DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - - - - 62.7 - - 61.9 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 846 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2290 - - 2361 - - 2631 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 17 - - 20 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 044 - - 048 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -224 - - -325 - - -657 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1070 - - 1171 - - 1503 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -656 - - -692 - - -1432 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1502 - - 1538 - - 2278 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.7 - - 61.9 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 59.6 - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.8 - - 61.9 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.5 - - 59.3 - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 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] 98224 4 323 3 239 7 318 98224 90876 8 278 8 277 6 318 90876 85170 12 262 14 307 6 324 85170 80427 7 261 14 302 12 310 80427 76372 7 341 7 304 8 297 76372 72809 12 332 7 322 8 313 72809 69589 13 309 10 318 9 312 69589 66622 16 309 15 309 14 316 66622 63865 16 312 16 303 21 307 63865 61199 11 306 15 294 21 305 61199 58426 13 299 15 293 22 292 58426 55557 21 298 18 278 20 272 55557 52831 25 286 24 285 25 285 52831 50389 32 280 33 279 29 279 50389 48206 42 265 39 274 31 282 48206 46222 39 256 42 267 39 280 46222 44399 39 255 51 256 50 260 44399 42714 43 253 52 244 53 250 42714 41150 44 257 48 248 52 246 41150 39685 46 264 48 266 58 247 39685 38301 40 258 55 266 69 244 38301 36955 30 262 60 263 65 246 36955 35580 23 271 64 262 61 249 35580 34148 26 285 62 264 52 253 34148 32661 26 277 43 264 44 256 32661 31103 29 268 32 257 32 256 31103 29462 33 269 31 255 34 245 29462 27742 29 260 29 257 29 246 27742 25944 34 254 28 259 18 245 25944 24071 25 287 25 280 14 257 24071 22124 16 288 16 294 15 266 22124 20097 10 277 9 290 10 284 20097 17987 3 312 6 284 3 326 17987 15842 6 005 6 006 1 175 15842 13778 9 011 5 014 2 230 13778 11901 9 342 4 338 4 330 11901 10232 4 330 6 342 9 334 10232 8754 4 017 6 023 8 005 8754 7443 7 063 7 072 7 061 7443 6284 12 078 9 084 7 086 6284 5266 18 079 17 080 19 082 5266 4375 25 068 29 069 26 076 4375 3593 27 061 32 063 29 066 3593 2896 26 060 31 060 32 056 2896 2282 24 057 30 057 30 054 2282 1769 20 052 26 052 26 052 1769 1376 18 049 23 051 22 051 1376 1104 15 047 20 049 17 049 1104 940 13 045 17*048 15 049 940 846 9*044 12*048 9*047 846 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