DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/24 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 0657z - - 1005z - - 1330z - - 1600z - - 1857z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 52.7 - - 63.7 - - 70.5 - - 72.8 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 80 - - 131 - - 31 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 27 - - 1016 - - 2423 - - 3130 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit 827 - - 828 - - 2013 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top 844 - - 1833 - - 3240 - - 3947 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 260 - - 442 - - 854 - - 1077 - - 1922 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 182 - - 291 - - 208 - - 14 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 13 - - 11 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 123 - - 149 - - 135 - - 152 - - 155 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -108 - - -585 - - -550 - - 1107 - - -431 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 952 - - 2419 - - 3791 - - 2840 - - 1276 sfcLCL ODpotential -10235 - - -7501 - - -7534 - - 445 - - -927 ODpotential blCL 11079 - - 9334 - - 10774 - - 3502 - - 1772 blCL maxRH 87 - - 80 - - 85 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 100 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m 52.7 - - 63.7 - - 70.5 - - 72.8 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 51.4 - - 56.0 - - 56.7 - - 62.9 - - 63.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.6 - - 63.0 - - 69.4 - - 72.4 - - 66.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 51.7 - - 55.2 - - 55.2 - - 62.0 - - 63.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 80 - - 131 - - 31 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 27 - - 1016 - - 2423 - - 3130 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 47 - - 18 - - 40 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 12 - - 13 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] 98189 14 202 10 238 15 231 17 252 13 258 98189 90796 15 243 8 234 14 217 18 248 16 254 90796 85099 15 259 8 236 9 222 13 219 14 245 85099 80365 7 250 8 224 10 225 12 228 13 242 80365 76273 8 252 8 229 12 231 15 253 12 254 76273 72652 13 258 11 254 13 241 18 247 17 270 72652 69390 19 276 17 270 12 249 17 241 19 262 69390 66406 25 273 23 270 19 279 16 258 22 254 66406 63650 27 262 27 260 24 259 22 264 23 253 63650 60991 32 253 26 258 26 267 28 272 23 257 60991 58218 35 267 36 270 42 264 36 267 32 263 58218 55327 48 262 46 260 48 252 49 262 47 266 55327 52574 44 255 46 259 52 253 62 260 63 263 52574 50111 45 266 51 265 56 256 66 256 70 261 50111 47913 53 266 56 263 59 255 65 253 72 257 47913 45923 55 258 54 257 59 250 62 249 70 254 45923 44106 53 250 48 252 53 244 56 244 65 248 44106 42435 48 247 43 250 45 245 51 241 59 240 42435 40888 43 249 38 253 41 255 46 243 54 236 40888 39439 37 250 34 258 40 261 43 246 51 236 39439 38068 30 250 31 260 38 257 42 250 49 238 38068 36735 27 253 28 262 38 251 43 253 48 240 36735 35375 25 254 26 264 38 251 44 253 47 241 35375 33960 24 250 25 262 34 256 42 251 45 241 33960 32491 23 248 24 257 27 255 38 249 42 240 32491 30952 23 246 23 248 25 253 31 247 38 238 30952 29333 21 247 22 239 24 250 28 245 36 236 29333 27637 19 250 21 233 23 242 27 245 34 236 27637 25864 17 243 21 230 22 238 25 246 31 238 25864 24015 16 227 20 223 22 238 24 244 27 243 24015 22091 17 215 19 221 20 238 22 243 24 248 22091 20087 15 201 16 213 18 228 18 246 20 245 20087 17999 12 177 17 190 18 205 16 236 16 236 17999 15869 14 155 16 175 19 185 18 202 16 219 15869 13818 11 172 15 170 20 184 19 204 19 219 13818 11954 11 191 16 172 19 190 18 221 18 237 11954 10301 14 181 14 165 16 187 16 222 16 247 10301 8832 15 165 16 152 17 171 17 213 17 240 8832 7526 18 156 17 157 17 170 19 190 18 221 7526 6368 21 151 18 166 16 177 19 184 18 197 6368 5344 19 151 18 166 18 165 15 179 18 194 5344 4440 13 167 16 161 18 149 14*156 18 200 4440 3644 14 172 15 155 15*139 13*153 18 198 3644 2932 17 173 17 155 14*137 13 152 18 194 2932 2305 21 165 19*153 12 135 13 152 18 179 2305 1783 27 152 18*151 12 134 12 151 17 165 1783 1383 27 144 15 149 10 134 12 151 14 160 1383 1108 19 134 12 148 9 134 11 151 12 158 1108 940 16*133 11 147 9 133 10 151 11*157 940 845 4*123 8 147 7 133 8 151 7*155 845 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