DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 69.3 - - 72.3 - - 64.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 93 - - 10 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 1585 - - 161 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 846 - - 2402 - - 978 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 502 - - 1319 - - 5059 - - 186 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 221 - - 54 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 15 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 185 - - 190 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1753 - - -2201 - - -4555 - - -2872 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2599 - - 4603 - - 5533 - - 3719 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6059 - - -4722 - - -5868 - - -6709 ODpotential blCL - - - 6905 - - 7124 - - 6846 - - 7556 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 81 - - 98 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 69.3 - - 72.3 - - 64.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.6 - - 52.2 - - 51.2 - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 68.5 - - 72.1 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.7 - - 51.3 - - 50.6 - - 51.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 93 - - 10 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 1585 - - 161 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 23 - - 92 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96553 36 249 46 257 45 263 46 267 96553 89458 16 248 25 262 34 256 38 259 89458 83986 16 263 17 254 23 253 28 258 83986 79432 20 266 15 259 20 260 19 269 79432 75479 18 266 17 276 17 259 16 271 75479 71966 17 262 16 282 15 256 15 257 71966 68785 15 260 14 263 17 255 17 264 68785 65856 18 258 16 252 16 255 21 271 65856 63128 21 239 21 246 20 249 26 259 63128 60473 21 236 26 244 25 248 32 250 60473 57689 26 252 29 244 31 247 36 246 57689 54785 31 241 34 239 37 249 39 250 54785 52010 33 235 38 239 41 253 40 253 52010 49529 41 239 42 241 43 250 45 254 49529 47331 45 238 36 244 43 248 43 256 47331 45356 43 240 37 253 44 250 43 267 45356 43567 35 246 40 251 40 253 47 279 43567 41927 32 255 38 249 39 258 48 283 41927 40401 30 246 32 250 37 259 44 277 40401 38970 21 242 27 259 34 262 40 268 38970 37620 15 244 28 265 30 261 39 265 37620 36309 13 260 27 266 29 257 39 263 36309 34973 17 267 24 259 29 254 40 263 34973 33584 19 260 22 250 27 250 38 264 33584 32144 20 262 22 248 25 252 33 264 32144 30639 24 263 23 249 24 254 27 256 30639 29057 27 256 24 246 24 251 25 253 29057 27399 29 252 27 250 26 248 25 256 27399 25661 31 253 31 254 28 246 27 248 25661 23845 30 257 31 256 28 244 30 236 23845 21952 28 258 29 256 28 239 32 233 21952 19973 24 259 26 251 28 236 34 233 19973 17903 20 262 23 245 28 232 34 230 17903 15788 17 266 21 236 26 221 30 232 15788 13754 12 255 21 230 24 218 26 242 13754 11908 14 250 24 238 26 243 29 253 11908 10268 16 243 24 245 29 252 28 253 10268 8811 16 243 21 244 27 242 27 242 8811 7515 14 252 20 241 26 229 30 236 7515 6361 16 241 21 239 25 220 31 229 6361 5340 18 223 19 232 24 212 29 220 5340 4441 18 208 17 222 25 207 29 209 4441 3648 17 203 20 205 24 204 29 204 3648 2938 16 203 21*196 22 197 29 199 2938 2311 14 202 18*189 20 194 28 196 2311 1787 14 201 16 185 19 193 27 193 1787 1385 15 197 15 183 18 192 25 191 1385 1109 12 194 14 183 16*191 19 184 1109 942 10*193 13 182 14*191 16*182 942 847 7*192 10 182 10 190 7*176 847 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