DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - - - - 31.4 - - 30.0 - - 28.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - 62 - - 54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1790 - - 1932 - - 1750 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2607 - - 2749 - - 2567 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1077 - - 1325 - - 1552 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 200 - - 205 - - 189 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 30 - - 30 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 289 - - 283 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 893 - - 919 - - 719 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1714 - - 1830 - - 1848 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 449 - - 570 - - 409 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2158 - - 2179 - - 2158 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.4 - - 30.0 - - 28.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.7 - - 25.0 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 31.1 - - 29.7 - - 28.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.1 - - 24.3 - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - 62 - - 54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1790 - - 1932 - - 1750 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96930 27 100 28 100 31 089 96930 89741 20 100 21 093 20 101 89741 84151 16 112 18 086 15 100 84151 79460 17 111 9 112 10 104 79460 75402 14 062 7 128 6 090 75402 71807 7 053 6 154 3 044 71807 68546 8 079 8 131 4 244 68546 65540 6 083 10 164 13 224 65540 62744 3 137 8 163 15 209 62744 60030 12 249 3 339 8 199 60030 57189 17 256 15 280 10 290 57189 54205 20 232 23 246 12 254 54205 51322 25 227 31 228 29 240 51322 48718 32 242 40 234 34 245 48718 46390 50 250 51 247 50 256 46390 44285 56 247 58 246 59 253 44285 42362 58 250 62 249 64 252 42362 40591 64 251 68 254 63 249 40591 38950 66 250 71 254 62 253 38950 37424 64 252 72 254 67 256 37424 36001 65 257 74 254 72 255 36001 34640 68 259 78 255 72 254 34640 33273 72 256 79 253 69 254 33273 31872 70 256 74 252 66 255 31872 30442 64 262 69 256 63 257 30442 28967 52 267 66 258 61 260 28967 27434 46 270 58 259 57 264 27434 25840 32 271 41 258 48 264 25840 24181 24 288 24 254 29 258 24181 22454 20 296 19 260 14 233 22454 20657 22 305 20 276 12 230 20657 18780 29 304 23 274 14 243 18780 16820 30 301 22 276 16 252 16820 14822 29 305 19 288 20 254 14822 12899 30 309 26 276 24 268 12899 11144 32 307 35 277 27 273 11144 9579 31 306 40 275 28 278 9579 8191 32 314 38 276 31 288 8191 6967 35 309 35 284 31 298 6967 5888 36 308 33 292 29 298 5888 4936 36 312 33 299 29 302 4936 4110 36 309 35 293 31 301 4110 3389 36 299 34*285 29 294 3389 2745 35*292 33*284 29*293 2745 2175 34*290 32 283 28*291 2175 1700 33 289 31 283 27 290 1700 1335 31 288 30 282 25 289 1335 1084 28 288 27 282 23 289 1084 931 24 287 24 281 20 288 931 844 18 286 17 281 15 287 844 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