DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.9 - - 58.4 - - 53.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 2 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3050 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2185 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3867 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 842 - - 4125 - - 2763 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 273 - - 29 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 076 - - 063 - - 046 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 10 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 601 - - -2161 - - -1012 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3267 - - 3007 - - 1858 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6846 - - -2473 - - -2530 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10713 - - 3319 - - 3376 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 99 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.9 - - 58.4 - - 53.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.9 - - 48.5 - - 48.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.3 - - 58.4 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.6 - - 47.2 - - 48.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 2 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3050 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 97 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98339 5 198 5 190 4 319 98339 90958 7 226 6 302 1 340 90958 85258 6 247 10 239 8 284 85258 80537 5 276 9 220 7 268 80537 76475 3 159 7 283 4 333 76475 72892 3 065 9 301 11 335 72892 69657 4 358 6 249 9 310 69657 66690 5 303 5 246 6 284 66690 63937 7 274 10 280 8 297 63937 61269 8 272 12 276 12 297 61269 58485 11 274 12 280 14 297 58485 55589 15 273 14 289 16 293 55589 52818 17 282 16 294 15 296 52818 50318 15 288 16 290 17 309 50318 48076 15 295 16 288 19 313 48076 46039 17 293 16 292 23 306 46039 44164 18 286 16 298 26 300 44164 42423 18 278 17 299 26 299 42423 40796 17 268 18 293 24 298 40796 39273 16 258 17 285 23 310 39273 37845 14 249 14 273 25 320 37845 36474 14 249 11 261 26 321 36474 35091 8 247 5 004 23 324 35091 33676 5 145 9 051 18 333 33676 32231 13 111 13 077 16 349 32231 30726 12 112 10 073 15 358 30726 29139 12 113 8 067 13 357 29139 27468 10 110 7 052 10 001 27468 25712 9 103 9 047 10 018 25712 23872 10 113 8 068 10 036 23872 21952 10 123 7 092 9 053 21952 19949 10 126 6 095 9 071 19949 17858 9 140 7 116 8 087 17858 15728 6 161 10 136 12 101 15728 13675 5 173 10 147 15 103 13675 11807 6 158 10 116 15 104 11807 10149 7 106 12 095 10 094 10149 8679 12 079 13 101 11 091 8679 7378 15 085 13 098 11 098 7378 6228 14 094 16 095 14 108 6228 5220 15 084 19 080 20 100 5220 4343 18*077 18 073 27 080 4343 3571 18*077 18 071 26 075 3571 2881 18 077 18 070 24 071 2881 2270 18 077 17 069 22 067 2270 1761 17 076 16 068 20 063 1761 1370 16 076 15 066 17 059 1370 1101 15 076 13 065 13 055 1101 938 13 075 11*064 11*051 938 846 10 075 8*063 5*046 846 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