DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.8 - - 58.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2261 - - 2759 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1798 - - 829 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3078 - - 3576 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 962 - - 639 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 268 - - 198 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 352 - - 354 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -813 - - -269 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3891 - - 3845 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9332 - - -9899 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12410 - - 13475 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.8 - - 58.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.0 - - 45.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.0 - - 58.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.7 - - 43.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2261 - - 2759 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97715 18 251 20 251 97715 90441 13 259 15 239 90441 84840 9 266 10 236 84840 80211 4 252 8 241 80211 76214 9 284 11 280 76214 72675 10 274 11 300 72675 69459 14 296 12 262 69459 66487 20 266 19 291 66487 63727 28 268 30 266 63727 61045 33 252 32 263 61045 58249 39 272 40 268 58249 55367 51 266 49 262 55367 52624 58 255 56 262 52624 50159 64 259 66 267 50159 47960 71 262 74 269 47960 45974 74 263 78 268 45974 44162 76 263 81 268 44162 42489 78 261 82 269 42489 40930 77 261 83 273 40930 39464 73 266 84 277 39464 38077 71 271 84 280 38077 36727 71 270 83 283 36727 35348 69 269 79 285 35348 33911 64 266 74 284 33911 32420 64 263 71 282 32420 30857 66 264 69 280 30857 29216 62 266 65 276 29216 27501 57 265 63 271 27501 25709 53 264 60 273 25709 23841 51 263 52 277 23841 21899 44 262 45 278 21899 19876 39 265 43 278 19876 17772 38 270 39 282 17772 15629 34 274 34 289 15629 13571 30 280 28 296 13571 11710 25 293 22 302 11710 10068 22 312 19 315 10068 8619 21 331 16 337 8619 7341 18 349 14 359 7341 6211 18 358 13 015 6211 5214 19 359 13 017 5214 4337 18 357 14*001 4337 3566 16*354 13*355 3566 2878 14*352 13 355 2878 2269 13 352 13 354 2269 1761 13 352 12 354 1761 1370 13 352 11 354 1370 1102 12 351 11 354 1102 939 11 351 10 354 939 846 9 352 8 354 846 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