DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.3 - - 69.8 - - 65.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 10 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1545 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2362 - - 847 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 769 - - 2589 - - 1652 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 207 - - 34 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 076 - - 077 - - 091 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -214 - - -1935 - - -1124 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2576 - - 2782 - - 1970 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6164 - - -7543 - - -8436 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8526 - - 8390 - - 9282 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.3 - - 69.8 - - 65.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.1 - - 60.6 - - 59.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 69.6 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.1 - - 59.7 - - 59.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 10 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1545 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 11 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] 99141 16 088 6 100 14 085 99141 91799 12 107 5 122 11 059 91799 86090 13 133 3 138 9 032 86090 81313 4 111 4 142 5 354 81313 77196 4 244 9 149 4 210 77196 73546 7 250 5 162 5 199 73546 70221 13 237 9 232 7 255 70221 67164 15 252 13 246 12 259 67164 64351 17 255 14 249 15 256 64351 61655 23 229 22 258 20 259 61655 58877 27 229 31 251 28 256 58877 56032 33 246 36 250 32 255 56032 53359 36 253 37 243 41 260 53359 50986 38 260 38 242 42 252 50986 48856 45 263 40 253 39 251 48856 46904 52 263 48 258 42 258 46904 45101 61 259 57 256 47 255 45101 43426 62 254 58 253 50 250 43426 41854 59 252 56 252 52 249 41854 40367 59 251 53 247 53 251 40367 38956 61 252 52 243 54 255 38956 37586 58 248 52 244 58 255 37586 36191 52 241 54 247 54 251 36191 34741 47 240 55 249 50 252 34741 33238 47 245 56 250 47 259 33238 31661 50 252 53 253 46 263 31661 29997 45 251 45 248 46 258 29997 28249 41 246 43 246 45 249 28249 26418 38 245 47 250 42 242 26418 24508 41 259 50 261 36 242 24508 22521 37 260 35 259 33 237 22521 20455 25 263 34 255 33 240 20455 18305 22 241 24 259 27 242 18305 16122 25 252 20 258 12 242 16122 14028 23 258 21 255 9 238 14028 12125 23 260 19 253 14 242 12125 10430 18 267 18 248 16 248 10430 8925 10 259 17 247 14 239 8925 7590 6 235 13 243 12 225 7590 6408 5 189 10 217 11 217 6408 5362 7 185 10 205 11 220 5362 4443 8 214 6 191 12 205 4443 3637 3 202 6 106 10 170 3637 2922 6*093 11 081 11 120 2922 2297 8*078 11 079 17 096 2297 1778 8 077 10 079 15 094 1778 1381 8 076 10 078 13 093 1381 1108 7 075 9 078 11 093 1108 941 6 075 8*078 9 092 941 846 5 075 6*077 5*091 846 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