DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.0 - - 61.5 - - 62.4 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 80 - - 29 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1567 - - 2254 - - 2261 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 1579 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2384 - - 3071 - - 3078 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 738 - - 879 - - 1059 - - 488 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 171 - - 244 - - 176 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 14 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 334 - - 328 - - 316 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 470 - - -1101 - - -2323 - - -2031 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1915 - - 4173 - - 5401 - - 2877 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 109 - - -7625 - - -9097 - - -9509 ODpotential blCL - - - 2275 - - 10696 - - 12175 - - 10355 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 73 - - 58 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.0 - - 61.5 - - 62.4 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.5 - - 46.3 - - 42.0 - - 43.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 60.8 - - 62.2 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.9 - - 45.0 - - 41.0 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 80 - - 29 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1567 - - 2254 - - 2261 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96457 54 254 67 250 65 259 67 265 96457 89386 39 254 47 250 50 258 45 261 89386 83935 21 242 32 258 40 246 39 268 83935 79394 19 256 24 260 31 243 33 263 79394 75461 24 257 22 249 25 247 27 258 75461 71964 25 264 24 254 24 248 26 270 71964 68785 29 272 26 258 23 256 26 267 68785 65851 32 260 28 256 24 260 25 258 65851 63115 30 248 28 261 27 262 26 259 63115 60451 22 242 37 255 33 263 35 268 60451 57657 29 254 39 249 46 262 42 261 57657 54746 41 259 46 261 53 261 48 263 54746 51977 55 265 62 262 60 261 56 269 51977 49491 65 265 68 257 62 262 69 267 49491 47267 68 263 70 257 68 262 76 264 47267 45270 69 262 69 259 72 261 77 265 45270 43468 72 261 69 264 71 263 73 269 43468 41823 75 258 70 265 77 274 74 277 41823 40298 75 256 72 264 85 276 80 281 40298 38871 72 252 74 262 89 273 86 280 38871 37524 68 251 73 260 90 270 87 278 37524 36216 65 253 72 260 86 268 86 276 36216 34879 63 254 69 262 80 269 83 277 34879 33488 62 253 66 265 78 272 77 276 33488 32044 58 253 62 266 77 275 73 281 32044 30531 56 258 58 265 72 275 74 285 30531 28937 54 257 56 266 65 270 75 286 28937 27263 51 255 55 265 60 267 72 286 27263 25512 46 256 53 261 58 268 68 284 25512 23684 43 261 50 265 55 268 62 282 23684 21785 41 263 50 269 52 268 53 282 21785 19807 42 266 50 271 50 273 50 278 19807 17743 45 266 45 271 45 277 48 279 17743 15636 45 258 40 269 42 280 46 284 15636 13607 38 256 38 263 40 285 46 285 13607 11761 34 252 38 262 37 285 46 287 11761 10120 30 256 33 270 28 286 40 288 10120 8666 25 270 22 277 23 291 30 295 8666 7380 19 266 19 276 23 298 24 306 7380 6241 21 264 20 281 22 306 21 313 6241 5235 21 272 19 296 22 312 20 324 5235 4350 20 276 18 315 20 318 19 335 4350 3572 18 283 15*327 17*317 17 337 3572 2880 16*328 14*328 16*317 14 333 2880 2270 17*334 14 328 15 317 14 333 2270 1761 17 334 14 328 15 316 15 333 1761 1370 17 334 13 328 14 316 14 333 1370 1102 16 334 13 328 13 315 13 331 1102 939 14 334 12 328 12 315 11*328 939 846 11 334 10 327 9 315 4*322 846 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