DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 15.1 - - 18.7 - - 18.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 38 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1359 - - 1916 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 826 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2176 - - 2733 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 662 - - 493 - - 2368 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 156 - - 172 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 243 - - 243 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 145 - - 230 - - -1042 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2031 - - 2503 - - 1885 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14085 - - -13682 - - -1424 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16261 - - 16415 - - 2267 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 15.1 - - 18.7 - - 18.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 9.4 - - 10.9 - - 13.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 14.7 - - 18.3 - - 18.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 8.4 - - 9.7 - - 12.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 38 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1359 - - 1916 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 93804 74 280 68 285 67 299 93804 87207 63 312 60 311 58 312 87207 81965 62 328 61 329 56 326 81965 77537 65 323 65 326 62 331 77537 73706 59 316 63 325 62 330 73706 70311 56 322 61 330 61 330 70311 67221 60 324 64 329 64 327 67221 64366 65 319 69 323 67 325 64366 61702 69 317 74 318 70 319 61702 59101 72 316 73 315 67 314 59101 56359 71 313 73 309 68 308 56359 53491 70 309 70 303 72 306 53491 50747 74 307 75 305 75 308 50747 48278 79 311 82 305 84 306 48278 46070 86 303 88 300 91 302 46070 44075 89 301 95 301 96 301 44075 42258 91 303 103 303 102 302 42258 40587 98 305 104 302 109 304 40587 39038 105 305 108 305 119 306 39038 37595 111 306 121 307 129 305 37595 36242 117 306 126 304 135 302 36242 34940 109 304 126 303 136 300 34940 33621 100 309 120 302 129 297 33621 32258 108 315 113 308 115 299 32258 30853 117 314 117 311 113 304 30853 29382 123 311 118 309 115 305 29382 27832 125 308 118 308 114 306 27832 26204 121 305 118 308 112 307 26204 24499 112 302 117 307 108 308 24499 22720 104 301 110 306 101 307 22720 20871 97 300 95 305 96 304 20871 18945 86 300 87 305 83 305 18945 16936 70 301 76 303 74 309 16936 14888 65 297 68 300 70 311 14888 12919 68 296 64 298 62 306 12919 11132 65 293 58 296 57 301 11132 9547 59 288 52 295 53 299 9547 8141 46 280 46 298 46 298 8141 6907 36 274 42 293 39 297 6907 5827 26 272 35 281 31 293 5827 4879 17 271 27 268 28 283 4879 4057 11 275 19 260 24 269 4057 3341 8 267 13*251 18 257 3341 2707 6*251 9*244 14 253 2707 2148 5*245 7 242 12 250 2148 1683 5 243 7 242 10 249 1683 1324 5 242 6 242 9 248 1324 1078 4 242 5 242 7 249 1078 929 4 241 5 243 6*248 929 843 3 241 5 242 4*249 843 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