DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.8 - - 85.7 - - 85.9 - - 77.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 182 - - 58 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 356 - - 6523 - - 6366 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 5189 - - 4187 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1173 - - 7340 - - 7183 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 501 - - 1618 - - 1685 - - 6185 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 440 - - 309 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 8 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 129 - - 146 - - 147 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3226 - - -1359 - - -2748 - - -6464 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4399 - - 8700 - - 9931 - - 7311 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5530 - - -5759 - - -7731 - - -12427 ODpotential blCL - - - 6703 - - 13099 - - 14914 - - 13274 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 89 - - 82 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.8 - - 85.7 - - 85.9 - - 77.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.7 - - 50.6 - - 45.4 - - 49.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.8 - - 84.2 - - 85.3 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 49.2 - - 44.1 - - 48.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 182 - - 58 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 356 - - 6523 - - 6366 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 55 - - 28 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98600 10 154 8 201 9 206 10 307 98600 91257 5 114 5 193 7 237 3 243 91257 85613 3 035 6 130 2 173 1 200 85613 80931 6 137 5 099 1 127 8 349 80931 76877 6 112 5 044 2 214 10 356 76877 73277 4 110 3 070 3 195 3 040 73277 70015 6 115 5 146 4 152 5 144 70015 67012 9 112 9 172 4 194 3 202 67012 64227 4 088 5 153 3 206 5 229 64227 61536 2 205 1 159 5 255 4 245 61536 58732 5 202 4 237 8 246 8 275 58732 55828 5 219 10 244 11 249 14 274 55828 53062 8 251 15 231 13 253 17 275 53062 50575 12 246 14 231 16 269 18 280 50575 48345 12 254 15 238 21 270 21 279 48345 46322 15 255 17 240 22 261 20 280 46322 44472 17 258 17 248 18 250 21 280 44472 42767 19 242 18 253 13 258 16 281 42767 41194 21 222 23 248 16 261 13 266 41194 39737 18 205 26 211 21 235 15 221 39737 38369 11 187 16 199 22 231 21 192 38369 37041 12 213 12 216 17 223 17 202 37041 35681 18 227 12 218 16 215 12 228 35681 34263 17 231 13 225 9 220 9 221 34263 32788 12 239 14 221 8 223 10 211 32788 31241 5 234 10 215 12 206 10 219 31241 29610 4 106 5 212 7 185 11 219 29610 27897 6 117 2 165 5 163 9 203 27897 26105 13 144 8 165 10 190 8 197 26105 24238 19 166 15 175 15 197 11 187 24238 22298 24 169 22 180 22 193 15 181 22298 20279 24 176 25 182 22 189 18 173 20279 18174 20 183 22 185 18 191 17 169 18174 16029 14 179 13 184 15 200 15 169 16029 13961 7 177 3 198 6 197 14 173 13961 12078 3 175 2 145 1 163 9 175 12078 10409 7 142 2 145 2 101 7 186 10409 8931 14 148 7 171 6 145 9 185 8931 7621 13 147 8*154 9*145 12 164 7621 6457 10 151 9*151 10*146 13 159 6457 5424 8 146 9 149 10 147 12 166 5424 4512 7 139 9 146 9 148 11 174 4512 3704 6 138 9 145 9 148 10 180 3704 2982 3 141 9 144 9 147 10 183 2982 2342 2 110 8 144 9 147 9 184 2342 1808 2 091 8 143 9 148 8 184 1808 1399 3*132 8 143 9 147 8 184 1399 1117 2*131 8 142 8 147 7 182 1117 945 2 130 7 142 8 147 5 180 945 847 2 127 6 142 7 147 3*173 847 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