DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.8 - - 40.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 185 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1479 - - 1978 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1449 - - 828 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2296 - - 2795 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 447 - - 1004 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 266 - - 214 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 325 - - 311 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -506 - - -901 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2802 - - 3696 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6226 - - -3933 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8522 - - 6728 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.8 - - 40.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 23.8 - - 27.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 31.5 - - 39.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 22.7 - - 25.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 185 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1479 - - 1978 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 35 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 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] 96135 4 315 29 005 96135 89225 18 016 21 012 89225 83775 23 013 14 023 83775 79185 18 002 10 348 79185 75192 15 349 7 330 75192 71632 16 308 19 317 71632 68397 11 300 21 297 68397 65417 10 333 19 299 65417 62634 18 318 26 299 62634 59925 27 285 32 288 59925 57090 29 288 34 287 57090 54131 37 298 39 300 54131 51292 56 292 54 288 51292 48737 57 283 61 284 48737 46445 58 278 66 286 46445 44356 61 281 70 288 44356 42441 69 286 75 288 42441 40686 78 285 78 291 40686 39075 79 289 87 295 39075 37579 93 294 102 294 37579 36176 103 292 107 291 36176 34833 112 286 105 285 34833 33488 107 287 102 292 33488 32116 108 292 123 299 32116 30712 121 299 134 301 30712 29248 124 296 125 300 29248 27712 125 291 113 295 27712 26099 125 289 113 291 26099 24403 124 292 106 297 24403 22632 113 294 99 298 22632 20792 101 299 94 298 20792 18885 82 302 82 304 18885 16914 67 303 68 305 16914 14919 54 304 56 303 14919 13001 45 307 48 305 13001 11256 43 309 42 309 11256 9703 40 312 40 311 9703 8320 37 317 37 315 8320 7094 36 321 36 319 7094 6006 36 324 36 321 6006 5045 36 327 34 319 5045 4200 35 329 30 316 4200 3455 30 330 25*313 3455 2793 25*329 16*310 2793 2209 14*324 15 310 2209 1722 13 325 14 311 1722 1348 13 325 13 313 1348 1090 12 325 12 313 1090 934 11 325 11 313 934 845 10 325 9 314 845 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