DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 69.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 13 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 982 - - 30 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 830 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1799 - - 847 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1599 - - 4248 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 186 - - 34 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 112 - - 114 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -835 - - -3634 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2634 - - 4481 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2946 - - -6190 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4745 - - 7037 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 63 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 69.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.8 - - 52.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.5 - - 68.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.8 - - 51.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 13 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 982 - - 30 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 97295 9 254 7 249 97295 90076 5 117 4 186 90076 84517 13 103 9 136 84517 79898 10 120 8 122 79898 75921 10 127 6 145 75921 72417 7 068 5 091 72417 69244 8 353 7 018 69244 66324 8 323 9 328 66324 63614 6 323 11 284 63614 60981 15 312 13 296 60981 58234 22 298 19 307 58234 55395 26 292 21 304 55395 52694 26 307 32 304 52694 50258 36 304 32 285 50258 48062 32 307 23 296 48062 46053 33 334 38 330 46053 44202 48 332 52 321 44202 42495 58 323 57 315 42495 40911 60 322 55 316 40911 39425 61 325 52 321 39425 38024 58 328 50 327 38024 36673 55 333 51 331 36673 35303 55 332 52 332 35303 33884 52 329 51 326 33884 32414 49 328 51 319 32414 30878 48 328 49 319 30878 29265 36 324 44 326 29265 27572 26 308 38 335 27572 25801 23 306 27 325 25801 23957 16 291 21 307 23957 22041 15 278 18 279 22041 20043 12 279 15 253 20043 17955 7 318 9 251 17955 15821 6 316 7 253 15821 13766 9 316 8 284 13766 11900 11 321 10 309 11900 10246 14 319 14 319 10246 8781 11 322 14 317 8781 7481 8 334 10 315 7481 6330 6 342 6 320 6330 5313 4 332 4 314 5313 4419 2 323 2 291 4419 3631 1 138 2 143 3631 2926 5 127 3 130 2926 2303 6*122 3 126 2303 1783 5*118 3 121 1783 1384 4 111 3 118 1384 1109 4 110 3 115 1109 942 3 109 3*115 942 847 3 108 2*114 847 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