DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 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 - - - 0655z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 68.8 - - 72.7 - - 61.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 85 - - 18 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 286 - - 1211 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1103 - - 2028 - - 847 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 320 - - 960 - - 3583 - - 141 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 82 - - 197 - - 36 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 210 - - 211 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1662 - - -3105 - - -5593 - - -1439 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2765 - - 5134 - - 6440 - - 2285 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8237 - - -7833 - - -9255 - - -6064 ODpotential blCL - - - 9340 - - 9861 - - 10102 - - 6910 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 72 - - 49 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 68.8 - - 72.7 - - 61.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.7 - - 49.8 - - 47.9 - - 54.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.0 - - 68.0 - - 72.4 - - 64.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 48.6 - - 47.2 - - 54.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 85 - - 18 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 286 - - 1211 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 97170 10 297 16 282 9 264 12 272 97170 89978 6 209 8 276 8 217 4 264 89978 84459 8 128 9 207 9 237 1 255 84459 79874 16 102 11 170 10 213 3 301 79874 75901 15 106 9 147 10 183 7 256 75901 72384 5 087 1 226 6 141 9 211 72384 69200 5 232 7 224 4 218 8 198 69200 66278 11 229 10 222 7 256 6 203 66278 63572 14 241 14 232 15 268 11 281 63572 60950 13 234 18 224 26 245 22 260 60950 58213 15 265 15 234 22 245 25 253 58213 55377 26 266 21 263 28 254 32 248 55377 52679 36 266 30 269 32 260 34 250 52679 50252 41 251 39 267 36 268 42 265 50252 48061 36 234 40 262 45 267 44 265 48061 46057 38 250 41 259 46 262 51 270 46057 44223 42 258 46 254 54 260 56 268 44223 42542 53 260 48 254 53 259 53 262 42542 40997 53 257 52 261 51 260 52 256 40997 39556 52 264 50 263 38 270 43 257 39556 38193 48 265 43 266 42 265 40 273 38193 36866 45 266 37 270 37 266 41 271 36866 35509 45 267 37 273 28 286 41 272 35509 34093 46 266 41 270 24 263 42 273 34093 32621 45 262 43 265 27 263 43 271 32621 31082 36 243 43 265 32 265 41 269 31082 29463 24 231 32 259 34 267 37 266 29463 27764 23 238 25 257 35 267 34 262 27764 25983 24 252 30 263 37 262 38 263 25983 24123 30 273 36 268 36 265 42 267 24123 22187 41 263 38 260 32 268 38 271 22187 20168 35 241 30 255 26 262 28 266 20168 18061 28 242 24 260 24 255 23 253 18061 15910 26 250 25 253 24 257 23 257 15910 13841 20 253 25 247 23 258 21 264 13841 11963 15 248 20 244 20 258 18 267 11963 10301 12 251 16 247 17 256 15 267 10301 8828 11 255 14 253 17 264 12 273 8828 7521 10 253 15 251 17 267 13 281 7521 6363 8 244 14 243 17 260 14 273 6363 5340 7 249 13 240 16 254 14 262 5340 4439 10 263 13 244 16 248 13 251 4439 3644 13 253 15 239 15 236 13 232 3644 2934 15 240 16 229 13 219 12 221 2934 2307 17 236 14*220 12 215 10 216 2307 1785 19 230 11*211 12 214 10 213 1785 1384 16*222 10 210 11 212 10 208 1384 1108 10*215 10 209 11 212 9 201 1108 942 9 215 9 210 10*211 6 192 942 846 6 214 7 209 8*211 4*187 846 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