DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 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 = 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 - - - 72.4 - - 79.5 - - 81.5 - - 72.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 87 - - 17 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 614 - - 1808 - - 3073 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 1352 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1431 - - 2625 - - 3890 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 524 - - 2727 - - 1594 - - 1118 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 135 - - 237 - - 196 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 132 - - 114 - - 083 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2211 - - -2624 - - -1863 - - -1973 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3642 - - 5249 - - 5753 - - 2820 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7798 - - -7613 - - -6434 - - -7459 ODpotential blCL - - - 9229 - - 10238 - - 10324 - - 8306 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 73 - - 61 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 79.5 - - 81.5 - - 72.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.5 - - 59.6 - - 59.4 - - 63.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.9 - - 78.7 - - 81.2 - - 74.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 58.2 - - 58.0 - - 62.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 87 - - 17 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 614 - - 1808 - - 3073 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 12 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] 98265 11 107 7 096 13 129 4 189 98265 90903 5 079 12 090 4 042 14 090 90903 85250 5 067 9 125 2 088 13 065 85250 80563 9 073 11 143 8 146 8 010 80563 76523 8 075 10 114 6 118 1 032 76523 72947 9 091 10 075 7 074 7 104 72947 69705 13 088 8 087 3 114 6 063 69705 66724 9 080 8 092 6 133 5 035 66724 63961 4 057 6 091 8 121 0 018 63961 61284 5 054 5 123 8 102 1 186 61284 58500 7 046 8 124 7 113 1 299 58500 55630 6 029 7 101 8 122 1 170 55630 52899 3 029 6 071 8 106 8 126 52899 50441 1 072 6 057 4 081 8 107 50441 48244 3 118 4 035 3 061 5 066 48244 46260 2 079 4 341 6 021 9 009 46260 44447 2 074 6 329 12 354 12 357 44447 42777 6 035 6 306 12 341 12 008 42777 41229 8 026 2 251 5 002 11 000 41229 39780 5 037 3 167 3 075 8 353 39780 38411 4 113 7 176 1 130 5 010 38411 37082 9 132 9 164 5 147 4 057 37082 35727 12 134 12 150 10 142 10 124 35727 34317 12 134 15 142 13 143 13 144 34317 32853 12 135 16 141 14 151 17 158 32853 31319 14 142 16 145 18 159 20 160 31319 29702 15 147 16 148 19 159 20 163 29702 28002 14 143 19 147 19 156 18 159 28002 26219 15 146 20 147 19 157 15 158 26219 24355 16 150 17 152 16 159 15 158 24355 22414 15 156 16 161 14 163 16 156 22414 20391 18 168 16 173 14 172 12 166 20391 18274 13 191 12 182 10 195 6 199 18274 16112 7 178 8 163 8 163 4 178 16112 14031 5 185 2 228 0 156 1 166 14031 12140 6 015 7 350 7 359 5 022 12140 10459 12 359 9 357 10 005 9 023 10459 8964 9 359 8 003 10 006 11 018 8964 7633 7 024 6 020 9 002 11 006 7633 6452 8 044 4 084 4 009 9 357 6452 5410 6 083 4 151 2 127 5 334 5410 4495 12 157 7 173 6*129 4 172 4495 3691 17 152 10 157 7*121 8 150 3691 2970 19 148 10*146 7 118 9 132 2970 2334 19 145 8*136 7 114 11 116 2334 1803 17*144 8 132 7 112 12 106 1803 1395 12*142 7 131 7 111 12 100 1395 1114 10 143 7 129 7 110 11 095 1114 945 9 143 6 129 6 109 9 091 945 847 7 143 5 129 5 108 4*083 847 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