DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 - - - - - - 50.3 - - 52.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2038 - - 2161 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1695 - - 829 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2855 - - 2978 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 854 - - 1034 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 267 - - 155 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 223 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1773 - - -2070 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4628 - - 5048 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12665 - - -14384 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15520 - - 17362 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 59 - - 55 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 52.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.5 - - 33.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.3 - - 52.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.3 - - 32.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2038 - - 2161 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - 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] 97541 13 275 9 249 97541 90264 8 195 10 260 90264 84674 4 151 11 248 84674 80019 5 342 6 235 80019 75983 7 322 8 287 75983 72412 9 285 14 283 72412 69174 13 287 18 288 69174 66199 15 287 19 282 66199 63447 15 300 20 288 63447 60781 21 304 24 294 60781 58010 31 302 31 294 58010 55145 33 294 31 289 55145 52407 35 307 33 313 52407 49936 47 317 44 314 49936 47717 61 320 54 314 47717 45704 67 315 65 315 45704 43861 67 315 70 316 43861 42163 64 321 69 319 42163 40590 63 326 62 322 40590 39128 63 327 57 327 39128 37761 61 327 57 328 37761 36443 56 326 54 329 36443 35101 48 331 44 324 35101 33704 46 335 38 323 33704 32252 43 335 36 324 32252 30728 40 334 35 323 30728 29124 38 334 34 325 29124 27439 35 337 33 327 27439 25673 33 339 31 327 25673 23826 32 340 28 328 23826 21897 32 342 24 336 21897 19882 31 345 21 338 19882 17778 27 345 19 336 17778 15634 25 342 19 330 15634 13575 24 339 18 325 13575 11713 24 334 18 323 11713 10062 21 325 18 319 10062 8599 17 312 17 308 8599 7304 12 291 17 285 7304 6162 9 267 16 262 6162 5163 9 243 17 240 5163 4291 11 230 18 231 4291 3528 13*224 17*228 3528 2848 12*223 16*225 2848 2247 12 223 16 224 2247 1747 12 223 15 223 1747 1362 11 223 14 222 1362 1098 11 223 13 221 1098 937 10 223 11 221 937 845 8 223 9 220 845 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