DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/27 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 - - - 54.5 - - 61.8 - - 65.4 - - 57.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 58 - - -7 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 993 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 846 - - 1810 - - 847 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 714 - - 396 - - 3843 - - 246 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 163 - - 22 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 148 - - 160 - - 165 - - 134 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -783 - - -775 - - -2811 - - -207 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1629 - - 2585 - - 3658 - - 1053 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4995 - - -3642 - - -4578 - - -3215 ODpotential blCL - - - 5841 - - 5452 - - 5425 - - 4061 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 88 - - 63 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.5 - - 61.8 - - 65.4 - - 57.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.5 - - 53.5 - - 52.4 - - 55.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.3 - - 61.2 - - 65.6 - - 58.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.1 - - 52.6 - - 51.8 - - 55.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 58 - - -7 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 993 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 51 - - 0 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 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] 96715 29 257 30 261 34 266 37 276 96715 89615 18 245 24 251 26 271 25 274 89615 84105 14 243 21 234 21 258 17 280 84105 79519 13 253 13 241 15 225 14 256 79519 75562 12 265 11 272 8 226 11 219 75562 72066 10 253 13 255 11 255 10 242 72066 68898 9 235 13 238 13 244 14 250 68898 65977 7 237 13 231 15 237 16 239 65977 63262 14 249 13 242 15 249 15 231 63262 60625 19 253 17 243 18 252 21 233 60625 57861 23 258 21 229 26 233 26 228 57861 54981 28 248 22 233 26 220 27 225 54981 52221 36 255 25 237 26 231 24 243 52221 49729 47 239 40 236 38 239 43 236 49729 47503 47 226 47 228 48 229 48 229 47503 45496 44 230 51 232 56 228 49 232 45496 43664 41 238 62 232 60 228 57 228 43664 41981 58 245 69 232 68 227 63 221 41981 40424 72 236 76 228 70 226 65 219 40424 38971 75 227 76 223 71 226 64 217 38971 37607 71 224 67 216 69 224 56 214 37607 36290 66 222 55 211 64 224 49 213 36290 34951 61 222 49 213 59 218 46 213 34951 33560 52 222 52 218 63 215 45 214 33560 32117 46 223 55 221 65 215 48 215 32117 30604 46 231 55 226 58 222 49 219 30604 29009 48 238 54 231 50 227 47 221 29009 27333 48 240 53 232 49 227 43 224 27333 25577 48 238 51 231 46 229 36 229 25577 23741 47 238 46 229 38 234 35 231 23741 21827 45 237 45 226 38 239 37 230 21827 19833 42 233 45 222 43 232 37 227 19833 17756 37 235 40 222 35 216 36 232 17756 15648 33 231 36 217 24 211 28 230 15648 13626 30 232 29 211 22 225 16 226 13626 11790 22 224 25 211 24 230 12 248 11790 10159 21 207 24 214 22 231 11 245 10159 8714 19 202 21 213 20 229 9 225 8714 7432 18 194 20 203 18 220 11 213 7432 6294 17 193 20 198 18 212 15 212 6294 5288 15 193 20 198 20 206 20 205 5288 4401 13 194 18 198 21 200 22 198 4401 3617 11 195 18 199 21 198 22 194 3617 2915 12 191 16 194 21 196 21 192 2915 2293 15 187 15*182 17 185 20 185 2293 1775 18 171 12*162 14 173 19 171 1775 1378 16 158 11 159 13 169 19 155 1378 1105 11 150 10 159 12 167 15 147 1105 940 10*149 9 159 11*167 12 144 940 846 7*148 7 159 8*165 5*134 846 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