DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/14 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 78.4 - - 80.8 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 127 - - 43 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 760 - - 1738 - - 2288 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 1512 - - 832 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1577 - - 2555 - - 3105 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 648 - - 764 - - 909 - - 2148 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 168 - - 258 - - 211 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 094 - - 105 - - 095 - - 082 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -855 - - -1210 - - -927 - - -1389 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2433 - - 3765 - - 4032 - - 2236 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6898 - - -6174 - - -5270 - - -6480 ODpotential blCL - - - 8475 - - 8729 - - 8375 - - 7327 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 75 - - 77 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 990 - - 690 - - 950 - - 700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 78.4 - - 80.8 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.5 - - 64.6 - - 65.9 - - 66.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 77.3 - - 80.3 - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 63.4 - - 64.7 - - 66.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 127 - - 43 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 760 - - 1738 - - 2288 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 2 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 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] 98217 7 100 6 036 6 061 8 117 98217 90897 12 094 10 087 3 099 7 049 90897 85252 12 079 8 123 6 126 4 069 85252 80550 8 077 9 092 6 111 7 078 80550 76485 11 070 10 112 2 168 8 064 76485 72900 8 043 10 117 6 182 6 047 72900 69676 3 013 6 069 11 101 6 105 69676 66719 4 089 5 032 13 070 6 113 66719 63967 10 068 3 037 9 061 5 061 63967 61289 13 045 6 062 4 049 7 032 61289 58497 13 022 8 065 3 056 6 012 58497 55624 12 350 10 048 7 060 3 015 55624 52904 12 340 11 013 9 041 3 050 52904 50456 14 345 13 355 11 018 6 051 50456 48267 17 346 15 351 14 003 11 021 48267 46297 19 347 16 348 16 354 14 006 46297 44503 24 350 15 347 17 345 16 352 44503 42847 30 352 17 350 18 340 16 343 42847 41300 34 349 19 356 17 343 16 349 41300 39844 33 347 22 358 16 347 17 353 39844 38466 29 351 21 003 10 355 16 347 38466 37126 18 355 16 007 7 015 13 354 37126 35761 8 012 10 012 5 023 8 036 35761 34341 5 058 2 093 1 278 8 056 34341 32869 9 083 7 136 5 191 3 040 32869 31328 12 075 10 102 7 129 7 120 31328 29705 12 069 11 095 11 119 9 126 29705 28001 9 071 9 092 10 118 10 128 28001 26215 8 076 7 089 9 113 10 127 26215 24349 9 069 8 090 9 105 12 120 24349 22407 9 067 11 093 12 108 14 115 22407 20383 8 074 10 094 13 111 14 127 20383 18270 6 014 5 064 6 110 8 134 18270 16119 11 341 8 001 5 015 2 039 16119 14052 18 322 11 332 14 330 12 353 14052 12172 21 316 14 330 16 331 14 356 12172 10497 18 319 15 328 14 330 13 350 10497 9004 15 317 14 327 13 336 11 351 9004 7673 13 317 12 328 12 338 9 353 7673 6488 9 337 8 334 9 323 8 336 6488 5437 8 346 6 343 5 333 5 326 5437 4512 7 325 5 352 4 037 1 034 4512 3699 3 344 4 047 8*103 7 147 3699 2975 5 118 6*109 8*099 10 131 2975 2337 8 128 6*107 8 097 11 117 2337 1805 8*106 6 106 8 095 12 107 1805 1397 6*095 6 105 8 093 12 100 1397 1115 6 094 5 104 8 093 11 094 1115 945 5 093 5 103 7 092 9 088 945 847 4 093 4 104 6 092 4*082 847 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