DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 - - - - - - 26.6 - - 32.1 - - 30.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - -1 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 742 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 827 - - 827 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1559 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 821 - - 2706 - - 1967 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 113 - - 17 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 255 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -175 - - -893 - - -241 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1734 - - 1738 - - 1085 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10128 - - -1237 - - -1664 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11687 - - 2081 - - 2508 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 26.6 - - 32.1 - - 30.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 22.2 - - 27.6 - - 28.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 26.3 - - 32.2 - - 32.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 21.4 - - 26.8 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - -1 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 742 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 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] 95555 63 249 63 257 62 264 95555 88606 47 266 51 272 47 290 88606 83214 38 292 40 276 45 296 83214 78688 30 307 35 271 39 292 78688 74747 30 310 29 281 36 300 74747 71239 32 311 30 297 40 302 71239 68059 32 313 30 297 34 301 68059 65122 31 318 29 308 34 306 65122 62375 36 318 36 309 38 317 62375 59698 44 317 40 317 44 323 59698 56903 48 315 49 320 46 324 56903 53994 41 325 45 319 48 328 53994 51194 50 344 46 334 55 333 51194 48660 68 342 61 338 63 333 48660 46392 73 337 66 336 64 333 46392 44332 70 332 68 331 67 333 44332 42442 66 330 68 324 72 329 42442 40703 67 332 62 322 69 327 40703 39094 71 337 64 337 74 328 39094 37599 77 342 70 343 79 330 37599 36201 87 343 76 344 83 331 36201 34865 98 340 85 340 87 334 34865 33527 102 338 91 336 95 335 33527 32155 102 338 92 333 97 334 32155 30750 103 339 88 329 90 333 30750 29293 104 338 77 327 83 334 29293 27768 103 343 73 338 75 333 27768 26169 100 345 79 341 75 331 26169 24490 94 346 82 339 68 327 24490 22733 89 338 83 342 55 326 22733 20901 85 330 83 341 55 339 20901 18989 81 330 81 339 56 333 18989 16993 62 330 66 339 59 331 16993 14967 54 323 51 334 57 339 14967 13026 46 332 41 330 53 338 13026 11265 37 327 38 329 47 332 11265 9700 34 314 35 319 38 324 9700 8312 31 305 35 318 34 319 8312 7076 28 291 38 329 35 317 7076 5977 19 270 29 330 35 319 5977 5008 21 273 22 314 28 322 5008 4165 27 268 23 294 15 310 4165 3430 29 257 23 272 14 292 3430 2775 29 248 21 266 16 266 2775 2196 27 239 18 259 15 264 2196 1714 22*232 17 258 15 265 1714 1342 18*228 15 257 13 265 1342 1087 16 227 13 256 11 261 1087 932 14 226 11*256 9*256 932 844 11 226 8*255 5*244 844 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