DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0716z - - 1022z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -6.8 - - -4.3 - - 9.9 - - 18.6 - - 13.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - -18 - - 35 - - -34 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 265 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 799 - - 799 - - 799 - - 799 - - 799 Hcrit BL Top 816 - - 816 - - 1082 - - 816 - - 816 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 26 - - 35 - - 203 - - 815 - - 141 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 85 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 249 - - 199 - - 207 - - 197 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1 - - -659 - - -1127 - - -372 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 815 - - 815 - - 1741 - - 1943 - - 1189 sfcLCL ODpotential -20354 - - -18676 - - -12561 - - -11441 - - -13600 ODpotential blCL 21170 - - 19492 - - 13643 - - 12257 - - 14416 blCL maxRH 91 - - 94 - - 86 - - 76 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -6.8 - - -4.3 - - 9.9 - - 18.6 - - 13.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -6.8 - - -4.4 - - 5.6 - - 13.2 - - 11.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -6.4 - - -4.1 - - 9.6 - - 18.7 - - 14.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -6.8 - - -4.5 - - 5.6 - - 13.2 - - 11.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - -18 - - 35 - - -34 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 265 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 64 - - 77 - - 43 - - 6 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 72798 5 211 9 226 10 203 13 225 13 230 72798 59420 53 262 45 261 40 264 40 257 35 270 59420 53559 67 259 56 261 43 267 41 260 45 268 53559 48863 75 260 65 255 62 254 65 261 57 268 48863 45681 79 260 66 262 69 253 72 264 63 259 45681 42642 81 262 77 268 79 262 83 262 76 257 42642 41058 84 261 87 267 88 264 89 259 80 259 41058 40107 84 263 90 265 94 264 95 261 85 259 40107 39435 86 263 90 264 98 262 97 259 87 259 39435 38812 91 262 94 262 100 262 98 258 89 260 38812 38149 100 264 98 260 100 262 99 258 86 261 38149 37555 101 264 93 259 99 262 103 257 85 260 37555 36959 101 264 95 260 106 261 107 256 87 258 36959 36152 99 264 96 263 109 259 108 256 89 257 36152 35133 99 264 98 264 110 259 106 256 90 260 35133 33998 101 264 98 264 113 259 105 255 94 260 33998 33285 106 264 100 265 114 260 104 254 94 258 33285 32863 112 262 106 265 113 261 100 255 91 254 32863 32444 117 262 117 265 109 262 94 258 86 253 32444 31717 120 261 124 263 104 266 86 259 77 254 31717 31234 118 258 128 262 102 267 78 258 67 256 31234 30838 115 257 126 261 102 266 69 259 61 256 30838 29982 114 257 123 260 103 264 52 263 52 254 29982 28255 113 256 118 258 101 262 47 272 46 261 28255 25613 108 255 112 256 92 264 48 273 44 264 25613 23100 101 255 104 257 87 266 49 272 45 262 23100 20620 95 253 98 256 85 267 50 271 46 262 20620 19254 93 251 95 254 78 269 51 275 44 265 19254 18162 89 250 93 254 74 273 54 279 42 268 18162 16655 85 255 91 256 73 274 58 275 42 271 16655 15093 82 258 84 260 73 271 62 273 44 274 15093 13694 76 262 79 262 75 270 63 273 45 275 13694 12485 71 265 74 265 70 269 60 273 46 275 12485 11590 65 269 66 266 64 268 54 271 44 276 11590 10104 56 272 57 273 53 265 44 268 38 273 10104 8636 47 270 50 279 43 261 36 268 34 270 8636 7743 40 272 43 274 38 255 32 271 27 269 7743 6748 37 285 33 281 32 255 28 270 21 268 6748 5372 34 293 30 283 29 270 26 267 18 267 5372 3899 33 285 29 267 29 272 26 259 21 258 3899 3475 29 279 29 261 30 267 27 257 22 255 3475 3058 26 277 29 257 31 261 28 255 23 251 3058 2646 23 276 26 256 31 259 28 254 23 251 2646 2241 19 273 22 252 30 251 30 247 25 232 2241 1844 15 271 21 240 30 247 25 223 25 218 1844 1453 13 275 19 237 25 241 20 207 24 211 1453 1195 13 278 18 237 11*212 17 202 20 205 1195 1004 14 272 15 237 10*208 14 199 14 198 1004 878 9*261 9*219 9 208 11*198 10*194 878 815 3*249 4*199 7 206 8*197 6*192 815 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