DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 73.5 - - 71.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 9 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 480 - - 172 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 831 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1297 - - 989 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1625 - - 1589 - - 839 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 106 - - 50 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 247 - - 209 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 426 - - 142 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 871 - - 847 - - 847 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 59 - - -332 - - -2706 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1238 - - 1321 - - 3553 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 820 - - 1290 - - 1650 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 73.5 - - 71.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 71.9 - - 70.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.1 - - 73.4 - - 71.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.6 - - 71.7 - - 70.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 9 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 480 - - 172 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 97 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 16 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] 98371 13 082 8 058 10 069 98371 91004 4 028 7 353 11 020 91004 85298 8 319 8 284 19 329 85298 80574 9 315 11 267 19 304 80574 76517 13 320 10 283 15 299 76517 72936 15 307 15 299 16 311 72936 69700 12 308 14 293 15 300 69700 66729 12 318 13 302 10 285 66729 63970 14 311 14 302 12 311 63970 61296 8 300 12 299 15 299 61296 58519 10 317 12 287 12 273 58519 55663 22 273 23 282 22 274 55663 52970 28 260 31 262 31 275 52970 50560 30 256 31 249 36 268 50560 48400 29 259 29 260 33 253 48400 46434 30 266 32 273 25 250 46434 44627 32 264 34 276 25 260 44627 42953 33 266 34 271 33 254 42953 41387 34 269 32 264 43 240 41387 39915 33 273 34 257 41 219 39915 38525 35 275 37 253 34 226 38525 37175 35 277 36 252 30 234 37175 35795 34 278 34 251 27 240 35795 34357 39 274 33 251 32 243 34357 32865 37 270 31 252 36 251 32865 31307 28 263 30 252 33 262 31307 29669 23 244 28 253 28 267 29669 27952 19 232 27 257 28 275 27952 26154 16 242 27 266 30 280 26154 24277 18 248 31 277 34 282 24277 22328 23 249 35 281 35 278 22328 20302 25 246 36 280 33 277 20302 18192 30 254 38 281 36 282 18192 16044 41 260 40 279 42 281 16044 13975 37 258 41 275 45 278 13975 12095 34 252 43 266 39 272 12095 10426 35 253 43 256 34 267 10426 8941 34 259 40 247 34 262 8941 7620 25 267 37 243 30 257 7620 6448 15 290 33 245 23 251 6448 5413 12 273 26 251 18 235 5413 4500 15 235 21 250 17 229 4500 3693 14 224 18 239 16 223 3693 2971 11 238 15 230 13 207 2971 2332 10 250 13 229 9 188 2332 1799 9 249 11 226 3 126 1799 1392 7*248 8 218 8 055 1392 1113 6*247 6*213 9 056 1113 944 5 248 5*210 7*057 944 847 4 246 4 209 5*058 847 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