DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - - - - - 66.1 - - 67.5 - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - -36 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1606 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2423 - - 847 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1656 - - 3287 - - 289 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 184 - - 33 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 203 - - 207 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1913 - - -3131 - - -1358 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4336 - - 3978 - - 2205 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9860 - - -9581 - - -9992 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12283 - - 10428 - - 10838 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 55 - - 55 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 67.5 - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.1 - - 53.0 - - 53.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.9 - - 68.4 - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.9 - - 51.7 - - 52.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - -36 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1606 - - 30 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 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] 97827 28 249 35 257 31 258 97827 90470 19 249 32 254 26 282 90470 84809 12 265 22 252 26 269 84809 80110 12 294 12 252 20 262 80110 76054 12 297 9 284 15 273 76054 72472 14 300 13 304 13 308 72472 69239 15 284 19 294 16 315 69239 66269 14 301 22 291 18 303 66269 63516 20 307 24 292 18 297 63516 60852 20 303 23 287 20 291 60852 58072 20 303 21 286 20 290 58072 55190 21 308 21 290 19 288 55190 52454 23 308 20 291 20 284 52454 49998 22 306 20 289 23 285 49998 47791 19 315 19 285 25 279 47791 45786 19 323 19 294 25 281 45786 43946 23 330 23 303 27 283 43946 42238 26 327 26 307 31 291 42238 40640 28 317 31 308 39 300 40640 39145 31 312 36 304 44 297 39145 37752 32 308 41 302 46 294 37752 36421 29 304 41 300 44 290 36421 35078 27 307 36 297 39 290 35078 33685 27 316 34 299 37 287 33685 32238 27 323 33 303 37 284 32238 30724 27 322 33 306 38 284 30724 29131 29 317 33 305 37 284 29131 27459 29 314 33 304 33 285 27459 25708 24 301 31 301 29 293 25708 23880 27 286 29 294 29 297 23880 21982 28 286 29 293 29 295 21982 20005 28 293 28 293 31 290 20005 17946 28 294 27 297 30 288 17946 15842 29 293 26 298 29 292 15842 13808 30 287 26 293 29 294 13808 11949 29 279 28 288 27 291 11949 10293 27 268 27 286 26 289 10293 8820 26 253 28 273 31 285 8820 7508 25 237 28 262 36 278 7508 6344 25 229 28 254 35 267 6344 5316 26 223 30 243 35 257 5316 4416 29 217 31 233 34 245 4416 3625 31 212 29 224 37 231 3625 2920 30*211 27 214 37 220 2920 2298 25*206 25 212 35 215 2298 1778 22 203 24 211 33 210 1778 1380 21 202 22 209 29 206 1380 1106 19 202 19 208 21 200 1106 941 17 201 16*207 17 198 941 846 13 201 11*207 8*195 846 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