DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/21 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 - - - 10.9 - - 22.3 - - 23.3 - - 19.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 100 - - 12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 1345 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 842 - - 2162 - - 843 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 115 - - 841 - - 2453 - - 324 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 24 - - 209 - - 29 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 17 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 253 - - 239 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -466 - - 288 - - -999 - - -244 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1308 - - 1874 - - 1842 - - 1087 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9207 - - -2605 - - -1158 - - -3105 ODpotential blCL - - - 10049 - - 4767 - - 2001 - - 3948 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 94 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.9 - - 22.3 - - 23.3 - - 19.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.5 - - 17.3 - - 18.3 - - 18.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.7 - - 21.5 - - 23.1 - - 21.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.0 - - 16.6 - - 17.8 - - 19.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 100 - - 12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 1345 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 77 - - 96 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 95282 28 283 39 259 36 267 42 271 95282 88344 31 274 31 285 32 271 37 272 88344 82946 37 295 29 278 29 274 28 269 82946 78396 41 295 31 277 31 274 34 272 78396 74406 37 289 40 286 44 280 47 288 74406 70870 37 280 45 281 55 286 59 291 70870 67670 37 269 39 265 53 281 54 280 67670 64686 41 276 37 263 52 260 49 259 64686 61857 54 290 42 276 45 261 48 271 61857 59083 66 288 49 277 50 270 60 287 59083 56203 67 275 56 271 61 274 74 273 56203 53218 65 263 64 268 71 267 74 257 53218 50349 66 264 71 269 76 265 70 264 50349 47758 70 267 75 269 83 265 75 270 47758 45449 76 267 80 266 79 263 80 272 45449 43375 78 264 81 260 76 267 85 270 43375 41493 77 262 77 256 81 270 85 267 41493 39765 71 262 77 258 84 269 84 265 39765 38163 68 267 83 262 85 267 84 264 38163 36671 76 271 90 262 90 266 88 262 36671 35274 88 268 93 261 96 263 90 259 35274 33932 94 264 95 261 98 260 89 257 33932 32574 101 261 101 258 97 260 86 261 32574 31178 103 259 105 253 97 261 91 266 31178 29751 101 258 102 251 97 261 98 268 29751 28278 97 258 96 254 95 263 101 267 28278 26748 90 258 90 255 97 266 101 268 26748 25158 84 260 86 255 99 267 103 269 25158 23509 80 262 86 254 96 267 101 269 23509 21803 71 262 88 256 89 265 93 268 21803 20042 65 259 86 260 79 265 83 267 20042 18219 61 259 74 266 71 267 72 265 18219 16329 57 263 61 266 64 268 62 260 16329 14414 53 264 56 268 55 267 56 257 14414 12578 49 264 51 268 50 265 51 258 12578 10907 45 266 48 267 45 264 44 264 10907 9417 41 268 46 268 45 264 42 272 9417 8092 38 270 42 268 48 264 48 271 8092 6911 37 272 39 267 46 266 53 264 6911 5860 32 273 37 266 42 265 55 253 5860 4930 29 280 34 265 38 262 50 243 4930 4111 26 270 31 264 35 258 43 238 4111 3388 12 270 28 262 32 255 38 235 3388 2742 14 299 23*257 26 248 33 232 2742 2171 19 298 19*254 22 244 28 227 2171 1695 18 290 17 253 21 242 23 221 1695 1331 14 282 17 253 19 241 18 211 1331 1081 9 280 16 253 17 240 13 195 1081 929 7 275 15 253 15 239 10 186 929 843 2*261 12 253 12*239 5*172 843 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