DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 - - - - - - 50.7 - - 50.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 16 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 28 - - 3232 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 829 - - 829 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 845 - - 4049 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 5055 - - 2979 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 35 - - 182 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 29 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 355 - - 352 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1520 - - 971 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2365 - - 3078 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1723 - - 99 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2568 - - 3950 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 80 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.7 - - 50.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.5 - - 40.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.5 - - 50.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.7 - - 38.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 16 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 28 - - 3232 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - 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] 97469 8 297 10 266 97469 90264 6 302 7 284 90264 84687 1 219 6 281 84687 80031 4 177 7 273 80031 76000 9 218 14 280 76000 72445 7 184 15 252 72445 69213 11 310 8 236 69213 66231 21 280 21 283 66231 63469 19 249 20 268 63469 60783 30 273 26 280 60783 57989 40 258 36 271 57989 55082 40 249 40 248 55082 52281 48 255 46 255 52281 49754 59 253 56 251 49754 47492 64 246 54 242 47492 45421 70 240 48 247 45421 43507 80 236 54 251 43507 41734 87 233 56 250 41734 40085 91 232 58 248 40085 38547 93 232 52 249 38547 37101 94 233 49 250 37101 35709 95 230 46 253 35709 34302 91 223 36 260 34302 32852 86 221 24 283 32852 31362 80 226 27 333 31362 29821 71 233 43 356 29821 28219 63 242 57 004 28219 26552 53 252 66 008 26552 24815 44 261 71 010 24815 23007 31 284 71 013 23007 21131 29 309 61 013 21131 19191 27 314 44 002 19191 17186 17 330 34 342 17186 15152 28 329 30 336 15152 13196 32 337 31 339 13196 11415 32 347 31 342 11415 9833 29 348 30 342 9833 8432 29 354 29 346 8432 7194 31 001 32 006 7194 6098 35 003 33 005 6098 5129 35 003 34 001 5129 4274 35 002 34*357 4274 3518 34 360 33*355 3518 2842 33 358 32 354 2842 2243 32 357 31 352 2243 1744 30 356 30 351 1744 1361 27 356 28 351 1361 1097 24 355 25 350 1097 937 21 355 21 349 937 845 15*355 16 349 845 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