DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.3 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - -6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1699 - - 31 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 831 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2516 - - 848 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 840 - - 2642 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 207 - - 28 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 217 - - 207 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1349 - - -3100 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3865 - - 3948 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5428 - - -6692 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7944 - - 7540 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 750 - - 1010 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.3 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.9 - - 65.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.8 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.9 - - 64.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - -6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1699 - - 31 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - 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] 96963 40 271 40 283 96963 89914 33 283 34 290 89914 84474 22 276 25 284 84474 79922 20 294 20 285 79922 75987 23 303 17 300 75987 72515 20 304 15 300 72515 69375 18 305 16 295 69375 66494 15 301 13 283 66494 63817 15 310 11 315 63817 61217 28 299 24 313 61217 58524 35 284 34 288 58524 55752 34 281 34 284 55752 53108 38 290 39 290 53108 50714 47 294 46 291 50714 48543 52 299 51 287 48543 46545 60 296 53 283 46545 44690 61 292 56 283 44690 42963 57 289 61 286 42963 41343 53 287 61 284 41343 39814 51 286 58 284 39814 38366 50 283 57 284 38366 36965 48 284 56 283 36965 35545 47 285 56 281 35545 34076 44 282 56 280 34076 32568 44 276 51 279 32568 31019 45 273 39 270 31019 29409 45 273 36 273 29409 27720 42 275 42 274 27720 25953 39 274 44 273 25953 24112 37 270 42 268 24112 22202 38 269 40 263 22202 20215 35 273 35 263 20215 18142 29 278 29 259 18142 16024 27 284 24 256 16024 13978 27 286 21 274 13978 12112 36 285 34 279 12112 10448 39 272 40 268 10448 8966 38 258 38 254 8966 7647 37 244 35 246 7647 6474 35 235 34 239 6474 5432 32 231 33 235 5432 4514 26 234 32 232 4514 3703 26 240 31 227 3703 2980 24*235 27 215 2980 2342 19*219 25 212 2342 1809 19 218 23 210 1809 1399 18 217 21 209 1399 1117 17 216 19 208 1117 946 15 216 16*208 946 848 11 215 12*207 848 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