DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/16 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 - - - 8.3 - - 31.0 - - 32.9 - - 28.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 14 - - -27 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 827 - - 828 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 842 - - 844 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 42 - - 693 - - 808 - - 492 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 31 - - 13 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 176 - - 205 - - 203 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -604 - - -1041 - - -568 - - -298 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1446 - - 1885 - - 1412 - - 1142 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -22155 - - -15005 - - -13455 - - -14081 ODpotential blCL - - - 22997 - - 15849 - - 14299 - - 14925 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 80 - - 82 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 8.3 - - 31.0 - - 32.9 - - 28.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.3 - - 25.8 - - 29.7 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 9.2 - - 30.9 - - 34.3 - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.9 - - 25.2 - - 29.5 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 14 - - -27 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 20 - - 29 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 3 - - 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] 95357 64 312 65 306 63 317 55 312 95357 88599 61 308 57 298 57 310 53 307 88599 83341 55 314 49 303 47 308 45 299 83341 78894 50 310 41 303 38 304 38 299 78894 75003 43 304 35 304 33 296 40 302 75003 71535 43 305 33 299 36 291 40 298 71535 68377 41 305 31 296 38 295 38 296 68377 65461 40 304 33 293 37 294 28 280 65461 62744 46 311 39 300 36 282 24 278 62744 60077 48 307 46 300 34 271 31 286 60077 57278 46 293 47 290 39 281 42 267 57278 54393 46 283 47 279 45 278 41 267 54393 51636 45 296 48 276 45 280 39 284 51636 49137 54 298 56 284 57 279 60 285 49137 46886 56 296 56 284 63 273 72 280 46886 44832 55 296 49 283 60 270 73 273 44832 42948 55 294 45 279 62 270 68 264 42948 41230 53 287 46 277 63 264 64 259 41230 39668 46 283 48 281 62 256 66 257 39668 38233 41 279 51 283 58 260 66 258 38233 36895 45 273 51 274 54 265 67 261 36895 35603 46 269 50 272 53 258 64 255 35603 34285 41 268 44 269 53 258 63 252 34285 32913 40 274 51 269 55 265 65 261 32913 31492 42 273 56 267 58 269 64 262 31492 30003 43 266 55 266 57 268 60 258 30003 28437 46 256 53 263 54 265 56 254 28437 26797 53 253 52 260 53 263 47 258 26797 25081 57 256 55 261 54 265 45 262 25081 23289 55 266 54 262 55 266 45 263 23289 21425 52 275 52 267 55 267 46 265 21425 19484 52 278 48 268 50 266 45 266 19484 17461 43 281 41 267 42 262 43 262 17461 15393 37 282 35 270 34 265 38 264 15393 13402 35 282 33 279 29 272 31 272 13402 11590 34 279 31 284 29 278 28 278 11590 9978 31 279 27 284 29 280 29 273 9978 8546 27 280 23 272 29 274 32 268 8546 7273 24 276 24 258 29 268 35 264 7273 6141 24 266 26 252 28 257 37 261 6141 5137 27 257 29 249 30 251 38 261 5137 4255 28 253 30 247 34 251 37 267 4255 3479 28 246 32 245 37 248 37 271 3479 2794 28 233 34 237 38 239 38 263 2794 2200 30 222 34 224 39 228 38 243 2200 1713 28 219 28 214 35 217 34 229 1713 1341 26 221 23 209 27 207 27 224 1341 1086 23 205 18 207 22 205 19 217 1086 932 18 190 16*206 19 204 17*215 932 844 4*176 12*205 12*203 9*211 844 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