DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - - 5.9 - - 11.2 - - 14.6 - - 9.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 176 - - 93 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 2169 - - 2343 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 1897 - - 1609 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - 842 - - 2986 - - 3160 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2301 - - 654 - - 668 - - 2062 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 293 - - 244 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 16 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 297 - - 301 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1881 - - -1026 - - -1434 - - -2089 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2723 - - 4012 - - 4595 - - 2931 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11076 - - -9735 - - -8555 - - -9528 ODpotential blCL - - - 11918 - - 12721 - - 11715 - - 10370 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 70 - - 65 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 5.9 - - 11.2 - - 14.6 - - 9.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -2.7 - - -3.2 - - -2.5 - - 0.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 5.6 - - 10.2 - - 14.0 - - 11.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.9 - - -4.1 - - -3.0 - - 0.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 176 - - 93 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 2169 - - 2343 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94229 152 240 127 233 140 239 137 241 94229 87218 128 242 112 242 115 247 113 249 87218 81698 110 252 101 247 104 253 106 260 81698 77079 111 262 95 255 99 264 98 268 77079 73104 105 266 92 263 98 272 97 275 73104 69633 90 268 92 268 95 277 96 278 69633 66525 79 267 89 271 93 281 93 281 66525 63674 76 276 83 276 87 281 89 284 63674 61020 76 282 78 283 82 282 87 287 61020 58436 78 288 78 289 78 285 87 291 58436 55725 77 289 78 292 75 292 90 295 55725 52900 73 289 78 296 81 299 98 295 52900 50192 64 292 81 299 90 300 105 294 50192 47744 62 300 85 298 96 300 104 293 47744 45538 68 302 85 296 100 300 98 294 45538 43528 71 302 82 299 103 299 96 300 43528 41690 74 304 81 304 98 301 105 304 41690 40005 77 308 86 309 100 307 117 303 40005 38465 86 312 96 311 114 310 131 302 38465 37042 94 311 105 311 132 310 145 304 37042 35704 97 311 113 312 147 310 151 304 35704 34404 100 315 120 314 154 311 151 305 34404 33075 109 318 129 315 158 313 150 307 33075 31691 117 319 133 315 157 313 147 307 31691 30257 123 320 132 316 151 313 140 307 30257 28759 125 320 130 315 149 312 137 307 28759 27188 122 317 126 314 148 311 135 308 27188 25545 116 314 123 312 145 310 131 308 25545 23833 107 311 122 312 136 310 132 310 23833 22052 100 311 123 312 128 309 131 310 22052 20211 91 310 109 311 119 311 121 311 20211 18308 83 307 96 306 103 309 104 310 18308 16351 78 307 89 304 86 308 85 311 16351 14385 69 307 80 304 65 311 66 313 14385 12509 58 308 67 306 54 315 53 317 12509 10808 47 309 52 306 47 315 44 319 10808 9300 43 309 44 306 41 314 39 318 9300 7966 42 310 39 308 36 313 36 319 7966 6787 39 312 33 313 32 311 33 318 6787 5746 37 313 30 316 29 311 31 317 5746 4827 35 312 28 318 27 313 29 316 4827 4020 32 310 27 314 24 312 27 315 4020 3313 28 310 22*305 20*305 26 314 3313 2685 24 311 17*297 18*301 24 308 2685 2132 22 309 17 297 17 301 23 308 2132 1672 18 303 16 297 17 301 21 307 1672 1318 14 297 16 297 16 301 19 305 1318 1074 12 295 15 297 15 301 15 303 1074 927 11 294 14 297 14 301 12 302 927 842 9*293 12 297 11 301 7*299 842 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