DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/18 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 - - - 48.7 - - 58.0 - - 59.6 - - 50.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 146 - - 52 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 586 - - 1837 - - 2029 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 1608 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1403 - - 2654 - - 2846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 685 - - 605 - - 623 - - 227 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 125 - - 267 - - 197 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 21 - - 20 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 205 - - 199 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1863 - - -2536 - - -2821 - - -2081 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3266 - - 5190 - - 5667 - - 2927 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15862 - - -14553 - - -14192 - - -12960 ODpotential blCL - - - 17265 - - 17207 - - 17038 - - 13806 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 56 - - 53 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.7 - - 58.0 - - 59.6 - - 50.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.9 - - 38.7 - - 38.3 - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 57.0 - - 59.2 - - 52.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 37.5 - - 37.6 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 146 - - 52 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 586 - - 1837 - - 2029 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97527 4 278 9 206 13 242 8 266 97527 90277 3 117 1 212 9 234 7 241 90277 84699 3 257 5 304 9 223 10 281 84699 80029 2 256 12 266 13 258 13 292 80029 75990 8 318 12 258 15 268 16 271 75990 72433 13 298 10 290 13 263 19 254 72433 69225 17 284 16 300 14 277 17 263 69225 66275 23 262 23 277 24 283 22 274 66275 63547 18 274 27 260 29 275 26 264 63547 60919 24 300 26 263 29 268 29 265 60919 58181 34 293 28 278 30 271 30 268 58181 55336 37 281 35 281 34 277 31 271 55336 52620 37 281 37 278 35 274 30 274 52620 50177 39 285 34 275 31 262 33 279 50177 47974 40 288 32 274 28 254 34 266 47974 45967 36 286 32 272 32 255 32 253 45967 44137 29 282 31 260 33 248 34 244 44137 42458 21 287 30 252 33 246 36 237 42458 40905 20 297 27 248 29 242 33 231 40905 39450 19 299 23 244 28 231 33 226 39450 38076 15 301 23 232 30 224 33 224 38076 36746 10 302 23 227 27 223 33 221 36746 35388 9 299 20 232 25 225 32 216 35388 33974 10 288 16 237 24 218 31 211 33974 32506 11 297 14 240 21 211 28 209 32506 30970 9 304 13 239 19 212 25 208 30970 29355 9 287 13 244 16 219 22 210 29355 27662 12 277 13 254 16 224 21 225 27662 25890 13 286 12 258 17 233 23 246 25890 24041 12 287 13 262 20 247 22 255 24041 22110 13 283 16 260 22 257 21 264 22110 20088 14 283 17 260 20 258 23 267 20088 17972 14 290 15 265 17 248 25 266 17972 15814 12 282 14 255 16 253 21 261 15814 13742 12 271 13 261 14 255 13 255 13742 11867 11 262 13 258 11 252 8 251 11867 10206 14 249 14 243 14 240 11 239 10206 8734 20 235 20 232 18 237 14 243 8734 7427 25 228 25 229 22 234 17 243 7427 6270 28 226 28 227 25 231 20 243 6270 5249 28 225 30 226 27 228 24 242 5249 4354 28 225 32 224 28 224 27 236 4354 3573 28 227 31 219 28 217 28 225 3573 2879 31 227 27*213 24*203 28 214 2879 2268 30 223 23*206 23*201 27 209 2268 1759 28*221 23 205 22 200 26 205 1759 1369 20*216 22 204 21 199 23 201 1369 1100 18 215 20 203 19 198 18 194 1100 938 16 215 18 203 17 198 14*190 938 846 12 214 14 202 13 197 6*184 846 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