DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - - - - 61.2 - - 62.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2176 - - 29 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1596 - - 830 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2993 - - 846 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 892 - - 3292 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 248 - - 34 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 162 - - 175 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -569 - - -2835 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3562 - - 3681 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7711 - - -9405 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10704 - - 10251 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 62.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.8 - - 49.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.4 - - 62.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.5 - - 48.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2176 - - 29 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 17 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 97802 25 224 25 233 97802 90490 12 218 20 227 90490 84863 7 233 13 241 84863 80190 5 269 3 267 80190 76147 9 275 8 288 76147 72575 10 263 12 261 72575 69348 11 269 15 267 69348 66387 16 268 19 254 66387 63643 18 282 18 268 63643 60963 27 280 24 286 60963 58156 34 272 35 267 58156 55266 45 258 49 257 55266 52526 54 259 54 260 52526 50060 69 264 62 263 50060 47847 83 262 76 260 47847 45841 85 258 85 255 45841 44010 80 257 84 254 44010 42326 74 259 80 258 42326 40763 69 262 77 260 40763 39299 66 265 73 259 39299 37921 65 267 71 256 37921 36587 66 265 70 256 36587 35232 66 262 68 257 35232 33823 65 262 61 257 33823 32364 60 263 51 258 32364 30839 51 265 45 259 30839 29232 46 271 41 256 29232 27544 42 275 37 256 27544 25774 39 279 35 257 25774 23922 37 275 34 258 23922 21994 37 268 36 262 21994 19985 35 265 38 265 19985 17898 31 270 36 268 17898 15776 30 276 32 270 15776 13735 28 281 29 271 13735 11875 23 294 22 271 11875 10216 17 303 16 269 10216 8741 11 289 13 250 8741 7429 6 268 13 235 7429 6268 4 182 11 194 6268 5250 13 163 18 181 5250 4363 17 171 18 184 4363 3587 16*167 15 178 3587 2894 14*162 14 177 2894 2280 13 162 13 177 2280 1769 13 162 13 176 1769 1375 12 162 12 176 1375 1105 12 162 11 175 1105 940 11 162 10 176 940 846 9 162 8*175 846 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