DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/07 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 - - - 14.9 - - 19.7 - - 23.4 - - 22.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 192 - - 108 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1161 - - 1646 - - 2039 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 1569 - - 1517 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1978 - - 2463 - - 2856 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 660 - - 776 - - 827 - - 2094 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 184 - - 276 - - 245 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 17 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 022 - - 085 - - 145 - - 103 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1519 - - -1356 - - -1288 - - -2243 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3497 - - 3820 - - 4144 - - 3086 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19837 - - -17739 - - -16198 - - -15770 ODpotential blCL - - - 21815 - - 20202 - - 19054 - - 16613 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 71 - - 83 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.9 - - 19.7 - - 23.4 - - 22.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 3.0 - - 6.3 - - 8.6 - - 12.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 18.4 - - 22.6 - - 22.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 2.2 - - 5.4 - - 7.5 - - 11.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 192 - - 108 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1161 - - 1646 - - 2039 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 33 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 96284 42 266 53 265 33 266 38 253 96284 89195 22 287 29 268 29 267 25 285 89195 83678 14 307 17 270 28 272 21 303 83678 79072 19 304 15 280 22 277 20 302 79072 75085 24 310 18 293 25 295 25 302 75085 71555 26 312 19 300 30 297 29 311 71555 68352 27 314 24 306 32 303 33 312 68352 65395 35 313 30 302 34 311 33 309 65395 62642 42 312 36 303 42 302 38 311 62642 59962 51 313 42 304 47 299 46 307 59962 57164 60 312 51 312 52 304 53 308 57164 54261 74 311 63 314 61 305 61 303 54261 51486 82 306 78 310 71 304 67 297 51486 48984 84 311 84 302 75 306 67 299 48984 46730 89 310 83 299 76 300 69 299 46730 44676 90 305 80 301 77 295 74 299 44676 42794 89 305 79 304 83 295 78 303 42794 41058 90 307 83 304 86 295 84 300 41058 39455 95 308 86 306 80 299 85 296 39455 37977 99 307 92 303 82 304 85 297 37977 36608 101 306 93 302 85 302 82 297 36608 35299 101 307 93 302 86 300 82 295 35299 33977 98 307 92 302 85 301 82 294 33977 32609 94 307 92 303 84 302 82 295 32609 31193 92 311 93 303 85 303 82 295 31193 29709 93 314 92 303 85 305 80 297 29709 28145 94 315 88 305 83 307 79 302 28145 26502 92 314 87 307 79 306 79 305 26502 24780 92 314 88 308 79 306 79 306 24780 22982 94 313 84 309 78 306 76 306 22982 21105 96 312 80 312 71 307 71 305 21105 19153 93 318 75 315 66 307 66 304 19153 17127 87 321 68 316 63 309 63 304 17127 15062 80 323 62 317 59 314 58 303 15062 13071 74 325 57 320 57 316 50 305 13071 11263 61 329 51 321 52 318 41 312 11263 9663 48 329 45 323 44 326 36 306 9663 8245 43 326 37 326 34 325 27 319 8245 6992 37 329 28 327 24 318 19 316 6992 5890 27 336 19 330 16 311 13 308 5890 4928 19 347 10 337 8 287 6 288 4928 4094 16 357 6 002 6 228 6 210 4094 3368 14 359 2 054 4*189 8 177 3368 2725 10 011 3*087 3*161 10 152 2725 2160 9*023 3*086 3 151 11 130 2160 1689 8*023 3 086 3 144 11 117 1689 1328 8 022 3 085 3 138 10 111 1328 1080 7 022 3 084 3 133 9 107 1080 929 6 022 3 082 3 133 8 105 929 843 6 022 3 085 2 132 6*103 843 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