DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - - - - 20.1 - - 22.1 - - 17.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 40 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1062 - - 1424 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 826 - - 827 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1879 - - 2241 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1059 - - 729 - - 1325 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 163 - - 157 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 360 - - 306 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1684 - - -740 - - -1738 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3564 - - 2981 - - 2581 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12471 - - -10428 - - -13816 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14350 - - 12669 - - 14659 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 82 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 20.1 - - 22.1 - - 17.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 8.0 - - 12.4 - - 10.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 19.5 - - 21.5 - - 20.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 7.2 - - 11.8 - - 9.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 40 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1062 - - 1424 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 27 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 95632 53 256 61 258 54 267 95632 88607 36 267 39 256 41 267 88607 83174 30 290 28 277 34 273 83174 78611 24 285 29 279 33 283 78611 74655 16 277 29 276 33 280 74655 71139 22 298 26 278 32 289 71139 67946 33 301 26 283 36 301 67946 65008 35 295 30 289 36 301 65008 62270 33 295 32 290 31 303 62270 59592 31 300 31 291 30 306 59592 56775 32 304 29 297 30 306 56775 53837 30 302 30 300 32 316 53837 51023 26 310 30 304 38 321 51023 48486 26 319 32 311 38 319 48486 46204 29 324 31 317 37 323 46204 44134 31 328 32 327 40 332 44134 42253 31 334 31 333 44 337 42253 40536 33 340 36 345 43 342 40536 38953 35 344 45 355 43 354 38953 37484 38 349 52 358 54 360 37484 36124 39 353 51 004 56 004 36124 34837 41 357 58 016 66 006 34837 33541 43 000 77 026 71 002 33541 32194 42 001 85 025 68 004 32194 30793 40 001 84 023 63 006 30793 29324 38 353 83 023 59 010 29324 27777 29 325 76 025 60 011 27777 26153 25 294 59 019 60 012 26153 24452 24 291 48 009 54 026 24452 22677 27 303 40 004 41 020 22677 20838 27 309 33 003 38 360 20838 18928 26 314 30 358 34 347 18928 16939 29 326 29 355 29 342 16939 14907 23 330 23 345 25 343 14907 12950 17 324 18 334 23 339 12950 11176 12 322 14 324 20 330 11176 9605 12 322 12 324 18 320 9605 8213 11 321 13 330 15 321 8213 6980 10 318 14 329 13 328 6980 5894 9 323 15 323 12 329 5894 4940 7 333 14 319 11 325 4940 4105 6 340 12 315 11 317 4105 3377 6 339 10 302 11 289 3377 2731 6 340 8*294 10 281 2731 2163 4*351 7*300 7 299 2163 1691 4*356 6 303 3 331 1691 1329 3 358 6 308 2 037 1329 1080 3 002 5 310 3 095 1080 929 3 004 5 310 4*118 929 843 3 004 5 311 4*126 843 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