DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.7 - - 69.0 - - 63.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -12 - - 26 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 30 - - 1972 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 847 - - 2789 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2779 - - 662 - - 1488 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 22 - - 178 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 085 - - 099 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1674 - - -532 - - -992 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2521 - - 3321 - - 1838 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8703 - - -8569 - - -8911 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9550 - - 11358 - - 9757 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 92 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 150 - - 590 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.7 - - 69.0 - - 63.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.7 - - 57.4 - - 58.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.3 - - 68.7 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.8 - - 56.1 - - 57.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -12 - - 26 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 30 - - 1972 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 69 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 98630 19 073 5 060 17 034 98630 91308 15 069 10 046 10 040 91308 85636 10 051 7 035 13 355 85636 80903 7 319 4 343 14 343 80903 76817 10 294 10 310 16 332 76817 73202 12 300 16 306 14 312 73202 69926 10 298 13 292 11 296 69926 66920 11 314 11 290 11 303 66920 64148 16 308 12 288 13 304 64148 61484 14 295 13 303 14 297 61484 58730 15 294 19 291 18 298 58730 55897 26 292 22 280 23 278 55897 53209 31 284 25 273 27 266 53209 50802 31 267 26 272 29 272 50802 48652 25 269 31 276 32 279 48652 46698 24 290 32 274 33 270 46698 44897 32 292 34 275 34 256 44897 43224 36 288 37 281 32 266 43224 41661 36 273 40 282 33 277 41661 40190 35 274 40 287 32 270 40190 38793 33 279 31 273 35 259 38793 37435 33 283 27 266 35 254 37435 36048 31 282 26 255 33 253 36048 34601 29 270 29 260 32 257 34601 33099 30 267 30 270 30 261 33099 31524 31 271 32 280 29 261 31524 29866 29 268 33 280 29 270 29866 28127 29 270 32 280 26 276 28127 26306 30 271 30 274 26 273 26306 24404 31 265 30 271 30 267 24404 22426 28 259 32 263 32 266 22426 20370 35 269 33 264 30 268 20370 18236 36 273 32 275 33 275 18236 16069 30 271 35 279 37 278 16069 13986 30 276 35 273 35 278 13986 12093 29 283 30 265 32 278 12093 10407 32 277 28 264 29 276 10407 8906 30 265 27 265 28 271 8906 7570 14 254 24 260 28 266 7570 6386 5 249 16 237 21 247 6386 5343 3 177 9 182 17 198 5343 4431 11 124 13 141 17 179 4431 3631 19 108 20 120 19 155 3631 2919 19 101 20*103 25 133 2919 2295 18 099 19*100 24 121 2295 1777 16 096 18 099 19 117 1777 1380 14 093 16 098 15 114 1380 1107 11 090 15 098 12 110 1107 941 9*088 13 098 9 108 941 846 5*085 10 098 4*100 846 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