DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 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 - - - 47.9 - - 54.0 - - 56.3 - - 51.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 32 - - -2 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 513 - - 975 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1330 - - 1792 - - 846 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 393 - - 797 - - 2367 - - 1530 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 119 - - 133 - - 15 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 071 - - 100 - - 125 - - 060 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1676 - - -1615 - - -2437 - - -1365 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3006 - - 3407 - - 3284 - - 2210 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9249 - - -6744 - - -6910 - - -7275 ODpotential blCL - - - 10579 - - 8536 - - 7756 - - 8120 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.9 - - 54.0 - - 56.3 - - 51.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.2 - - 42.4 - - 45.2 - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 53.6 - - 56.4 - - 52.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 41.5 - - 44.3 - - 44.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 32 - - -2 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 513 - - 975 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 65 - - 90 - - 100 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96060 62 258 73 258 73 262 73 264 96060 89093 43 266 48 259 53 259 50 268 89093 83731 36 264 36 267 35 258 37 264 83731 79254 31 267 32 270 28 271 29 268 79254 75357 25 260 32 269 28 281 28 285 75357 71888 20 260 28 258 33 281 33 279 71888 68729 22 269 23 270 32 264 31 270 68729 65801 30 272 30 277 27 258 27 268 65801 63057 35 263 29 269 27 270 32 275 63057 60383 36 267 42 280 40 279 41 270 60383 57593 46 274 56 271 46 272 45 270 57593 54713 53 265 63 260 54 270 52 272 54713 51987 54 261 63 255 60 263 56 268 51987 49547 59 266 59 263 61 262 59 270 49547 47365 65 269 63 266 64 267 68 270 47365 45404 69 268 72 268 73 271 75 268 45404 43632 69 268 76 268 84 269 80 273 43632 42009 72 275 77 275 90 272 113 276 42009 40499 79 279 84 280 105 279 115 273 40499 39075 80 279 86 270 107 277 105 272 39075 37723 76 279 86 269 105 281 98 271 37723 36408 73 278 88 275 91 279 93 269 36408 35062 68 278 86 279 85 274 91 276 35062 33660 66 276 82 282 80 274 81 281 33660 32203 64 271 79 281 69 272 70 275 32203 30679 67 263 67 267 63 265 64 271 30679 29077 69 265 67 258 60 269 62 266 29077 27398 65 271 65 257 56 269 59 268 27398 25638 59 273 57 270 55 268 52 276 25638 23799 55 271 47 275 52 270 50 277 23799 21881 51 268 42 269 42 268 47 280 21881 19882 50 269 44 261 30 259 38 281 19882 17802 52 272 44 259 25 256 27 271 17802 15683 48 278 42 269 29 256 23 275 15683 13642 29 282 35 283 28 271 19 278 13642 11787 23 266 20 268 21 289 20 279 11787 10139 20 269 14 238 11 272 23 284 10139 8677 13 284 13 224 15 251 19 284 8677 7382 11 277 13 215 16 229 8 267 7382 6235 9 278 10 203 10 169 11 190 6235 5226 3 295 7 159 11 149 15 164 5226 4341 4 061 7 121 11 145 11 144 4341 3562 6 070 8 108 12 136 11 129 3562 2869 8 066 10 108 11 127 12 120 2869 2260 12 072 10*110 10 125 13 107 2260 1754 15 083 8*104 9 127 14 101 1754 1366 13*079 7 100 8 128 13 097 1366 1100 10*072 6 099 6 127 10 089 1100 938 9 071 6 098 5*128 8 079 938 845 7 070 5 099 3*125 4*060 845 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