DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/05 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 - - - 54.4 - - 62.6 - - 64.1 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 97 - - 28 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 516 - - 2214 - - 3045 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 1686 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1333 - - 3031 - - 3862 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 654 - - 2972 - - 2207 - - 1074 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 132 - - 256 - - 201 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 074 - - 161 - - 189 - - 134 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1484 - - -1160 - - -257 - - -870 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2817 - - 4191 - - 4119 - - 1716 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4310 - - -2519 - - -2236 - - -2882 ODpotential blCL - - - 5643 - - 5550 - - 6098 - - 3728 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 72 - - 73 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.4 - - 62.6 - - 64.1 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.4 - - 47.5 - - 49.2 - - 53.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.7 - - 61.7 - - 63.7 - - 59.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 46.2 - - 47.9 - - 52.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 97 - - 28 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 516 - - 2214 - - 3045 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 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] 97955 19 268 25 234 29 235 33 251 97955 90594 18 256 24 248 22 251 22 263 90594 84906 18 232 19 256 20 265 17 295 84906 80187 7 279 19 242 19 274 18 292 80187 76134 16 305 12 249 17 276 18 281 76134 72554 19 290 12 294 14 282 14 289 72554 69310 18 302 19 296 17 283 15 301 69310 66329 24 306 25 301 20 291 19 309 66329 63562 31 296 31 296 27 293 27 309 63562 60881 33 279 35 290 33 287 34 303 60881 58092 33 288 37 290 35 290 37 293 58092 55212 48 300 45 291 43 292 41 292 55212 52476 57 296 50 287 51 290 49 290 52476 50017 62 291 57 286 57 284 54 282 50017 47810 67 287 62 286 59 283 54 277 47810 45810 69 286 65 286 64 281 58 277 45810 43987 70 289 66 286 68 281 63 278 43987 42313 74 292 66 285 70 283 65 280 42313 40756 74 296 66 285 68 283 66 280 40756 39298 71 304 63 287 64 281 62 279 39298 37924 70 311 60 291 60 283 57 279 37924 36595 68 313 59 297 58 285 57 279 36595 35242 65 314 59 302 56 287 56 278 35242 33832 62 314 58 303 55 288 55 278 33832 32369 61 314 57 302 54 287 52 281 32369 30839 61 314 56 299 53 287 46 284 30839 29229 58 314 54 296 52 287 43 285 29229 27542 54 312 51 295 48 288 42 288 27542 25774 52 309 47 296 44 290 38 290 25774 23927 51 306 46 298 41 291 35 290 23927 21999 49 302 44 300 38 295 33 288 21999 19988 44 298 42 301 36 297 32 289 19988 17891 40 296 41 300 36 301 32 293 17891 15755 38 295 38 297 36 302 30 298 15755 13697 34 299 34 295 33 299 28 301 13697 11828 30 303 28 300 28 300 26 300 11828 10172 27 308 23 307 25 308 21 306 10172 8708 25 315 20 309 22 310 21 323 8708 7412 22 326 16 313 18 306 22 323 7412 6269 22 338 11 313 11 301 17 304 6269 5264 18 338 8 294 6 285 13 282 5264 4381 11 321 7 252 4*263 10 265 4381 3601 6 297 6*229 3*202 8 241 3601 2903 1 233 5*164 3 194 6 214 2903 2286 6 113 5 162 3 189 6 181 2286 1771 8 089 5 161 3 184 7 159 1771 1377 7*084 5 160 3 182 8 150 1377 1105 4*075 5 159 3 179 8 144 1105 940 4 075 4 158 2 180 7*139 940 846 3 073 4 159 2 180 4*134 846 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