 280 67 278 65 290 19745 17698 50 283 48 281 49 291 17698 15606 40 277 40 285 41 285 15606 13583 37 265 35 275 32 275 13583 11736 38 263 31 260 25 264 11736 10093 35 254 31 261 22 260 10093 8632 27 244 29 253 22 252 8632 7340 21 225 25 235 28 245 7340 6198 23 209 28 218 28 250 6198 5188 24 200 30 215 26 259 5188 4300 21 196 26 215 25 261 4300 3518 19 191 26 206 22 256 3518 2824 22 174 26 189 18 234 2824 2222 23 157 22 175 14 205 2222 1727 18 147 16 167 6 172 1727 1351 15 143 14 165 4 112 1351 1091 14 143 12 164 5 073 1091 934 12 142 10*162 5*071 934 845 9*142 7*161 3*075 845 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