DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 67.7 - - 62.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - -2 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2346 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1789 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3163 - - 847 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1681 - - 4283 - - 2934 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 262 - - 27 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 102 - - 071 - - 088 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -450 - - -2427 - - -1192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3613 - - 3274 - - 2039 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3638 - - -2764 - - -2796 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6801 - - 3611 - - 3643 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 98 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 67.7 - - 62.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.0 - - 56.5 - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.8 - - 67.8 - - 63.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.7 - - 55.2 - - 55.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - -2 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2346 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 52 - - 92 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 10 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] 98575 18 192 10 215 8 268 98575 91181 6 172 3 194 9 252 91181 85442 2 218 3 225 5 266 85442 80673 5 187 6 252 3 345 80673 76580 4 212 8 252 4 354 76580 72990 2 307 5 240 4 306 72990 69767 1 042 5 224 2 289 69767 66812 2 045 5 248 1 354 66812 64066 3 023 6 278 3 324 64066 61405 8 307 8 277 8 311 61405 58632 10 243 11 266 13 287 58632 55755 11 280 15 271 18 277 55755 53006 20 295 18 288 22 283 53006 50541 30 295 29 287 28 278 50541 48340 43 281 33 276 30 289 48340 46338 37 265 35 294 36 298 46338 44506 30 295 45 287 44 298 44506 42819 42 298 42 282 48 294 42819 41251 48 294 40 289 48 296 41251 39779 49 294 50 299 59 310 39779 38388 48 295 57 300 64 314 38388 37038 45 293 56 299 58 312 37038 35661 42 291 55 298 53 311 35661 34230 49 296 54 292 54 306 34230 32746 58 293 55 287 55 300 32746 31191 52 286 56 291 48 305 31191 29554 55 295 49 304 37 310 29554 27835 47 295 37 310 31 319 27835 26036 39 299 33 305 26 334 26036 24162 33 309 28 312 21 349 24162 22214 23 325 17 329 17 348 22214 20185 15 342 12 347 16 344 20185 18065 17 350 14 013 15 356 18065 15898 15 315 15 020 11 004 15898 13811 13 323 10 001 7 350 13811 11922 3 310 4 001 4 355 11922 10254 8 142 2 033 10 064 10254 8779 11 126 5 154 10 100 8779 7472 10 123 9 126 12 113 7472 6315 9 114 9 114 9 113 6315 5295 12 097 9 084 6 099 5295 4403 11 087 9 076 7 063 4403 3618 10*092 8 074 7 063 3618 2916 9*098 8 074 8 077 2916 2295 8 101 7 072 11 087 2295 1777 8 102 7 071 13 092 1777 1380 7 105 6 071 13 092 1380 1107 7 105 6 072 12 092 1107 941 6 106 5*070 10*090 941 847 6 107 5*071 5*088 847 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