DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 68.0 - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 0 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2650 - - 2215 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2210 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3467 - - 3032 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 741 - - 962 - - 1070 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 307 - - 127 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 18 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 149 - - 158 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 207 - - -804 - - -2081 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3260 - - 3836 - - 2928 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8748 - - -10316 - - -11361 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12215 - - 13348 - - 12207 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 380 - - 720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 68.0 - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.6 - - 54.2 - - 53.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.9 - - 68.1 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.4 - - 53.1 - - 52.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 0 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2650 - - 2215 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 100 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98909 8 150 5 116 11 107 98909 91522 9 169 6 197 5 100 91522 85781 9 152 9 195 5 259 85781 81002 8 228 6 172 12 210 81002 76865 14 229 14 254 7 246 76865 73220 8 225 15 227 14 262 73220 69961 7 275 9 187 13 221 69961 66968 10 288 10 274 9 191 66968 64176 12 281 18 270 8 265 64176 61488 10 264 15 262 13 287 61488 58712 15 293 16 290 17 287 58712 55851 27 302 26 287 30 279 55851 53151 52 292 40 279 33 275 53151 50745 59 283 40 279 33 282 50745 48587 48 289 47 288 40 286 48587 46617 52 298 56 285 48 280 46617 44807 61 297 60 285 50 274 44807 43128 67 295 60 285 52 269 43128 41561 69 295 60 284 52 267 41561 40089 68 292 58 283 50 271 40089 38697 65 289 53 283 47 274 38697 37342 57 283 49 287 40 273 37342 35957 50 286 45 287 37 272 35957 34514 53 282 44 286 37 274 34514 33015 58 277 48 280 39 273 33015 31444 58 278 52 277 42 271 31444 29789 55 285 54 273 39 274 29789 28051 53 286 58 270 37 271 28051 26235 46 280 55 264 41 263 26235 24342 40 280 41 266 45 260 24342 22374 32 286 33 264 46 252 22374 20333 29 290 35 253 47 246 20333 18216 29 274 32 247 42 245 18216 16063 24 277 30 255 40 249 16063 13986 21 284 26 252 42 251 13986 12091 19 280 24 253 41 249 12091 10406 24 268 28 264 38 244 10406 8907 25 273 25 254 35 238 8907 7574 22 280 22 230 31 230 7574 6391 15 269 19 214 28 217 6391 5347 5 207 20 193 31 205 5347 4430 13 151 24 172 32 195 4430 3627 14*148 22*161 34 175 3627 2918 14*148 21*159 34 160 2918 2296 14 149 20 159 32 152 2296 1778 14 149 19 158 29 148 1778 1380 13 149 18 158 25 145 1380 1107 13 150 16 158 19 142 1107 941 12 150 14 157 16 141 941 846 10 150 10 157 8*140 846 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