DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/20 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 - - - 30.9 - - 35.5 - - 32.4 - - 24.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -26 - - -4 - - -16 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 828 - - 828 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 844 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 936 - - 2059 - - 1940 - - 1430 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 19 - - 19 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 295 - - 287 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -919 - - -1182 - - -1573 - - -698 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1763 - - 2026 - - 2417 - - 1542 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12312 - - -9762 - - -9266 - - -6580 ODpotential blCL - - - 13156 - - 10606 - - 10110 - - 7424 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 86 - - 64 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.9 - - 35.5 - - 32.4 - - 24.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.1 - - 29.6 - - 24.9 - - 21.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 35.6 - - 33.2 - - 26.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.7 - - 28.7 - - 23.8 - - 21.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -26 - - -4 - - -16 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 1 - - 44 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96046 26 247 31 246 38 255 34 256 96046 89048 24 256 19 263 23 239 27 247 89048 83597 20 235 20 236 21 257 21 242 83597 79009 14 241 25 225 30 258 21 259 79009 75027 12 241 19 232 26 245 24 264 75027 71496 13 258 16 252 19 243 25 258 71496 68276 18 272 20 248 22 249 25 252 68276 65298 25 270 24 246 29 257 25 272 65298 62542 29 272 31 237 34 261 34 272 62542 59865 37 264 34 254 52 242 36 261 59865 57058 39 248 37 260 52 262 57 266 57058 54138 55 264 62 263 63 260 67 255 54138 51322 65 259 62 265 60 261 63 253 51322 48769 65 269 73 274 71 268 71 264 48769 46489 74 271 86 267 84 265 84 263 46489 44429 79 266 90 259 91 263 89 260 44429 42546 87 259 89 258 93 262 89 258 42546 40804 93 258 93 259 94 258 88 258 40804 39182 104 261 100 257 93 255 93 263 39182 37666 124 257 108 253 94 256 102 266 37666 36251 122 254 109 252 102 259 112 267 36251 34896 111 256 115 255 112 259 118 267 34896 33533 113 260 128 259 117 259 121 265 33533 32130 108 258 127 258 118 258 123 264 32130 30691 101 256 113 255 114 257 125 262 30691 29200 99 256 113 254 112 254 124 260 29200 27644 96 256 113 250 113 252 119 259 27644 26022 89 252 107 248 113 250 115 258 26022 24330 89 254 106 247 111 251 112 257 24330 22569 92 261 104 245 104 254 110 257 22569 20742 81 263 100 244 95 255 105 258 20742 18842 77 258 96 245 91 254 99 260 18842 16860 83 254 90 251 89 259 95 263 16860 14843 71 247 77 261 84 267 85 269 14843 12906 50 244 68 257 75 270 73 272 12906 11152 49 243 63 253 64 274 64 277 11152 9602 53 249 56 263 54 272 60 288 9602 8232 50 260 54 275 51 269 58 294 8232 7019 53 267 49 279 47 281 55 295 7019 5942 49 270 31 283 46 293 55 295 5942 4987 31 267 29 305 46 300 55 296 4987 4147 32 273 37 316 45 305 54 297 4147 3408 39 262 37 320 41 306 50 297 3408 2755 42 246 32 318 35 304 40 295 2755 2181 41 233 26 311 27 298 31 291 2181 1703 34 224 22 304 22 294 27 287 1703 1336 27 219 18 299 20 292 23 283 1336 1084 21 217 16 297 17 290 18 275 1084 931 19*216 14 296 15 289 15*272 931 844 12*215 10*295 10*287 8*266 844 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