DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/07 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 - - - 63.6 - - 71.5 - - 71.7 - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 74 - - -13 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 346 - - 2370 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 1654 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1163 - - 3187 - - 847 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 456 - - 1865 - - 6763 - - 93 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 247 - - 32 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 319 - - 309 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1165 - - -1406 - - -4931 - - -2149 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2328 - - 4593 - - 5779 - - 2995 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5622 - - -5134 - - -6468 - - -5558 ODpotential blCL - - - 6785 - - 8321 - - 7315 - - 6404 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 56 - - 52 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.6 - - 71.5 - - 71.7 - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.2 - - 54.2 - - 49.3 - - 51.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.1 - - 70.8 - - 72.2 - - 64.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.4 - - 52.8 - - 48.0 - - 50.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 74 - - -13 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 346 - - 2370 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 97453 37 240 40 264 35 244 40 249 97453 90181 20 258 30 252 34 259 30 259 90181 84570 15 269 19 254 28 264 24 279 84570 79922 13 269 17 267 23 272 19 285 79922 75908 12 264 19 270 19 276 16 288 75908 72343 12 280 18 286 16 281 15 272 72343 69093 19 292 19 287 15 275 18 299 69093 66093 22 291 22 283 22 289 25 292 66093 63310 24 278 27 279 30 277 27 290 63310 60609 24 279 27 270 35 283 32 292 60609 57791 26 288 31 275 39 274 37 286 57791 54869 34 290 37 282 42 269 41 279 54869 52081 43 280 44 278 46 269 48 277 52081 49570 49 278 50 278 52 273 56 271 49570 47323 59 279 61 277 60 274 58 276 47323 45293 62 272 61 271 69 282 63 277 45293 43438 57 275 65 284 70 282 66 283 43438 41738 66 286 75 286 75 287 84 290 41738 40182 72 282 78 279 87 285 95 287 40182 38741 65 281 78 275 85 278 92 283 38741 37390 63 283 79 278 80 282 84 287 37390 36087 66 289 81 283 84 290 82 288 36087 34763 69 290 81 285 86 290 82 295 34763 33382 69 288 78 286 85 288 83 294 33382 31947 69 286 74 287 80 288 82 291 31947 30441 68 286 71 288 76 289 85 293 30441 28856 66 287 68 287 75 289 87 296 28856 27195 66 291 68 288 75 289 85 297 27195 25454 68 295 69 288 75 290 84 295 25454 23635 70 297 70 289 75 290 82 294 23635 21740 71 296 69 291 74 291 78 292 21740 19763 65 301 65 290 71 293 74 291 19763 17701 55 293 60 288 64 295 70 294 17701 15602 50 287 53 286 55 289 60 298 15602 13588 43 288 48 287 52 283 51 294 13588 11761 36 277 41 286 45 287 46 288 11761 10144 29 281 35 285 39 296 42 298 10144 8712 25 286 32 292 34 302 38 310 8712 7439 26 287 30 302 29 308 35 314 7439 6305 21 297 30 312 24 314 30 312 6305 5299 23 312 27 321 23 314 27 311 5299 4411 21 319 22 327 18 309 24 306 4411 3627 18 318 18*326 17 310 22 300 3627 2924 13 317 13*323 16 310 22 300 2924 2302 11 327 10 319 15 311 21 301 2302 1782 12 342 9 317 15 311 21 302 1782 1383 10*339 9 317 14 310 19 302 1383 1108 5*326 8 317 13 310 16 299 1108 941 5 324 7 317 11*310 13 296 941 846 4 324 6 316 8*309 5*286 846 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