DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 60.9 - - 61.9 - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 132 - - 52 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1023 - - 1791 - - 2237 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 1498 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1840 - - 2608 - - 3054 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 704 - - 580 - - 739 - - 2080 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 154 - - 253 - - 201 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 058 - - 062 - - 077 - - 075 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2222 - - -1124 - - -1371 - - -2353 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4062 - - 3732 - - 4425 - - 3199 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11372 - - -5383 - - -5597 - - -9714 ODpotential blCL - - - 13212 - - 7991 - - 8651 - - 10560 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 97 - - 94 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 60.9 - - 61.9 - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.7 - - 47.9 - - 45.9 - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.4 - - 59.8 - - 61.4 - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 47.3 - - 45.4 - - 43.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 132 - - 52 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1023 - - 1791 - - 2237 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 86 - - 77 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96916 13 265 18 258 28 265 28 277 96916 89791 10 222 12 254 18 254 15 277 89791 84272 7 221 14 227 11 242 8 274 84272 79680 4 199 13 214 9 219 10 254 79680 75715 4 270 11 209 10 223 11 247 75715 72215 4 284 7 218 8 239 11 250 72215 69047 7 253 5 243 8 259 12 259 69047 66123 12 264 9 260 12 251 14 255 66123 63404 15 269 13 263 13 250 15 240 63404 60765 19 265 18 266 18 259 15 246 60765 58013 24 253 24 259 24 257 24 254 58013 55164 24 259 29 258 33 252 32 255 55164 52441 34 260 39 254 38 255 35 249 52441 49975 39 251 38 254 40 253 36 254 49975 47748 38 253 41 258 45 255 40 254 47748 45727 46 246 49 254 49 252 48 264 45727 43898 46 245 50 248 56 253 64 265 43898 42234 49 260 50 250 61 254 70 252 42234 40695 58 263 54 251 60 252 59 243 40695 39249 57 260 56 255 53 272 55 281 39249 37889 55 257 53 256 54 276 65 286 37889 36575 50 251 52 256 50 260 62 282 36575 35231 46 247 52 253 52 253 59 282 35231 33830 44 250 45 249 50 257 50 271 33830 32371 44 255 42 249 45 260 48 260 32371 30841 41 259 39 256 41 261 49 259 30841 29227 39 254 37 262 39 262 49 261 29227 27533 38 246 36 262 38 265 44 263 27533 25759 33 244 39 257 38 265 37 261 25759 23905 29 248 42 253 36 262 37 257 23905 21976 30 246 40 249 35 259 35 259 21976 19968 35 252 40 245 33 255 34 260 19968 17872 37 258 36 247 38 251 35 254 17872 15740 26 266 32 250 34 256 30 253 15740 13693 23 269 28 254 27 257 25 254 13693 11833 22 267 23 259 23 260 21 249 11833 10183 18 267 22 259 19 261 17 249 10183 8720 14 267 16 260 16 253 13 245 8720 7421 12 289 13 272 13 251 12 229 7421 6267 13 291 13 267 13 252 12 224 6267 5246 14 281 10 263 12 241 13 227 5246 4347 12 275 6 261 6 208 11 209 4347 3560 5 272 0 166 9*100 11 137 3560 2866 10 067 8*072 12*080 17 092 2866 2259 17*066 8*065 12 078 18 081 2259 1754 14*060 8 063 12 077 18 079 1754 1367 13 058 8 061 11 075 16 077 1367 1100 12 057 8 060 11 075 14 076 1100 938 11 056 7 059 10 075 12*075 938 846 8 056 6 059 8 074 8*075 846 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