DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/15 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 - - - - - - 57.5 - - 59.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 10 - - -1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 29 - - 29 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 830 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 846 - - 846 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1452 - - 1374 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 29 - - 0 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 127 - - 166 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -189 - - 0 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1035 - - 846 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -443 - - -273 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1289 - - 1119 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 130 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.5 - - 59.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.7 - - 59.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.4 - - 59.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.5 - - 59.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 10 - - -1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 29 - - 29 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - 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] 97424 17 286 14 287 97424 90248 7 262 6 246 90248 84685 7 268 8 273 84685 80044 8 234 11 270 80044 76043 7 214 14 246 76043 72515 5 229 13 236 72515 69323 6 241 13 250 69323 66388 13 250 16 250 66388 63662 21 256 19 254 63662 61024 30 254 23 251 61024 58293 31 242 34 250 58293 55474 43 248 44 256 55474 52781 68 244 64 257 52781 50367 80 238 81 243 50367 48208 84 240 85 239 48208 46234 88 242 85 240 46234 44412 92 242 97 246 44412 42727 95 241 108 244 42727 41153 97 243 107 243 41153 39668 98 247 105 242 39668 38259 98 248 103 242 38259 36892 98 245 100 244 36892 35502 95 243 96 244 35502 34060 94 241 94 242 34060 32569 94 234 92 239 32569 31011 89 231 86 232 31011 29372 83 235 84 223 29372 27656 84 243 79 227 27656 25868 79 257 72 236 25868 24011 56 251 60 232 24011 22081 54 243 55 229 22081 20063 59 245 58 221 20063 17955 46 243 56 223 17955 15810 43 246 53 230 15810 13754 37 238 48 247 13754 11896 27 222 39 258 11896 10249 29 213 31 247 10249 8784 31 216 32 229 8784 7482 25 214 32 221 7482 6327 21 203 30 219 6327 5305 23 200 29 213 5305 4404 26 194 31 211 4404 3610 27 184 30 209 3610 2902 25 171 25 197 2902 2282 20 151 20 180 2282 1768 16 135 16 173 1768 1375 14 131 14 171 1375 1104 13 129 11 169 1104 940 11*127 9 168 940 846 8*127 6*166 846 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