DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/23 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 - - - 53.7 - - 64.0 - - 67.8 - - 58.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 87 - - 25 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 293 - - 1043 - - 1683 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1110 - - 1860 - - 2500 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 230 - - 683 - - 2379 - - 128 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 96 - - 189 - - 150 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 148 - - 151 - - 154 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -979 - - -1717 - - -2249 - - -1378 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2089 - - 3577 - - 4749 - - 2224 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8373 - - -6444 - - -6372 - - -6525 ODpotential blCL - - - 9483 - - 8304 - - 8872 - - 7371 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 69 - - 66 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.7 - - 64.0 - - 67.8 - - 58.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.9 - - 51.6 - - 50.2 - - 51.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.3 - - 63.1 - - 67.3 - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 50.4 - - 49.5 - - 51.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 87 - - 25 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 293 - - 1043 - - 1683 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 97347 8 244 9 255 11 269 10 282 97347 90165 4 052 2 023 3 067 2 037 90165 84633 11 078 3 101 6 066 7 028 84633 80014 15 084 7 156 2 026 9 026 80014 76020 12 063 11 130 4 216 6 036 76020 72492 11 030 14 074 8 175 5 073 72492 69307 10 020 12 060 6 164 2 099 69307 66383 8 313 9 023 1 248 1 126 66383 63669 10 260 12 337 7 356 4 027 63669 61033 14 281 15 319 11 320 12 319 61033 58277 13 282 18 319 11 313 15 304 58277 55420 23 321 27 310 21 319 24 313 55420 52711 33 307 37 294 34 306 33 315 52711 50291 35 291 34 288 35 301 35 308 50291 48117 23 292 25 295 27 299 30 304 48117 46134 24 328 22 322 22 318 23 317 46134 44311 36 339 42 325 42 325 39 324 44311 42633 53 319 54 308 55 307 49 312 42633 41079 53 318 52 304 49 306 47 312 41079 39622 58 332 46 313 43 322 44 324 39622 38243 64 335 53 332 51 333 46 326 38243 36904 61 333 59 335 55 333 43 316 36904 35539 55 331 51 330 49 323 41 316 35539 34116 55 326 49 317 45 315 40 318 34116 32636 57 324 49 312 46 309 43 318 32636 31086 56 327 47 310 48 307 47 318 31086 29452 50 318 45 308 47 309 48 320 29452 27737 46 311 41 313 46 311 44 316 27737 25943 41 316 38 320 39 317 38 322 25943 24073 29 319 33 323 33 319 32 323 24073 22124 20 304 24 314 28 320 27 326 22124 20092 20 305 22 311 25 322 21 327 20092 17980 17 320 17 327 15 323 15 322 17980 15832 16 331 16 324 13 327 13 328 15832 13766 13 337 14 334 13 330 13 333 13766 11890 7 312 8 341 7 339 8 329 11890 10231 3 266 4 280 3 313 1 279 10231 8763 1 142 4 231 4 246 3 215 8763 7464 2 126 3 187 3 204 4 174 7464 6315 4 147 4 172 4 176 4 192 6315 5301 7 159 6 179 6 197 8 218 5301 4409 7 169 8 176 9 194 11 207 4409 3622 7 180 10 170 9 180 12 196 3622 2917 10 192 10 166 9*164 12 179 2917 2295 12 190 10*157 9*157 14 160 2295 1777 13 176 9*152 9 155 15 146 1777 1380 13*158 9 151 8 153 15 139 1380 1106 8*148 8 151 8 153 13 136 1106 941 7 148 7 150 7 152 11 133 941 846 6 148 6 151 6 152 4*125 846 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