DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 20.9 - - 29.5 - - 32.6 - - 26.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 211 - - 84 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 281 - - 1962 - - 2249 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 1834 - - 1467 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1098 - - 2779 - - 3066 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1064 - - 387 - - 630 - - 2086 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 303 - - 236 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 17 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 123 - - 136 - - 129 - - 099 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -648 - - -557 - - -459 - - -944 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1746 - - 3336 - - 3525 - - 1788 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15834 - - -14111 - - -13274 - - -2142 ODpotential blCL - - - 16932 - - 16890 - - 16340 - - 2986 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 77 - - 78 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.9 - - 29.5 - - 32.6 - - 26.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.7 - - 18.2 - - 20.4 - - 22.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 28.2 - - 31.9 - - 27.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.3 - - 17.1 - - 19.4 - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 211 - - 84 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 281 - - 1962 - - 2249 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 8 - - 13 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96343 27 270 34 260 31 274 43 271 96343 89307 20 292 22 269 21 291 19 312 89307 83818 13 315 12 281 16 286 16 341 83818 79217 18 344 9 293 15 302 22 333 79217 75245 19 319 11 305 17 317 20 323 75245 71722 19 309 15 312 20 315 22 317 71722 68505 22 324 20 315 23 305 26 316 68505 65517 28 322 26 311 26 302 32 314 65517 62739 33 304 33 305 30 304 34 311 62739 60056 36 298 38 302 37 300 38 312 60056 57248 42 301 39 299 41 296 44 306 57248 54316 49 299 42 298 43 295 48 297 54316 51514 52 297 49 296 48 297 50 294 51514 48998 53 295 53 293 51 300 51 294 48998 46739 56 293 53 293 52 297 54 294 46739 44684 60 294 53 295 53 292 54 296 44684 42802 63 295 54 295 52 290 55 296 42802 41069 66 294 56 295 49 292 52 292 41069 39470 65 293 57 295 46 296 44 297 39470 37993 62 295 57 294 44 296 41 304 37993 36627 59 298 51 298 41 299 39 305 36627 35327 59 296 53 302 43 307 38 310 35327 34020 55 304 54 304 47 312 38 319 34020 32669 55 308 51 308 44 313 40 319 32669 31270 50 305 49 310 40 315 39 314 31270 29807 46 300 48 307 41 317 38 315 29807 28266 45 306 48 306 42 315 40 315 28266 26645 49 309 48 312 42 316 39 314 26645 24941 51 312 48 318 41 320 38 317 24941 23157 49 323 47 320 37 322 35 324 23157 21294 43 329 44 321 34 323 31 330 21294 19347 34 324 39 319 33 321 28 328 19347 17311 36 303 34 312 32 317 26 320 17311 15228 36 311 34 314 31 319 23 322 15228 13216 33 316 29 319 27 327 17 315 13216 11386 28 316 24 319 20 323 19 298 11386 9763 24 313 16 321 17 303 18 298 9763 8328 13 284 6 307 13 279 17 289 8328 7064 8 212 8 219 9 273 13 292 7064 5954 7 194 10 168 11 215 9 265 5954 4982 10 207 11 159 12 164 11 197 4982 4137 15 185 16 175 15 155 17 176 4137 3403 21 160 20*163 17*139 18 153 3403 2753 25 144 18*144 16*134 18 143 2753 2179 27 131 18 136 16 131 19 131 2179 1702 25 128 17 135 16 129 19 119 1702 1335 21*125 17 133 15 127 18 111 1335 1083 19*124 16 132 14 127 15 104 1083 931 16 123 15 132 13 126 13*102 931 844 12 122 12 131 11 125 7*099 844 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