DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - - - - - 23.2 - - 27.3 - - 19.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 43 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1343 - - 2153 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1173 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2160 - - 2970 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 433 - - 850 - - 2040 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 233 - - 187 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 201 - - 203 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1534 - - -1622 - - -879 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3694 - - 4592 - - 1722 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9440 - - -9696 - - -9274 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11600 - - 12666 - - 10117 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 97 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.2 - - 27.3 - - 19.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 10.3 - - 10.3 - - 14.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 22.3 - - 26.9 - - 20.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 9.6 - - 9.4 - - 14.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 43 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1343 - - 2153 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 88 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95221 97 236 105 242 92 246 95221 88133 72 245 78 252 73 262 88133 82707 49 253 50 254 64 264 82707 78174 41 269 43 278 44 269 78174 74244 40 276 47 282 45 288 74244 70749 34 284 40 281 40 295 70749 67569 35 298 37 294 38 300 67569 64618 37 307 37 304 35 297 64618 61846 43 314 40 309 36 310 61846 59151 50 315 43 324 44 317 59151 56347 51 313 54 327 51 317 56347 53428 50 318 60 323 51 320 53428 50627 52 324 58 323 50 328 50627 48107 52 326 55 326 53 330 48107 45851 50 326 53 327 56 326 45851 43803 47 328 51 329 56 323 43803 41927 45 331 51 331 53 325 41927 40201 47 332 51 330 52 329 40201 38610 47 331 51 328 52 332 38610 37138 41 321 44 331 55 332 37138 35768 31 314 40 335 47 330 35768 34462 28 309 29 327 34 331 34462 33154 17 338 23 320 19 322 33154 31809 14 016 15 347 10 350 31809 30418 13 019 11 004 9 025 30418 28961 13 001 8 019 3 012 28961 27429 12 317 8 354 4 258 27429 25824 13 293 9 312 7 245 25824 24142 14 267 13 275 13 240 24142 22388 14 248 12 271 11 249 22388 20573 12 252 11 256 6 266 20573 18691 9 261 12 236 8 272 18691 16732 11 253 12 237 9 265 16732 14733 15 241 12 242 12 264 14733 12807 17 221 15 246 11 258 12807 11062 22 207 16 247 11 271 11062 9514 25 203 18 236 12 278 9514 8140 25 206 27 213 13 271 8140 6923 24 210 36 202 17 240 6923 5849 23 213 34 202 25 213 5849 4906 24 215 33 210 29 208 4906 4083 26 216 31 216 30 214 4083 3362 28 215 24*211 27 217 3362 2722 27*211 19*204 23 212 2722 2158 23*207 18 203 21 205 2158 1688 18 200 18 203 21 203 1688 1328 17 199 17 203 19 201 1328 1080 16 199 16 202 15 198 1080 929 15 198 14 202 13 196 929 843 12 198 11 202 7*193 843 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