DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.8 - - 66.4 - - 69.0 - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 74 - - 10 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 1313 - - 2142 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 846 - - 2130 - - 2959 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 575 - - 1386 - - 1592 - - 250 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 33 - - 196 - - 131 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 169 - - 171 - - 145 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2032 - - -2702 - - -2979 - - -1917 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2878 - - 4832 - - 5938 - - 2763 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11153 - - -10315 - - -10540 - - -10695 ODpotential blCL - - - 11999 - - 12445 - - 13499 - - 11541 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 80 - - 89 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.8 - - 66.4 - - 69.0 - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.6 - - 48.6 - - 46.4 - - 50.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.5 - - 65.7 - - 68.8 - - 61.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 47.4 - - 45.6 - - 50.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 74 - - 10 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 1313 - - 2142 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 19 - - 56 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 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] 97392 14 228 13 293 8 266 7 293 97392 90178 5 100 2 042 3 075 4 270 90178 84609 9 056 9 119 7 114 3 120 84609 79983 10 076 9 136 9 118 7 094 79983 76006 10 097 6 113 7 152 6 087 76006 72494 11 112 6 112 6 188 4 112 72494 69304 9 118 5 114 8 221 3 142 69304 66366 9 144 3 156 9 211 3 195 66366 63647 5 104 6 157 8 183 6 219 63647 61020 6 302 1 102 8 197 13 224 61020 58294 14 283 7 298 7 212 15 223 58294 55476 15 289 13 278 6 261 12 232 55476 52785 22 291 20 280 18 291 14 281 52785 50359 25 284 24 279 31 278 26 283 50359 48184 25 295 23 285 30 273 31 279 48184 46209 21 303 24 287 27 274 32 277 46209 44397 23 303 28 290 30 282 33 283 44397 42719 29 300 36 290 37 290 36 283 42719 41154 38 301 37 284 37 296 35 281 41154 39692 40 300 28 292 38 297 21 285 39692 38316 36 289 24 299 32 296 19 298 38316 36982 36 281 31 286 22 314 26 304 36982 35618 35 280 37 272 16 316 29 300 35618 34195 29 279 34 272 18 298 28 289 34195 32715 22 284 27 274 22 294 26 285 32715 31166 14 289 21 269 19 291 19 294 31166 29539 4 314 18 262 14 277 9 279 29539 27835 9 268 19 253 18 279 11 278 27835 26050 11 255 17 245 21 276 18 281 26050 24187 9 266 14 246 17 266 22 284 24187 22250 13 290 11 262 12 264 20 285 22250 20228 15 303 9 281 11 274 16 278 20228 18117 15 315 9 308 12 293 13 265 18117 15962 14 325 11 312 11 301 10 264 15962 13880 15 319 10 312 10 298 9 258 13880 11986 12 311 9 292 7 264 8 239 11986 10307 4 255 5 236 8 256 9 247 10307 8821 6 231 7 233 10 248 10 250 8821 7505 7 223 9 226 11 251 10 254 7505 6342 11 204 11 232 11 250 8 253 6342 5314 12 185 12 224 13 227 10 246 5314 4414 13 185 13 215 15 206 13 229 4414 3622 14 190 15 208 15*190 18 203 3622 2917 16 192 16 197 15*177 20 191 2917 2295 20 188 14*182 14 173 19 182 2295 1776 21 182 12*171 13 171 19 172 1776 1378 19 179 12 169 13 169 19 161 1378 1106 11 171 11 169 12 167 15 154 1106 940 10*170 10 169 11 167 12 151 940 846 7*170 8 168 8 165 5*145 846 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