DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/17 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 68.1 - - 66.4 - - 66.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 45 - - 12 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 334 - - 653 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1151 - - 1470 - - 847 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 571 - - 639 - - 1274 - - 1308 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 96 - - 130 - - 31 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 130 - - 038 - - 030 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -24 - - 301 - - -305 - - -252 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1175 - - 1169 - - 1152 - - 1099 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5258 - - -3662 - - -553 - - -740 ODpotential blCL - - - 6409 - - 5132 - - 1400 - - 1587 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 680 - - 310 - - 310 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 68.1 - - 66.4 - - 66.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.7 - - 65.7 - - 64.1 - - 64.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.6 - - 67.6 - - 66.1 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.4 - - 65.2 - - 63.8 - - 64.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 45 - - 12 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 334 - - 653 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 14 - - 13 - - 13 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] 98921 18 095 18 084 13 043 24 051 98921 91589 13 088 9 077 7 091 12 045 91589 85927 8 052 6 117 3 076 8 018 85927 81195 2 037 4 303 2 034 7 015 81195 77083 4 122 6 264 9 325 5 342 77083 73439 2 001 8 202 14 285 13 296 73439 70143 12 338 4 010 9 241 14 271 70143 67115 14 311 16 328 5 295 8 264 67115 64306 18 295 14 292 15 281 12 292 64306 61608 16 258 15 290 19 281 21 296 61608 58839 14 248 20 269 26 267 28 295 58839 55997 19 267 23 261 26 256 31 268 55997 53308 33 281 33 278 31 282 33 284 53308 50909 43 259 47 275 45 276 43 277 50909 48762 49 255 54 279 50 274 46 275 48762 46801 57 268 57 275 52 274 50 279 46801 44994 60 260 55 265 53 270 51 276 44994 43318 58 255 49 264 50 262 48 271 43318 41757 54 273 51 273 49 266 46 267 41757 40287 56 286 53 268 48 268 44 260 40287 38891 57 285 53 261 48 269 43 263 38891 37531 57 276 52 265 48 264 46 275 37531 36141 57 271 50 272 46 267 45 276 36141 34691 57 275 47 268 44 271 43 279 34691 33188 56 281 45 262 44 274 41 281 33188 31616 49 275 43 260 43 273 41 280 31616 29959 48 271 40 263 44 275 41 275 29959 28221 44 271 40 271 45 277 38 269 28221 26397 42 277 36 276 42 269 37 267 26397 24492 39 277 34 272 37 264 36 266 24492 22515 35 270 35 273 35 274 32 275 22515 20463 34 263 34 278 36 281 33 284 20463 18328 34 259 34 274 37 286 34 283 18328 16150 33 257 33 266 32 286 31 283 16150 14053 35 259 33 263 29 281 29 283 14053 12148 36 263 33 261 29 276 29 279 12148 10452 30 267 28 257 29 273 28 280 10452 8946 24 270 24 254 22 270 22 296 8946 7613 22 279 18 263 15 262 17 290 7613 6432 19 278 10 262 11 257 13 286 6432 5388 15 263 4 324 3 268 10 293 5388 4470 10 255 3 322 2 293 7 309 4470 3662 7 236 2 223 3 278 7 322 3662 2942 6 214 4 169 2 310 8 006 2942 2310 7 251 2 122 9 041 10 036 2310 1785 4 236 5*049 12 037 11 027 1785 1385 4*142 5*040 12 034 10 019 1385 1109 3*132 5 039 11 032 9 015 1109 942 3 130 4 037 9*032 8*013 942 847 2 128 4 036 7*030 5*011 847 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