DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/14 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 - - - 59.2 - - 63.3 - - 62.0 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 142 - - 45 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1111 - - 2864 - - 2954 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 2328 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1928 - - 3681 - - 3771 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 877 - - 746 - - 849 - - 2943 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 193 - - 308 - - 214 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 022 - - 035 - - 055 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6 - - 471 - - 472 - - -1335 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1935 - - 3210 - - 3300 - - 2181 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8659 - - -7473 - - 210 - - -1854 ODpotential blCL - - - 10587 - - 11154 - - 3561 - - 2700 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.2 - - 63.3 - - 62.0 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.7 - - 52.2 - - 50.6 - - 51.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 62.2 - - 61.5 - - 57.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.1 - - 51.3 - - 50.1 - - 50.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 142 - - 45 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1111 - - 2864 - - 2954 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 74 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 97235 28 255 34 275 21 277 25 273 97235 90147 10 300 17 258 18 272 15 291 90147 84668 9 344 7 246 14 243 14 316 84668 80097 6 349 2 266 7 258 9 328 80097 76133 1 294 3 210 9 257 7 326 76133 72616 4 215 4 268 6 265 5 266 72616 69433 9 256 12 265 7 301 5 235 69433 66503 17 252 15 261 15 298 9 289 66503 63785 16 261 18 254 24 248 23 270 63785 61165 22 265 19 261 28 245 30 265 61165 58453 37 261 41 266 40 265 37 260 58453 55658 55 246 53 250 45 258 44 261 55658 52997 58 242 55 249 52 258 53 258 52997 50608 58 242 65 252 61 253 57 256 50608 48461 58 264 66 260 65 255 71 262 48461 46504 86 271 85 266 77 262 82 261 46504 44695 100 268 94 263 91 261 89 257 44695 43007 102 265 97 258 95 259 90 254 43007 41421 102 262 99 257 96 258 88 252 41421 39923 99 257 100 259 96 259 87 254 39923 38503 98 254 101 260 96 259 88 257 38503 37126 100 252 99 259 96 258 89 259 37126 35726 104 252 98 256 95 257 88 259 35726 34274 105 254 97 253 95 258 87 256 34274 32773 104 257 99 254 91 256 85 257 32773 31202 103 259 98 261 88 254 82 255 31202 29547 100 267 99 268 86 260 85 258 29547 27813 84 272 89 272 72 280 75 273 27813 26004 65 271 69 273 57 276 51 279 26004 24123 55 271 53 269 47 269 43 263 24123 22172 47 272 40 266 42 271 41 261 22172 20137 40 272 34 271 35 270 35 265 20137 18018 32 267 31 274 23 264 23 264 18018 15864 28 268 29 281 21 276 17 249 15864 13789 28 258 27 265 24 276 17 262 13789 11904 24 264 23 266 25 277 15 275 11904 10233 21 280 16 276 20 271 15 264 10233 8748 17 291 11 281 14 257 14 258 8748 7430 12 298 8 292 9 273 7 287 7430 6263 12 288 7 314 5 302 6 324 6263 5238 13 281 4 310 2 194 6 294 5238 4349 10 293 5*025 6*081 2 306 4349 3573 9 342 10*039 8*067 6 060 3573 2881 11 018 11 037 9 058 12 072 2881 2271 11*026 12 036 10 055 15 073 2271 1762 9*024 12 034 10 052 15 072 1762 1371 9 022 12 033 10 051 15 072 1371 1103 8 021 11 033 10 051 13 071 1103 939 8 021 10 032 9 050 11*071 939 846 7 020 9 032 8 049 8*071 846 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