DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 61.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2292 - - 2580 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 829 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3109 - - 3397 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1191 - - 1131 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 170 - - 178 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 068 - - 066 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 771 - - 777 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2338 - - 2620 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 109 - - 40 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3000 - - 3357 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 61.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.9 - - 52.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.9 - - 60.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.0 - - 51.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2292 - - 2580 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 82 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 98241 2 103 14 258 98241 90831 7 241 9 214 90831 85076 11 264 2 253 85076 80313 7 257 6 315 80313 76253 5 268 6 290 76253 72686 3 259 7 263 72686 69459 7 337 6 301 69459 66490 10 331 6 302 66490 63738 14 326 8 315 63738 61077 20 315 12 307 61077 58309 21 287 21 280 58309 55441 18 284 21 263 55441 52699 26 275 25 266 52699 50228 33 262 30 265 50228 48001 37 245 33 251 48001 45963 39 238 36 245 45963 44086 42 235 39 242 44086 42353 42 234 39 249 42353 40743 42 236 50 248 40743 39249 51 236 65 234 39249 37859 57 230 61 224 37859 36525 55 226 47 243 36525 35176 44 232 64 247 35176 33774 35 241 70 249 33774 32319 32 252 58 254 32319 30800 33 252 39 237 30800 29200 29 245 42 229 29200 27519 27 241 36 230 27519 25756 24 239 31 233 25756 23910 19 241 32 245 23910 21986 14 247 22 248 21986 19982 16 256 17 241 19982 17894 18 258 11 245 17894 15766 8 259 10 251 15766 13708 5 289 5 224 13708 11835 6 240 8 225 11835 10175 9 161 10 187 10175 8705 10 117 7 144 8705 7403 8 120 3 105 7403 6252 9 132 5 104 6252 5239 14 115 14 100 5239 4355 20 087 21 079 4355 3581 23*072 23*068 3581 2889 23*070 23*067 2889 2277 23 069 23 066 2277 1766 22 068 22 066 1766 1374 21 067 21 065 1374 1104 19 066 18 065 1104 940 16 066 16 064 940 846 12 065 12 063 846 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