DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.2 - - 72.4 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - -5 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1515 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2332 - - 847 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1091 - - 3596 - - 221 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 219 - - 31 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 187 - - 188 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1372 - - -3622 - - -1301 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3704 - - 4469 - - 2148 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7368 - - -7626 - - -5256 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9700 - - 8473 - - 6103 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 70 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.2 - - 72.4 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.9 - - 55.8 - - 58.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.5 - - 72.6 - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.5 - - 54.5 - - 58.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - -5 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1515 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 0 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 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] 97795 14 283 22 254 20 285 97795 90603 15 242 14 269 16 282 90603 85025 10 220 11 265 15 266 85025 80359 5 227 9 263 12 264 80359 76335 2 187 5 257 6 258 76335 72787 3 322 2 267 1 233 72787 69577 7 294 5 305 5 008 69577 66632 7 285 7 305 8 349 66632 63908 11 273 10 292 10 331 63908 61265 13 278 11 286 15 311 61265 58501 18 271 20 281 23 293 58501 55635 21 277 25 280 26 283 55635 52901 23 277 28 269 30 281 52901 50438 26 282 32 271 40 278 50438 48238 36 290 44 279 42 274 48238 46245 52 290 50 280 37 277 46245 44421 54 287 50 289 55 290 44421 42748 50 283 60 293 67 286 42748 41197 51 291 66 288 77 278 41197 39739 64 296 71 285 72 275 39739 38356 59 289 63 284 59 277 38356 37011 49 288 56 279 47 275 37011 35637 37 280 51 271 48 275 35637 34204 34 279 44 270 45 268 34204 32715 35 279 30 273 40 258 32715 31158 34 281 32 263 37 255 31158 29519 35 286 33 261 36 255 29519 27800 34 285 34 261 35 251 27800 26000 27 279 30 261 36 237 26000 24123 24 259 26 261 35 243 24123 22175 20 256 28 262 37 256 22175 20149 20 249 29 260 36 259 20149 18039 20 243 26 250 31 260 18039 15890 20 237 25 237 27 265 15890 13825 20 227 25 230 25 254 13825 11955 19 222 24 221 22 242 11955 10300 18 215 23 220 18 238 10300 8830 18 211 22 223 18 239 8830 7525 18 212 21 224 20 241 7525 6367 17 214 20 222 21 239 6367 5343 16 217 18 220 22 229 5343 4441 14 223 17 218 23 218 4441 3648 14 222 16 214 24 201 3648 2939 13*211 13 203 23 193 2939 2312 11*196 12 193 21 187 2312 1788 10 186 11 191 18 178 1788 1386 9 185 11 190 16 168 1386 1110 8 184 10 189 14 159 1110 943 8 183 9*189 11*155 943 847 7 183 7*188 5*146 847 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