DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.0 - - 65.6 - - 60.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 39 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1596 - - 2159 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1330 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2413 - - 2976 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 554 - - 589 - - 2075 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 241 - - 193 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 24 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 102 - - 019 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -174 - - -404 - - -884 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2587 - - 3380 - - 1730 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7098 - - -6847 - - -8190 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9511 - - 9823 - - 9036 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 85 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.0 - - 65.6 - - 60.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.7 - - 53.8 - - 55.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.0 - - 65.1 - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.6 - - 52.6 - - 55.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 39 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1596 - - 2159 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 65 - - 38 - - 0 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] 98248 14 283 7 285 18 294 98248 90920 5 239 9 254 9 298 90920 85253 3 263 11 259 5 340 85253 80545 2 265 6 273 2 002 80545 76492 5 219 3 310 1 075 76492 72915 4 169 2 213 2 084 72915 69673 4 137 5 178 1 055 69673 66685 5 054 6 163 2 279 66685 63913 4 003 5 145 3 244 63913 61229 4 313 0 346 2 269 61229 58441 4 323 1 303 8 292 58441 55559 6 321 4 333 10 292 55559 52805 6 308 9 313 9 282 52805 50320 5 297 11 300 7 273 50320 48092 6 326 7 287 7 292 48092 46069 10 303 9 300 11 316 46069 44219 8 272 15 291 15 313 44219 42526 7 255 13 265 17 304 42526 40965 11 267 11 276 16 280 40965 39510 13 265 16 270 18 261 39510 38136 13 257 15 265 19 254 38136 36802 12 254 11 264 15 253 36802 35441 9 256 10 256 10 255 35441 34025 9 264 9 249 10 253 34025 32556 7 282 8 265 6 260 32556 31017 6 309 8 278 7 293 31017 29397 6 311 11 286 10 312 29397 27696 4 314 11 286 10 325 27696 25911 3 246 8 271 10 345 25911 24049 5 216 7 267 3 328 24049 22112 6 185 5 239 2 317 22112 20094 8 202 5 236 2 196 20094 17992 7 208 2 213 4 206 17992 15853 4 193 3 171 2 228 15853 13795 5 162 3 184 1 196 13795 11925 3 171 3 307 1 356 11925 10263 1 352 6 352 4 017 10263 8787 4 019 6 014 7 032 8787 7476 4 037 5 028 6 036 7476 6318 3 059 4 032 5 025 6318 5296 3 058 5 034 5 007 5296 4400 4 041 4 034 7 359 4400 3611 3 063 3*026 9 347 3611 2909 2*099 3*025 6 351 2909 2291 2*101 3 022 4 006 2291 1775 2 101 3 018 4 017 1775 1379 2 103 3 017 5 020 1379 1107 2 105 3 015 5 022 1107 941 1 102 3 015 5 021 941 846 1 102 3 013 4*023 846 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