DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.9 - - 62.4 - - 58.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 38 - - 0 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 29 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 846 - - 847 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1882 - - 1293 - - 570 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 45 - - 20 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 112 - - 104 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2403 - - -534 - - -432 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3250 - - 1381 - - 1278 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6865 - - -3374 - - -6649 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7711 - - 4221 - - 7495 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 99 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 750 - - 700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.9 - - 62.4 - - 58.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.7 - - 59.2 - - 56.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.6 - - 62.4 - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.6 - - 58.7 - - 55.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 38 - - 0 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 29 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 65 - - 97 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - 10 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] 97372 44 254 40 256 35 253 97372 90229 29 247 28 258 23 264 90229 84673 17 267 17 251 20 259 84673 80020 13 263 12 259 10 263 80020 75976 9 257 9 262 13 304 75976 72395 9 273 12 246 14 300 72395 69157 12 268 13 278 12 278 69157 66176 19 251 26 268 20 279 66176 63415 21 280 26 252 28 268 63415 60745 32 287 32 276 31 269 60745 57952 46 280 44 279 36 275 57952 55060 54 273 56 278 51 281 55060 52330 61 266 68 266 67 270 52330 49895 61 260 72 258 71 261 49895 47713 56 261 68 257 68 255 47713 45723 54 270 64 263 60 256 45723 43897 60 279 61 272 52 268 43897 42222 67 280 61 276 53 278 42222 40676 65 280 60 277 51 276 40676 39229 65 277 56 280 46 282 39229 37862 68 269 55 285 44 289 37862 36537 62 260 54 286 43 294 36537 35187 61 259 52 282 42 294 35187 33784 58 262 49 283 41 291 33784 32330 55 268 48 287 43 292 32330 30811 52 270 45 288 36 298 30811 29214 49 267 42 281 34 303 29214 27539 47 268 41 278 35 303 27539 25784 47 270 40 280 34 301 25784 23953 48 271 38 281 34 293 23953 22048 47 278 39 282 34 289 22048 20064 45 287 37 284 33 294 20064 17993 40 290 37 282 31 296 17993 15875 38 280 39 280 30 291 15875 13831 45 275 34 281 33 286 13831 11968 43 274 31 281 32 275 11968 10311 30 261 28 271 31 260 10311 8839 21 244 28 261 29 241 8839 7531 12 227 31 247 29 232 7531 6367 11 219 32 230 26 227 6367 5335 13 225 27 201 26 217 5335 4426 10 207 20 174 27 202 4426 3627 9 195 16 168 28 184 3627 2917 9 194 12 154 27 169 2917 2293 8 182 10 130 25 147 2293 1774 6 154 10 114 25 132 1774 1377 5 128 11 107 21 124 1377 1105 4 122 10 104 16 120 1105 940 3 116 9*104 13 118 940 846 2*112 6*104 5*112 846 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