DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 - - - 32.7 - - 36.3 - - 32.4 - - 26.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -41 - - 31 - - 13 - - 22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 2479 - - 3444 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 828 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 3296 - - 4261 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2822 - - 1607 - - 1044 - - 3937 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 185 - - 164 - - 37 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 27 - - 28 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 345 - - 338 - - 341 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 14 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -612 - - 1139 - - 1755 - - -2092 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1457 - - 2157 - - 2506 - - 2936 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1460 - - 576 - - 725 - - -2189 ODpotential blCL - - - 2304 - - 2720 - - 3536 - - 3033 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 99 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.7 - - 36.3 - - 32.4 - - 26.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 29.9 - - 24.6 - - 16.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.7 - - 36.0 - - 32.3 - - 26.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 28.8 - - 23.4 - - 15.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -41 - - 31 - - 13 - - 22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 2479 - - 3444 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 100 - - 96 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 95884 51 269 54 265 59 273 54 270 95884 88892 30 288 33 271 35 264 29 291 88892 83472 22 316 24 283 30 270 32 291 83472 78926 24 300 26 297 31 294 27 299 78926 74952 24 286 26 290 24 290 28 309 74952 71391 21 306 18 297 29 289 36 309 71391 68161 35 319 30 315 44 299 41 312 68161 65205 40 305 49 300 49 297 45 309 65205 62466 35 298 48 295 46 297 45 296 62466 59796 46 317 44 306 47 296 45 296 59796 56983 63 312 49 309 48 300 46 302 56983 54036 65 305 58 307 58 312 60 313 54036 51214 62 310 73 309 83 312 80 311 51214 48681 73 318 86 309 93 309 93 312 48681 46413 87 319 92 310 96 311 105 313 46413 44353 94 317 97 311 104 312 113 312 44353 42466 95 315 100 312 111 311 114 312 42466 40731 94 316 102 314 117 312 115 315 40731 39129 96 320 108 318 120 313 121 318 39129 37639 103 324 115 320 124 314 128 319 37639 36246 115 327 121 322 128 314 135 318 36246 34911 125 326 128 322 132 316 140 317 34911 33564 132 324 134 323 140 318 139 317 33564 32176 139 324 141 324 142 318 137 319 32176 30745 140 325 143 324 141 319 136 321 30745 29254 142 327 140 324 141 319 137 321 29254 27686 141 325 137 324 140 317 138 321 27686 26045 127 324 131 325 138 316 135 320 26045 24335 121 330 122 326 125 317 129 321 24335 22561 115 332 112 328 113 321 117 327 22561 20721 102 329 107 330 109 324 113 329 20721 18802 82 328 99 333 103 325 111 328 18802 16798 61 332 81 331 94 327 102 332 16798 14767 54 336 65 326 80 328 86 330 14767 12826 56 337 57 326 69 327 74 327 12826 11067 56 335 54 327 63 324 70 325 11067 9507 54 335 51 328 60 324 69 326 9507 8126 51 340 48 330 57 327 65 330 8126 6909 47 345 43 335 51 331 55 336 6909 5842 42 348 37 341 41 333 42 340 5842 4909 40 349 32 342 31*336 31 340 4909 4096 39 354 31 340 31*337 29 345 4096 3380 40 356 31*340 30 339 28 347 3380 2738 40 355 30*339 29 341 28 348 2738 2171 39 353 29 339 28 343 27 349 2171 1697 35 350 28 338 27 344 26 350 1697 1333 30 348 27 337 26 344 25 350 1333 1083 24 346 24 337 23 345 22 350 1083 931 21 346 21 336 20 345 20*351 931 844 14*345 17 335 16 345 15*351 844 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