DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 79.5 - - 73.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 19 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2933 - - 3566 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2061 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3750 - - 4383 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2222 - - 1438 - - 3669 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 265 - - 206 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 258 - - 283 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 853 - - 1010 - - -1345 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2898 - - 3373 - - 2192 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -105 - - 77 - - -2771 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3855 - - 4306 - - 3618 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 91 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1660 - - 1640 - - 1060 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 79.5 - - 73.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 67.3 - - 66.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 79.3 - - 74.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.5 - - 66.2 - - 65.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 19 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2933 - - 3566 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 69 - - 66 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 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] 98784 11 275 4 238 5 287 98784 91409 9 263 11 252 5 276 91409 85687 10 239 13 234 11 254 85687 80900 13 238 17 246 18 254 80900 76767 15 229 17 242 22 255 76767 73116 12 239 16 238 19 259 73116 69809 13 247 14 240 17 253 69809 66767 16 224 19 247 18 256 66767 63945 17 216 23 238 22 265 63945 61224 19 240 25 235 32 258 61224 58403 29 233 32 241 33 239 58403 55494 35 238 36 255 39 257 55494 52745 42 246 53 251 55 246 52745 50280 51 244 59 244 53 237 50280 48058 55 243 59 246 56 252 48058 46043 58 245 65 246 71 249 46043 44207 59 245 66 242 73 242 44207 42514 55 244 61 239 64 246 42514 40944 53 245 57 242 56 248 40944 39482 53 243 56 246 47 251 39482 38106 53 243 55 245 43 261 38106 36770 56 245 54 243 44 268 36770 35410 57 243 53 244 47 269 35410 33997 55 243 52 249 51 270 33997 32532 53 244 51 249 52 275 32532 31002 45 244 51 248 51 280 31002 29391 39 246 49 250 49 280 29391 27700 36 244 45 253 49 277 27700 25933 31 247 44 261 48 276 25933 24093 29 252 45 268 47 272 24093 22177 27 261 40 271 46 278 22177 20181 24 275 31 269 35 268 20181 18101 21 295 27 272 34 268 18101 15981 21 302 28 279 36 275 15981 13934 20 300 29 283 39 277 13934 12065 22 297 25 286 35 279 12065 10398 23 292 21 295 24 285 10398 8916 23 281 19 307 19 282 8916 7596 23 268 19 318 23 295 7596 6422 19 263 18 318 22 309 6422 5387 16 256 13 281 14 310 5387 4480 16*256 13*280 11 308 4480 3682 15*257 13*281 11 312 3682 2965 15 257 13 282 10 317 2965 2331 14 258 12 283 8 322 2331 1802 14 258 12 284 7 328 1802 1395 13 258 12 283 6 334 1395 1114 12 258 11 284 5 337 1114 945 11 258 10 284 4 342 945 847 9 258 8 284 2*353 847 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