DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 41.2 - - 40.6 - - 36.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - 22 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1992 - - 2020 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2809 - - 2837 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 750 - - 783 - - 2208 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 211 - - 153 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 336 - - 333 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 983 - - 972 - - -465 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1826 - - 1865 - - 1309 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 459 - - 377 - - -588 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2350 - - 2460 - - 1432 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.2 - - 40.6 - - 36.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.4 - - 35.6 - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 40.6 - - 40.3 - - 36.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.2 - - 34.4 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - 22 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1992 - - 2020 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96176 55 254 58 260 65 255 96176 89032 41 251 45 265 43 253 89032 83562 34 247 33 252 34 264 83562 79023 29 244 29 258 31 268 79023 75089 24 251 24 254 25 251 75089 71601 22 241 18 237 20 231 71601 68436 23 225 19 240 19 261 68436 65505 27 220 28 241 31 258 65505 62763 30 220 32 235 35 240 62763 60073 34 229 34 237 38 246 60073 57233 40 237 47 233 49 242 57233 54269 45 239 53 231 49 240 54269 51429 57 241 55 240 56 244 51429 48868 70 239 72 237 67 244 48868 46581 81 236 81 238 75 248 46581 44513 84 232 89 239 87 250 44513 42627 84 235 89 240 97 242 42627 40902 86 241 93 241 105 237 40902 39316 91 243 102 243 118 239 39316 37841 101 242 117 245 135 238 37841 36463 115 241 137 242 148 236 36463 35139 125 239 144 239 159 235 35139 33799 129 239 143 240 161 235 33799 32411 133 242 143 242 156 236 32411 30980 135 244 142 243 151 238 30980 29493 128 246 132 243 142 240 29493 27936 121 248 114 247 128 242 27936 26312 97 251 114 249 108 245 26312 24618 74 253 94 248 102 247 24618 22853 58 252 66 247 80 247 22853 21024 53 260 56 251 57 243 21024 19124 51 265 54 248 47 245 19124 17137 47 267 44 258 46 247 17137 15107 37 272 36 266 31 246 15107 13154 26 288 27 264 26 240 13154 11379 23 307 23 275 21 245 11379 9801 24 318 19 284 15 247 9801 8396 26 328 14 299 10 247 8396 7147 25 342 11 322 6 237 7147 6041 22 350 8 350 2 223 6041 5062 17 346 4 006 3 250 5062 4204 15 350 4 340 4 261 4204 3454 17*345 7*336 2 304 3454 2790 17*338 7*336 3 331 2790 2206 17 337 7 335 3 334 2206 1719 17 336 7 333 3 333 1719 1346 16 336 7 332 3 334 1346 1089 15 335 7 332 3 333 1089 933 14 335 6 332 3 334 933 844 11 334 6 330 3*334 844 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