DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 81.9 - - 83.7 - - 75.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 210 - - 95 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 356 - - 4125 - - 4876 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 3430 - - 3512 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1173 - - 4942 - - 5693 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 417 - - 1878 - - 1345 - - 5769 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 146 - - 392 - - 323 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 17 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 208 - - 210 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2071 - - -3914 - - -4250 - - -6882 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3245 - - 8856 - - 9943 - - 7730 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10567 - - -10662 - - -10772 - - -14160 ODpotential blCL - - - 11740 - - 15604 - - 16465 - - 15007 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 50 - - 77 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 81.9 - - 83.7 - - 75.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.2 - - 46.0 - - 43.1 - - 45.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 80.2 - - 82.6 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 44.8 - - 41.8 - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 210 - - 95 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 356 - - 4125 - - 4876 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 6 - - 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] 98465 7 159 6 292 5 293 7 328 98465 91179 4 346 2 041 5 318 5 006 91179 85546 11 019 7 104 6 023 5 051 85546 80854 7 049 5 087 4 013 11 018 80854 76796 7 031 8 033 5 054 11 359 76796 73201 10 029 8 021 10 040 9 021 73201 69945 7 025 7 026 5 360 9 039 69945 66944 3 256 5 023 3 307 5 034 66944 64154 5 197 2 214 1 327 1 106 64154 61447 4 213 7 224 6 281 3 237 61447 58631 6 229 10 225 9 253 7 254 58631 55729 6 272 10 261 16 267 14 303 55729 52981 15 270 21 268 21 265 19 277 52981 50523 21 285 22 291 25 287 18 312 50523 48319 30 293 33 287 29 275 32 289 48319 46328 32 293 31 272 21 276 29 269 46328 44525 26 305 17 281 25 289 22 272 44525 42868 32 310 22 317 38 272 21 270 42868 41319 39 306 29 300 28 263 20 274 41319 39854 39 306 28 294 18 270 22 272 39854 38464 40 320 24 307 12 284 19 266 38464 37110 36 312 23 325 13 270 17 258 37110 35727 29 314 21 280 14 266 18 264 35727 34285 31 332 19 305 12 263 23 264 34285 32789 21 333 20 329 12 273 24 258 32789 31227 15 303 18 300 16 292 19 245 31227 29585 17 286 23 283 19 296 16 245 29585 27867 20 286 26 290 22 287 15 263 27867 26075 15 301 20 285 22 280 15 274 26075 24207 10 293 10 293 15 282 15 274 24207 22261 5 275 3 266 6 276 11 274 22261 20234 2 177 6 162 8 196 10 257 20234 18128 8 208 10 188 11 192 8 230 18128 15989 10 217 9 192 9 193 7 219 15989 13927 6 191 7 176 9 187 10 200 13927 12046 7 183 9 169 9 185 7 193 12046 10375 8 167 10 162 9 175 5 159 10375 8892 9 173 10 181 9 196 5 163 8892 7578 7 165 12 195 10 224 9 188 7578 6419 4 192 13 195 7*211 9 192 6419 5395 5 207 10*204 7*208 8 196 5395 4489 4 197 7*215 7 209 8 194 4489 3687 2 174 6 213 7 209 8 193 3687 2969 3 142 4 207 7 210 7 192 2969 2334 3 169 4 204 7 211 7 190 2334 1803 6 217 3 203 6 212 6 189 1803 1395 3*197 3 202 6 212 6 188 1395 1115 2*185 3 201 6 212 5 188 1115 945 2 182 3 202 6 213 4 186 945 847 2 179 2 200 5 213 3*188 847 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