DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/21 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 - - - 52.2 - - 63.9 - - 69.2 - - 59.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 108 - - 24 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1070 - - 2809 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 1887 - - 3626 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 399 - - 835 - - 1897 - - 94 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 44 - - 203 - - 176 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 190 - - 196 - - 234 - - 216 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1407 - - -2240 - - -2234 - - -2364 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2253 - - 4127 - - 5860 - - 3210 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10088 - - -7576 - - -7453 - - -8410 ODpotential blCL - - - 10933 - - 9463 - - 11079 - - 9256 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 61 - - 65 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 63.9 - - 69.2 - - 59.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.7 - - 49.1 - - 46.7 - - 48.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 62.9 - - 68.8 - - 63.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 48.0 - - 45.8 - - 48.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 108 - - 24 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1070 - - 2809 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 97224 2 078 7 263 5 254 2 333 97224 90019 8 054 3 156 3 280 6 030 90019 84496 9 047 4 089 4 249 6 021 84496 79921 3 019 3 334 3 306 5 058 79921 75971 2 317 2 296 7 317 5 000 75971 72474 6 327 1 356 9 305 8 316 72474 69304 7 315 5 336 9 292 10 309 69304 66384 14 314 11 304 12 294 12 297 66384 63676 22 297 19 294 17 316 14 305 63676 61056 25 292 24 299 22 296 19 297 61056 58315 32 286 29 292 24 283 26 295 58315 55473 36 283 35 285 36 287 38 296 55473 52763 40 285 42 285 43 289 43 292 52763 50317 43 283 48 288 47 292 47 295 50317 48110 43 280 52 286 52 291 52 296 48110 46095 45 281 55 284 55 289 58 299 46095 44240 49 281 57 284 57 291 63 299 44240 42520 51 281 56 287 60 294 65 297 42520 40913 52 285 56 291 62 297 66 296 40913 39402 55 293 59 294 64 298 66 297 39402 37977 58 298 60 295 64 298 66 297 37977 36601 60 300 59 296 62 297 65 300 36601 35207 56 302 58 299 59 298 64 304 35207 33764 50 298 51 303 55 302 62 309 33764 32281 40 294 44 299 49 308 57 314 32281 30747 32 292 33 297 47 315 58 315 30747 29145 23 287 27 312 42 315 60 314 29145 27466 14 271 24 308 37 311 53 307 27466 25710 14 276 19 278 35 309 44 301 25710 23876 18 293 16 280 26 297 38 301 23876 21967 17 295 16 283 21 279 36 304 21967 19980 15 296 18 287 25 294 32 307 19980 17906 15 301 20 292 24 301 26 311 17906 15786 17 292 18 289 22 297 20 318 15786 13741 13 256 15 274 20 291 16 325 13741 11881 9 240 15 265 18 294 15 326 11881 10230 8 238 14 263 17 303 14 329 10230 8765 7 238 13 268 17 305 15 336 8765 7466 7 235 12 271 15 303 16 337 7466 6316 7 247 12 268 12 293 12 321 6316 5303 7 272 10 261 12 271 10 292 5303 4413 7 278 9 256 11*251 8 273 4413 3626 9 257 8 246 10*239 8 265 3626 2922 9 240 9 231 9 236 8 260 2922 2300 10 225 8*216 8 235 8 255 2300 1780 11 209 6*200 7 232 8 251 1780 1381 11 197 5 196 7 231 8 246 1381 1107 8 192 5 195 6 231 7 235 1107 941 5 190 5 194 6 231 5*221 941 846 4*190 4 193 5 229 4*216 846 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