DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/16 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 - - - 28.4 - - 33.9 - - 35.6 - - 30.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - -1 - - -13 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 844 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 971 - - 3507 - - 5651 - - 3272 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 15 - - 19 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 249 - - 261 - - 263 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -135 - - -231 - - -856 - - -180 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 979 - - 1075 - - 1700 - - 1024 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2656 - - -587 - - -1357 - - -1008 ODpotential blCL - - - 3500 - - 1431 - - 2201 - - 1852 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 80 - - 90 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.4 - - 33.9 - - 35.6 - - 30.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.8 - - 32.0 - - 30.9 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.3 - - 33.9 - - 35.8 - - 31.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 31.6 - - 30.1 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - -1 - - -13 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 101 - - 102 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96069 33 032 42 349 43 016 31 022 96069 89238 23 014 23 356 28 011 24 011 89238 83825 23 000 11 034 19 001 25 007 83825 79231 16 349 10 056 15 351 23 350 79231 75211 16 328 7 079 10 324 20 327 75211 71630 14 308 5 010 11 289 18 311 71630 68358 11 307 9 336 11 272 16 291 68358 65310 15 303 13 326 13 292 13 278 65310 62455 20 280 19 305 17 291 14 279 62455 59677 19 277 25 281 18 293 16 284 59677 56763 20 286 23 266 20 280 18 271 56763 53720 24 285 27 265 25 282 23 273 53720 50803 28 264 41 250 39 270 30 270 50803 48170 32 258 43 243 43 252 40 255 48170 45805 33 255 38 238 34 245 38 239 45805 43655 30 259 31 257 29 258 32 245 43655 41691 34 269 41 264 43 266 37 266 41691 39886 45 263 52 252 53 258 48 263 39886 38219 48 252 52 240 54 251 50 254 38219 36676 40 251 43 239 51 245 48 247 36676 35241 36 256 36 244 44 240 44 247 35241 33869 37 255 31 262 37 247 43 245 33869 32491 42 264 49 276 40 261 42 239 32491 31082 53 265 60 268 48 262 36 242 31082 29658 56 259 57 260 51 251 37 253 29658 28207 53 254 57 260 52 246 41 250 28207 26705 51 249 57 264 51 256 36 247 26705 25144 52 247 60 261 50 264 30 258 25144 23526 54 248 58 259 47 263 29 263 23526 21846 52 247 54 264 45 264 36 258 21846 20102 48 244 45 272 46 269 40 248 20102 18285 41 244 42 280 46 275 39 248 18285 16389 31 248 36 265 44 276 36 254 16389 14459 26 259 33 262 36 274 29 257 14459 12603 30 271 29 269 26 267 23 252 12603 10918 28 286 25 275 24 266 21 237 10918 9425 28 290 24 275 26 268 22 233 9425 8102 30 288 24 265 30 273 26 240 8102 6927 28 281 24 257 29 273 25 247 6927 5885 23 282 24 261 27 271 23 252 5885 4958 23 295 25 269 27 270 22 255 4958 4138 25 298 27 276 27 270 23 258 4138 3413 29 295 27 280 26 269 24 261 3413 2764 29 294 27 280 26 269 25 261 2764 2189 27 289 25 277 24 268 25 260 2189 1709 22 272 22 270 22 266 24 258 1709 1341 17 258 19 266 20 265 21 256 1341 1087 14 252 16 264 17 265 16 253 1087 932 12*250 14 263 15 264 14 252 932 844 8*249 10*261 11*263 8*250 844 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