DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - - - - - 64.4 - - 66.6 - - 59.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 29 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2248 - - 2335 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1799 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3065 - - 3152 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 664 - - 831 - - 2772 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 269 - - 189 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 115 - - 135 - - 102 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -674 - - -1399 - - -1094 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3740 - - 4552 - - 1940 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7971 - - -8930 - - -9008 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11036 - - 12082 - - 9854 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 76 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 66.6 - - 59.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.2 - - 49.9 - - 54.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 66.3 - - 61.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.9 - - 48.5 - - 53.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 29 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2248 - - 2335 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 98555 5 294 7 234 14 293 98555 91168 3 272 6 275 4 329 91168 85425 2 244 8 263 7 317 85425 80675 2 206 6 261 8 284 80675 76609 1 096 1 338 2 237 76609 73024 2 083 2 075 5 038 73024 69783 5 047 5 110 5 010 69783 66805 5 003 4 053 4 065 66805 64034 4 236 5 320 6 034 64034 61342 3 157 5 293 7 336 61342 58547 4 059 2 284 7 306 58547 55666 8 333 7 313 9 314 55666 52926 13 311 13 313 14 307 52926 50461 24 307 16 310 17 299 50461 48243 24 298 14 297 16 302 48243 46224 27 293 23 282 22 298 46224 44388 24 285 20 278 23 287 44388 42722 19 297 15 290 13 284 42722 41182 23 305 15 295 7 330 41182 39730 23 298 17 298 9 341 39730 38353 21 305 15 309 13 320 38353 37013 21 310 17 345 11 321 37013 35642 22 322 17 339 13 343 35642 34214 20 322 16 326 13 331 34214 32729 21 313 18 323 14 327 32729 31172 21 312 20 316 15 325 31172 29532 18 316 19 317 15 314 29532 27812 11 323 13 332 13 306 27812 26016 6 001 7 332 7 318 26016 24146 5 067 2 351 3 288 24146 22199 8 085 6 073 4 092 22199 20166 11 096 5 091 7 104 20166 18042 14 112 10 122 6 128 18042 15881 10 121 7 131 6 133 15881 13809 11 124 11 136 10 147 13809 11930 9 161 9 160 10 156 11930 10262 9 176 8 176 8 155 10262 8781 5 174 6 184 5 155 8781 7467 2 187 6 190 3 191 7467 6305 3 169 6 190 3 226 6305 5282 5 149 6 180 3 218 5282 4386 5 131 6 152 5 164 4386 3603 6*120 6*136 7 133 3603 2905 7*117 6*136 7 129 2905 2288 7 116 6 135 8 121 2288 1773 7 116 6 134 9 117 1773 1378 6 115 5 134 10 113 1378 1106 6 114 5 133 9 110 1106 941 6 114 5 134 7 107 941 846 5 114 4 134 3*102 846 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