DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/17 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 - - - 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.6 - - 73.6 - - 75.5 - - 70.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 136 - - -11 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 1857 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 1586 - - 830 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 846 - - 2674 - - 847 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1181 - - 1261 - - 4839 - - 622 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 31 - - 262 - - 22 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 20 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 201 - - 194 - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1252 - - -2340 - - -4587 - - -3251 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2098 - - 5014 - - 5434 - - 4099 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8021 - - -6900 - - -8544 - - -6472 ODpotential blCL - - - 8867 - - 9574 - - 9391 - - 7319 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 78 - - 69 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.6 - - 73.6 - - 75.5 - - 70.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.3 - - 54.5 - - 54.4 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 72.6 - - 75.8 - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.6 - - 53.9 - - 54.0 - - 55.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 136 - - -11 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 1857 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 38 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 96915 50 238 58 247 55 251 55 245 96915 89743 35 247 40 246 32 254 34 243 89743 84212 18 254 23 253 19 252 20 257 84212 79627 12 271 11 250 14 259 10 286 79627 75667 11 300 7 199 14 252 11 301 75667 72152 11 342 7 167 13 224 11 291 72152 68957 10 324 1 217 8 200 5 238 68957 66012 8 280 1 083 8 176 8 193 66012 63282 5 274 4 267 7 185 10 218 63282 60642 9 287 8 235 13 232 15 239 60642 57892 16 264 15 243 17 241 20 246 57892 55049 28 268 23 262 23 260 23 257 55049 52345 42 272 34 268 35 259 33 255 52345 49919 40 261 40 256 42 249 44 249 49919 47744 37 261 41 248 44 244 47 245 47744 45765 43 255 42 240 46 241 47 241 45765 43943 48 248 43 241 44 237 45 238 43943 42252 55 245 47 238 40 238 41 242 42252 40680 59 244 49 230 42 236 41 242 40680 39213 52 244 44 227 47 233 40 235 39213 37834 45 242 48 233 51 234 44 226 37834 36502 47 240 52 233 56 223 48 225 36502 35146 50 239 52 234 55 227 55 227 35146 33733 50 243 51 237 55 232 59 222 33733 32267 46 247 49 237 54 234 57 226 32267 30736 39 244 48 234 45 232 50 232 30736 29131 39 244 47 237 40 234 40 238 29131 27451 44 244 48 240 43 241 38 241 27451 25694 44 242 45 241 43 241 38 240 25694 23860 43 239 40 246 45 238 38 234 23860 21955 41 235 40 242 46 237 44 227 21955 19972 40 238 43 239 45 236 45 228 19972 17903 42 233 44 235 45 238 40 240 17903 15791 41 222 44 231 44 239 36 246 15791 13759 38 219 42 226 42 235 33 247 13759 11912 34 221 41 222 43 227 33 251 11912 10271 30 223 38 219 44 222 36 245 10271 8816 28 224 36 217 41 221 37 241 8816 7525 28 225 35 218 38 222 37 235 7525 6378 28 226 34 220 31 223 34 227 6378 5361 28 230 32 220 28 219 32 222 5361 4462 29 233 32 221 26 209 31 216 4462 3667 32 230 31 217 25 204 31 209 3667 2953 33 222 27*212 24 202 32 204 2953 2322 31 210 22*203 23 200 32 199 2322 1795 25 201 21 202 22 198 30 195 1795 1390 19 193 20 201 20 197 27 191 1390 1112 16 190 19 200 18 195 21 185 1112 943 14 189 17 200 15*195 17*184 943 847 10*188 13 199 11*194 9*181 847 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