DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.1 - - 61.3 - - 65.2 - - 53.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 113 - - 29 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 302 - - 1102 - - 2383 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 829 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1119 - - 1919 - - 3200 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 249 - - 1555 - - 1382 - - 79 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 108 - - 208 - - 176 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 126 - - 148 - - 163 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -319 - - -1842 - - -3216 - - -1101 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1438 - - 3761 - - 6417 - - 1947 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8742 - - -8253 - - -10650 - - -9335 ODpotential blCL - - - 9861 - - 10172 - - 13850 - - 10181 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 68 - - 48 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.1 - - 61.3 - - 65.2 - - 53.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.2 - - 48.2 - - 40.5 - - 48.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.4 - - 60.3 - - 64.8 - - 56.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 47.0 - - 39.3 - - 48.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 113 - - 29 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 302 - - 1102 - - 2383 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 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] 97382 5 048 3 214 7 279 6 309 97382 90151 7 045 5 349 5 019 4 050 90151 84594 5 019 4 027 2 056 5 018 84594 79982 4 360 2 227 5 264 10 339 79982 75999 6 007 5 240 8 272 9 329 75999 72482 4 304 5 297 7 291 9 296 72482 69309 10 332 7 324 6 280 11 267 69309 66400 18 307 15 311 12 302 13 304 66400 63703 17 301 18 295 18 296 19 306 63703 61087 19 292 19 294 20 284 26 298 61087 58356 22 304 23 294 23 282 29 287 58356 55522 33 306 27 298 24 288 27 286 55522 52817 39 303 32 298 29 298 28 297 52817 50376 39 300 36 293 36 299 34 301 50376 48177 37 297 36 291 37 298 37 300 48177 46168 37 295 34 290 38 295 39 299 46168 44314 34 291 32 289 38 294 40 297 44314 42590 30 292 31 285 37 294 40 297 42590 40979 29 295 28 283 35 294 40 298 40979 39466 29 296 26 282 33 293 39 300 39466 38039 28 298 24 285 30 291 38 302 38039 36661 27 302 25 290 28 291 37 305 36661 35263 21 314 22 291 24 293 34 305 35263 33824 14 328 15 294 19 297 25 301 33824 32352 12 326 13 299 16 300 16 301 32352 30828 11 328 13 311 14 317 14 316 30828 29230 10 337 11 335 12 335 14 327 29230 27552 12 317 9 006 10 009 11 336 27552 25789 13 299 6 344 8 034 9 004 25789 23942 7 285 5 313 3 352 5 012 23942 22020 5 286 7 289 4 281 5 292 22020 20017 7 315 6 277 6 263 8 277 20017 17930 8 293 4 273 7 246 9 261 17930 15798 3 284 2 256 4 249 7 247 15798 13741 4 252 4 272 4 288 2 226 13741 11869 3 234 6 251 7 286 1 316 11869 10209 1 128 5 208 7 249 4 270 10209 8738 1 135 6 182 7 217 7 231 8738 7435 4 177 6 190 8 198 10 212 7435 6284 5 184 6 194 8 198 10 201 6284 5269 6 162 7 193 7 207 9 200 5269 4381 6 145 8 192 8 207 8 198 4381 3599 6 137 9 184 7*190 7 185 3599 2901 7 147 9 173 6*167 7 160 2901 2284 8 148 7*158 6 165 9 144 2284 1770 11 133 5*149 6 163 9 138 1770 1376 10*127 5 147 5 162 10 137 1376 1104 8*126 5 147 5 161 9 136 1104 940 7 126 4 147 5 160 8*130 940 846 6 126 4 147 4 160 5*123 846 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