DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 - - - 58.3 - - 62.6 - - 60.5 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 78 - - -1 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 953 - - 3579 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 2526 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1770 - - 4396 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1664 - - 475 - - 3212 - - 3886 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 164 - - 284 - - 24 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 14 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 064 - - 085 - - 066 - - 055 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -5 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -732 - - 1139 - - -1296 - - -1030 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2503 - - 3257 - - 2142 - - 1876 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3648 - - 505 - - -1591 - - -1762 ODpotential blCL - - - 5418 - - 3891 - - 2437 - - 2608 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 62.6 - - 60.5 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.7 - - 51.6 - - 54.4 - - 55.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.7 - - 61.9 - - 60.5 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.6 - - 50.3 - - 53.7 - - 54.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 78 - - -1 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 953 - - 3579 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 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] 98496 8 128 7 157 4 065 5 089 98496 91107 4 077 7 159 6 194 2 354 91107 85407 2 169 1 248 8 185 3 272 85407 80679 1 011 3 288 3 247 4 249 80679 76597 7 077 3 043 7 255 6 312 76597 73010 10 084 7 101 8 220 9 311 73010 69788 6 067 6 091 0 125 2 284 69788 66821 4 057 3 088 3 316 2 024 66821 64065 3 018 2 342 8 279 5 358 64065 61402 10 330 6 358 8 259 7 307 61402 58630 13 298 9 318 7 281 11 283 58630 55754 12 285 14 297 10 321 13 293 55754 53009 12 303 18 300 16 318 16 307 53009 50538 18 305 20 305 20 309 21 318 50538 48322 23 300 25 307 24 309 28 318 48322 46307 21 318 30 302 29 317 32 319 46307 44456 31 330 32 300 35 318 40 326 44456 42744 37 320 32 308 42 317 55 328 42744 41147 42 313 36 314 48 317 67 318 41147 39649 41 315 44 317 52 319 65 317 39649 38247 46 323 50 320 55 324 67 326 38247 36898 52 326 54 323 61 325 91 333 36898 35522 47 325 59 325 69 326 99 329 35522 34088 34 325 58 327 72 328 94 331 34088 32597 27 329 47 328 70 331 84 336 32597 31038 24 334 33 331 63 333 73 335 31038 29401 25 336 29 335 44 333 66 334 29401 27687 22 339 30 334 33 339 60 333 27687 25900 18 346 29 339 32 344 45 336 25900 24042 13 008 24 347 29 346 31 347 24042 22113 13 053 19 351 24 349 25 356 22113 20103 13 060 11 001 19 351 20 001 20103 18004 11 072 8 030 14 354 17 010 18004 15856 11 077 7 013 11 353 15 009 15856 13783 12 084 5 026 8 342 11 002 13783 11898 11 086 9 065 6 029 7 008 11898 10229 14 090 14 079 10 081 6 037 10229 8751 18 094 17 084 14 091 8 076 8751 7441 18 091 15 082 14 092 11 090 7441 6283 12 064 12 078 15 100 12 108 6283 5268 8 011 15*090 18 095 16 109 5268 4382 8 007 15*087 18 090 17 094 4382 3601 8 033 15 087 19 084 16 082 3601 2903 9 065 14 085 18 076 16 075 2903 2286 12*071 14 084 16 069 15 071 2286 1771 12*068 13 084 16 067 14 068 1771 1376 10 064 13 083 15 067 13 066 1376 1105 9 063 12 083 14 066 10 063 1105 941 9 062 11 082 12 066 8 060 941 846 7 061 9 082 9*066 4*055 846 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