DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - - - - - 64.0 - - 64.2 - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2408 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3225 - - 847 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1368 - - 3717 - - 3757 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 182 - - 25 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 100 - - 094 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 682 - - -1612 - - -738 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2543 - - 2459 - - 1584 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 206 - - -1865 - - -1512 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3019 - - 2712 - - 2358 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 64.2 - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.0 - - 56.6 - - 59.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.6 - - 64.1 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.0 - - 55.7 - - 59.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2408 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 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] 98501 7 150 7 167 1 142 98501 91155 8 145 4 137 3 174 91155 85474 5 201 1 002 2 195 85474 80737 3 189 6 234 5 303 80737 76659 4 147 7 210 8 301 76659 73070 2 197 3 161 6 299 73070 69826 2 220 3 208 0 033 69826 66845 4 200 6 242 1 009 66845 64086 2 169 6 255 3 302 64086 61422 1 196 7 268 4 314 61422 58657 8 304 10 282 11 301 58657 55796 13 295 10 283 15 267 55796 53074 23 310 18 307 15 292 53074 50626 31 289 31 296 25 305 50626 48431 31 293 39 292 41 294 48431 46447 36 298 43 291 44 287 46447 44636 37 297 40 291 37 294 44636 42965 42 313 42 299 51 308 42965 41411 62 311 55 303 62 306 41411 39952 65 307 62 297 64 302 39952 38568 59 305 62 297 65 299 38568 37221 54 304 58 300 62 297 37221 35843 54 307 54 302 56 296 35843 34403 53 314 52 302 50 298 34403 32906 51 318 49 302 47 308 32906 31339 45 316 46 300 39 306 31339 29690 36 323 38 298 37 304 29690 27958 34 326 28 321 29 303 27958 26144 29 331 23 307 22 293 26144 24250 25 327 17 307 19 291 24250 22281 21 316 15 300 18 285 22281 20230 18 326 12 320 16 283 20230 18098 10 339 8 325 4 264 18098 15929 5 335 4 322 4 254 15929 13845 1 153 3 228 6 263 13845 11954 6 159 4 205 5 243 11954 10278 8 151 7 158 7 187 10278 8795 13 150 11 150 11 168 8795 7481 12 144 10 144 10 162 7481 6319 10 138 6 136 5 145 6319 5298 12 130 8 124 4 106 5298 4406 11 109 8 105 7 103 4406 3620 10*106 8 103 9 104 3620 2917 9*103 7 099 9 104 2917 2297 9 101 6 098 9 103 2297 1779 8 100 6 097 9 101 1779 1381 7 098 5 096 8 098 1381 1108 7 098 5 096 7 090 1108 941 6 097 4*095 5 082 941 846 5 096 4*094 3*069 846 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