DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/31 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 - - - 53.7 - - 56.7 - - 57.6 - - 54.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 4 - - 5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 846 - - 846 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1019 - - 1643 - - 1652 - - 691 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 18 - - 26 - - 26 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 158 - - 182 - - 188 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1198 - - -962 - - -833 - - -478 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2044 - - 1808 - - 1679 - - 1324 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7203 - - -4981 - - -5017 - - -5496 ODpotential blCL - - - 8049 - - 5827 - - 5863 - - 6342 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 30 - - 10 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.7 - - 56.7 - - 57.6 - - 54.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.1 - - 52.0 - - 53.5 - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.0 - - 56.6 - - 57.5 - - 55.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.3 - - 51.3 - - 52.8 - - 51.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 4 - - 5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 74 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 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] 95940 56 257 70 255 69 261 78 270 95940 89061 42 282 48 255 47 268 48 274 89061 83714 37 288 35 262 39 277 34 277 83714 79242 33 282 33 285 33 277 31 277 79242 75366 38 276 36 293 28 284 30 276 75366 71916 36 264 39 289 30 292 32 286 71916 68760 30 261 38 281 34 284 37 287 68760 65830 27 273 34 279 32 277 36 282 65830 63090 34 287 30 284 30 280 34 275 63090 60415 37 286 31 279 33 278 33 272 60415 57625 42 272 27 272 33 271 35 274 57625 54752 43 272 28 272 34 270 38 275 54752 52030 50 273 38 262 40 267 41 273 52030 49585 49 266 42 263 41 265 39 270 49585 47400 46 268 44 269 39 266 33 267 47400 45432 48 271 45 265 40 259 28 259 45432 43654 62 268 60 257 49 250 35 252 43654 42037 77 257 62 244 56 231 38 240 42037 40534 73 259 58 252 50 230 34 241 40534 39113 70 258 56 251 46 240 31 244 39113 37763 67 258 53 246 42 249 29 243 37763 36450 65 267 50 243 40 252 26 237 36450 35110 60 275 47 248 39 248 24 228 35110 33711 55 272 45 263 34 245 21 223 33711 32257 51 270 41 258 28 249 18 223 32257 30731 47 269 39 259 26 254 18 224 30731 29123 44 272 34 265 25 259 18 227 29123 27435 36 278 24 288 20 260 14 234 27435 25669 30 258 19 291 11 293 9 238 25669 23824 20 259 22 262 10 292 10 240 23824 21904 19 259 19 266 6 270 10 210 21904 19906 16 263 17 273 3 247 4 123 19906 17825 12 276 15 267 1 193 8 107 17825 15708 9 281 10 248 7 245 4 152 15708 13676 11 292 7 227 18 234 17 196 13676 11836 12 293 8 205 28 222 22 218 11836 10200 9 294 8 206 27 230 24 216 10200 8745 8 229 9 219 22 245 18 219 8745 7449 12 236 9 236 18 248 13 219 7449 6299 13 255 11 234 15 250 6 257 6299 5281 13 243 11 212 11 251 7 289 5281 4386 11 226 13 198 9 244 6 297 4386 3597 10 193 19 199 7 215 4 212 3597 2894 16 179 23 194 8 196 8 170 2894 2275 20 172 20 186 9 190 11 161 2275 1763 19 167 15 183 8 189 11 146 1763 1371 13 158 12 182 8 189 10 131 1371 1102 10 157 10 181 7 189 9 121 1102 939 9*157 8*181 6*189 8*117 939 846 5*158 6*182 5*188 4*108 846 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