DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 79.3 - - 81.0 - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 104 - - 31 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 399 - - 2154 - - 2303 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 1709 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1216 - - 2971 - - 3120 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 590 - - 1029 - - 1290 - - 3259 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 262 - - 194 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 24 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 058 - - 096 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2251 - - -2628 - - -2766 - - -2160 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3467 - - 5600 - - 5886 - - 3008 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6809 - - -6204 - - -6168 - - -5135 ODpotential blCL - - - 8025 - - 9175 - - 9288 - - 5983 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 72 - - 85 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 30 - - 90 - - 1330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 79.3 - - 81.0 - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.8 - - 57.9 - - 58.2 - - 66.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 78.3 - - 80.5 - - 78.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 56.6 - - 56.9 - - 65.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 104 - - 31 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 399 - - 2154 - - 2303 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 14 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] 98125 5 009 3 216 3 312 7 219 98125 90821 2 295 7 172 10 255 6 236 90821 85175 3 022 5 148 10 221 8 287 85175 80474 6 059 3 137 9 193 7 328 80474 76433 6 078 2 221 3 149 6 007 76433 72866 5 052 2 170 3 049 2 351 72866 69627 5 032 8 113 3 028 6 270 69627 66634 4 070 9 108 1 299 6 267 66634 63850 3 104 4 053 2 166 3 315 63850 61158 1 312 7 350 5 119 1 034 61158 58361 3 037 5 325 3 016 4 035 58361 55471 6 008 0 072 6 314 5 329 55471 52728 8 308 2 357 7 311 5 308 52728 50270 8 279 6 265 10 288 6 305 50270 48068 7 275 4 249 9 245 11 266 48068 46072 11 278 7 288 6 259 10 269 46072 44255 15 261 16 292 13 327 5 353 44255 42590 14 253 11 287 13 304 15 334 42590 41055 4 304 12 004 8 027 13 358 41055 39617 4 021 28 017 18 037 14 041 39617 38251 8 353 30 016 18 010 15 037 38251 36922 7 331 29 002 20 347 15 029 36922 35565 5 305 30 010 19 354 15 020 35565 34148 5 317 21 014 21 013 21 004 34148 32675 5 328 14 327 20 030 20 014 32675 31131 5 297 16 304 9 329 17 051 31131 29505 7 269 15 260 14 295 8 021 29505 27802 14 262 18 242 14 270 10 280 27802 26022 16 255 21 239 20 252 10 266 26022 24165 17 246 24 234 20 254 11 250 24165 22236 18 241 24 232 14 266 14 238 22236 20225 18 246 20 235 12 272 14 243 20225 18133 13 258 12 237 13 264 14 258 18133 16004 9 276 6 242 10 261 11 263 16004 13955 9 295 6 240 7 271 5 294 13955 12091 9 303 4 241 7 280 2 347 12091 10432 8 327 1 002 4 289 3 349 10432 8954 6 342 5 030 3 000 3 341 8954 7637 5 001 5 036 4 027 4 343 7637 6466 6 016 5 053 4 050 3 339 6466 5428 7 020 6 076 4 075 2 350 5428 4512 8 023 6 077 3 068 1 008 4512 3703 6 030 4*054 3*079 0 355 3703 2981 2 004 2*051 3*092 1 137 2981 2342 2 281 2 055 4 095 2 129 2342 1808 4 216 2 058 4 096 2 127 1808 1399 4*184 2 060 4 097 3 126 1399 1117 3*179 2 064 4 097 3 124 1117 946 3 178 2 062 4 098 3*125 946 848 3 177 2 067 3 098 2*123 848 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