DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/16 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 0659z - - 1002z - - 1336z - - 1604z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 52.2 - - 68.7 - - 78.0 - - 80.5 - - 73.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 110 - - 246 - - 129 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 29 - - 714 - - 3750 - - 3752 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit 829 - - 830 - - 3215 - - 2896 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top 846 - - 1531 - - 4567 - - 4569 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 177 - - 726 - - 874 - - 1040 - - 3136 Hgt.Variab. W* 2 - - 176 - - 399 - - 324 - - 14 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 11 - - 15 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 137 - - 177 - - 181 - - 177 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -148 - - -4108 - - -2616 - - -3281 - - -5036 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 994 - - 5639 - - 7184 - - 7850 - - 5883 sfcLCL ODpotential -9472 - - -10567 - - -7732 - - -8559 - - -10933 ODpotential blCL 10318 - - 12098 - - 12299 - - 13128 - - 11780 blCL maxRH 81 - - 63 - - 57 - - 51 - - 50 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 52.2 - - 68.7 - - 78.0 - - 80.5 - - 73.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 50.8 - - 47.3 - - 49.6 - - 49.2 - - 51.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.0 - - 67.8 - - 76.4 - - 79.5 - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 52.2 - - 46.6 - - 48.8 - - 48.4 - - 51.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 110 - - 246 - - 129 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 29 - - 714 - - 3750 - - 3752 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 25 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98629 14 280 15 264 13 224 14 254 15 258 98629 91277 7 261 13 217 11 230 15 232 15 255 91277 85571 7 198 7 238 12 230 16 232 16 270 85571 80820 11 198 8 250 11 220 13 235 11 289 80820 76699 9 226 11 253 9 229 13 260 13 293 76699 73037 12 245 12 254 8 225 12 258 15 287 73037 69731 10 264 16 230 14 239 13 244 12 263 69731 66712 11 255 14 232 22 227 15 251 15 235 66712 63920 15 243 17 257 22 215 21 240 18 218 63920 61228 19 261 24 245 19 243 22 227 22 232 61228 58441 21 255 21 249 22 244 22 240 23 234 58441 55567 27 260 29 265 27 255 28 248 28 251 55567 52841 30 254 32 252 33 253 33 258 33 255 52841 50400 32 274 33 259 35 260 38 262 35 264 50400 48218 38 275 37 263 39 263 40 261 35 267 48218 46238 38 264 39 260 39 263 36 260 33 269 46238 44415 37 267 38 263 35 266 35 264 33 273 44415 42721 41 277 39 269 34 270 35 267 34 278 42721 41139 43 281 39 275 34 274 33 267 35 282 41139 39660 44 282 38 284 34 274 30 267 32 277 39660 38272 39 287 36 291 31 273 30 267 30 268 38272 36934 34 298 33 296 27 275 30 263 28 260 36934 35574 33 303 31 300 24 281 27 263 24 259 35574 34164 32 301 28 305 23 290 23 267 22 263 34164 32705 28 297 24 309 22 295 19 271 19 268 32705 31179 28 294 21 305 21 295 18 277 18 267 31179 29571 28 289 21 301 20 293 21 277 20 269 29571 27878 27 283 22 297 22 288 25 278 21 276 27878 26098 26 284 21 294 23 285 25 279 20 279 26098 24236 23 287 19 293 21 284 26 276 19 276 24236 22295 20 285 18 288 17 276 24 270 19 273 22295 20271 19 283 16 285 15 266 20 265 19 267 20271 18162 19 293 11 289 12 250 15 256 15 261 18162 16013 18 294 13 288 10 258 12 254 12 257 16013 13942 15 300 12 280 9 264 9 253 8 244 13942 12061 13 306 12 292 8 268 7 229 7 225 12061 10392 12 309 9 294 7 264 6 211 9 189 10392 8908 4 004 7 285 6 254 6 207 11 182 8908 7589 4 064 8 280 8 259 7 220 12 187 7589 6418 2 247 10 281 8 243 9 223 11 200 6418 5382 10 226 7 250 11*195 13*192 15 199 5382 4474 11 226 10 177 15*183 14*182 19 189 4474 3675 13 222 15 181 15 182 14 180 20 182 3675 2959 15 189 21 180 15 181 14 178 21 176 2959 2326 20 159 21 179 15 181 14 177 21 170 2326 1798 21 150 19*178 15 181 14 175 21 165 1798 1392 18 158 13*176 14 180 13 175 19 160 1392 1113 12 166 12 176 14 180 13 174 16 157 1113 944 7*161 11 177 13 179 12 174 13*155 944 847 1*137 9 177 11 179 10 174 7*153 847 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