DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/04 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 63.8 - - 64.3 - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 85 - - 6 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1032 - - 2230 - - 2296 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 1646 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1849 - - 3047 - - 3113 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 757 - - 917 - - 1987 - - 356 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 162 - - 251 - - 150 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 312 - - 312 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -487 - - -821 - - -1086 - - -1135 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2336 - - 3868 - - 4199 - - 1981 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4140 - - -7357 - - -7934 - - -3180 ODpotential blCL - - - 5989 - - 10404 - - 11047 - - 4026 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 68 - - 65 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 63.8 - - 64.3 - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.4 - - 50.0 - - 49.1 - - 51.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.0 - - 63.0 - - 64.1 - - 59.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 48.7 - - 47.8 - - 50.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 85 - - 6 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1032 - - 2230 - - 2296 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 97897 24 234 24 256 25 235 22 246 97897 90556 12 231 25 243 21 253 20 257 90556 84891 11 243 15 223 19 250 16 261 84891 80192 9 234 12 228 13 251 10 283 80192 76159 7 260 15 224 15 248 13 266 76159 72601 10 276 13 263 11 275 12 290 72601 69370 13 292 18 270 18 277 24 286 69370 66391 15 303 16 269 22 267 28 279 66391 63625 29 300 22 288 26 280 30 288 63625 60948 38 290 34 286 37 279 37 286 60948 58153 43 281 40 275 40 272 41 285 58153 55248 48 276 44 273 48 282 50 285 55248 52468 52 272 55 280 58 284 57 276 52468 49955 57 274 62 278 60 277 64 283 49955 47703 64 275 61 274 60 278 67 284 47703 45659 68 274 59 276 69 282 69 288 45659 43795 70 271 66 279 74 280 73 288 43795 42091 71 269 74 276 71 278 71 283 42091 40520 70 271 72 274 71 282 66 282 40520 39055 70 272 68 278 71 286 64 288 39055 37681 64 272 70 284 72 285 66 292 37681 36358 61 278 74 279 73 283 68 293 36358 35018 61 280 75 276 74 284 69 290 35018 33629 61 279 75 275 72 287 68 286 33629 32192 62 280 73 276 65 285 63 282 32192 30690 60 281 69 280 58 286 59 284 30690 29106 58 281 62 286 55 293 57 289 29106 27441 57 283 58 291 56 298 59 293 27441 25690 56 286 57 292 56 298 61 297 25690 23855 54 286 57 292 59 302 62 301 23855 21938 49 286 54 292 59 308 60 304 21938 19937 45 289 49 290 55 309 55 304 19937 17847 41 296 45 288 48 305 50 303 17847 15715 37 301 40 289 42 297 48 302 15715 13666 32 303 37 294 40 293 47 300 13666 11806 29 303 33 296 40 294 45 303 11806 10154 28 300 30 297 36 294 42 311 10154 8691 30 302 28 299 33 294 36 314 8691 7398 29 307 25 302 28 299 29 310 7398 6257 25 313 23 309 24 312 22 312 6257 5254 23 315 23 316 20 320 19 318 5254 4374 21 313 21 317 18 316 19 321 4374 3597 20 313 18*316 15*311 19 322 3597 2900 19 322 13*312 14*312 19 322 2900 2285 17*328 13 312 14 312 19 322 2285 1771 16*329 12 312 13 312 18 322 1771 1376 14 328 12 312 12 312 17 321 1376 1104 13 328 11 313 11 313 13 318 1104 940 11 328 10 312 10 313 11*315 940 846 8 328 8 313 8 313 4*305 846 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