DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/08 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 68.3 - - 59.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 78 - - 12 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4619 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3278 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5436 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1367 - - 6434 - - 932 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 311 - - 36 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 279 - - 303 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1320 - - -6452 - - -3279 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6757 - - 7299 - - 4125 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5816 - - -9239 - - -8147 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11252 - - 10085 - - 8993 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 82 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 68.3 - - 59.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 39.3 - - 44.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 68.1 - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.0 - - 38.1 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 78 - - 12 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4619 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 27 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97375 48 250 51 250 53 250 97375 90151 41 242 42 256 38 259 90151 84562 27 241 30 250 27 263 84562 79917 16 267 18 267 18 274 79917 75905 17 292 10 262 13 275 75905 72340 16 283 13 283 14 284 72340 69089 17 292 17 290 16 289 69089 66090 24 286 21 283 19 288 66090 63304 29 279 28 282 27 290 63304 60608 31 285 36 288 35 291 60608 57808 36 290 39 286 41 289 57808 54907 48 294 47 288 52 288 54907 52136 59 289 59 281 59 281 52136 49633 62 286 61 280 61 284 49633 47379 65 287 69 286 71 285 47379 45335 71 286 79 282 82 279 45335 43475 74 281 76 276 78 271 43475 41767 72 279 66 279 64 280 41767 40198 69 288 64 291 81 295 40198 38759 73 296 74 298 87 290 38759 37420 75 295 79 292 77 282 37420 36120 72 292 78 285 73 279 36120 34790 66 291 73 283 71 287 34790 33404 63 292 67 288 75 300 33404 31966 64 290 66 295 80 302 31966 30460 64 291 69 300 82 300 30460 28875 65 292 65 299 84 299 28875 27212 64 289 62 293 80 301 27212 25473 60 287 64 291 70 300 25473 23659 58 290 64 293 66 294 23659 21767 59 293 63 295 67 292 21767 19795 62 294 60 295 63 297 19795 17740 65 297 62 298 59 298 17740 15639 63 298 64 300 57 294 15639 13611 58 298 60 301 57 293 13611 11773 53 298 53 299 52 295 11773 10143 49 300 46 297 47 297 10143 8696 42 300 39 295 43 297 8696 7410 32 298 29 288 40 296 7410 6270 22*290 18 279 30 293 6270 5265 14*280 16 283 18 277 5265 4383 13 279 14 288 12 280 4383 3603 12 279 13 292 11 292 3603 2905 12 279 12 296 10 305 2905 2288 11 278 11 298 10 321 2288 1773 10 278 11 300 9 334 1773 1377 10 278 10 301 9 343 1377 1105 9 279 10 302 8 350 1105 940 9 278 9 303 6 357 940 846 7 278 7*303 4*358 846 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