DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/15 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 0700z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1601z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 67.2 - - 70.5 - - 76.2 - - 77.7 - - 73.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 13 - - 72 - - 5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 28 - - 1595 - - 1861 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit 829 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top 845 - - 845 - - 2412 - - 2678 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1184 - - 1521 - - 1482 - - 2304 - - 2120 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 32 - - 214 - - 120 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 208 - - 218 - - 235 - - 264 - - 000 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - -77 - - 864 - - 897 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 845 - - 922 - - 1548 - - 1781 - - 845 sfcLCL ODpotential -501 - - -502 - - 165 - - 110 - - -451 ODpotential blCL 1346 - - 1347 - - 2247 - - 2568 - - 1296 blCL maxRH 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 1670 - - 1980 - - 2080 - - 2460 - - 1890 CAPE Temp@2m 67.2 - - 70.5 - - 76.2 - - 77.7 - - 73.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 66.6 - - 68.8 - - 71.8 - - 72.2 - - 71.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 67.1 - - 70.3 - - 75.4 - - 77.6 - - 73.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 66.6 - - 68.5 - - 70.8 - - 71.3 - - 71.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 13 - - 72 - - 5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 28 - - 1595 - - 1861 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 103 - - 101 - - 99 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 14 - - 15 - - 16 - - 17 - - 17 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] 98254 7 106 5 136 5 059 13 104 3 218 98254 90987 4 118 7 188 3 193 1 056 2 043 90987 85335 4 225 5 251 7 185 10 283 5 332 85335 80609 9 238 7 253 6 203 8 266 8 288 80609 76524 8 244 7 255 8 214 7 268 7 286 76524 72913 5 238 6 244 5 256 7 268 9 302 72913 69654 8 287 3 200 5 282 4 246 6 285 69654 66669 10 272 5 315 5 287 9 310 10 337 66669 63913 5 272 8 294 8 260 10 277 13 312 63913 61245 7 295 8 278 9 247 10 285 15 293 61245 58462 13 301 16 298 18 296 17 302 17 298 58462 55584 28 283 27 280 25 285 21 287 18 296 55584 52850 32 253 25 272 26 286 26 293 27 303 52850 50405 23 273 26 295 31 292 31 300 32 294 50405 48232 43 296 37 300 37 293 35 300 32 301 48232 46279 53 292 42 297 39 292 37 293 32 298 46279 44499 53 297 44 303 38 298 36 287 30 291 44499 42852 56 299 49 304 41 303 35 290 28 288 42852 41311 55 297 47 302 41 299 35 293 27 293 41311 39860 48 299 44 300 40 293 36 295 26 299 39860 38487 46 306 43 300 38 293 36 292 24 303 38487 37153 47 307 43 301 39 295 34 293 25 305 37153 35791 48 304 44 301 40 298 33 298 26 305 35791 34370 47 303 44 301 40 302 32 305 28 302 34370 32895 44 298 44 299 38 305 32 308 28 303 32895 31349 43 293 44 298 36 306 32 308 28 309 31349 29721 46 292 43 297 35 305 32 308 28 311 29721 28010 48 292 42 296 34 303 31 307 28 308 28010 26215 46 290 42 296 35 303 30 307 27 306 26215 24340 43 290 40 296 34 303 31 307 25 308 24340 22388 39 291 35 292 31 299 32 307 25 307 22388 20353 39 283 32 288 30 292 30 304 25 302 20353 18233 39 277 32 275 30 284 29 296 24 293 18233 16072 32 271 31 273 29 278 28 297 24 292 16072 13989 28 272 33 275 29 274 22 292 17 301 13989 12097 31 275 32 272 28 268 22 277 17 280 12097 10422 31 268 28 262 28 264 21 267 20 275 10422 8939 32 259 27 250 27 262 18 268 18 279 8939 7619 33 255 24 242 24 256 16 272 15 282 7619 6446 35 255 19 247 24 242 18 271 12 278 6446 5410 33 252 21 255 21 234 19 265 11 295 5410 4499 29 248 28 254 18 246 15 264 11 315 4499 3693 28 247 31 252 20 247 13 262 11 335 3693 2971 28 242 31 247 20*245 9*260 11 351 2971 2333 27 236 27 240 16*239 6*261 11 355 2333 1801 23 230 21 231 12 234 5 263 8 358 1801 1393 18 224 16 225 11 234 5 264 7 001 1393 1113 12 215 13 221 10 233 4 265 5 001 1113 943 11*213 11 220 9 233 4 268 4 002 943 845 6*208 7*218 7 233 3 267 3*000 845 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