DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/17 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0657z - - 1000z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.8 - - 83.5 - - 85.5 - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 77 - - 11 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 391 - - 3324 - - 5213 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 2412 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1208 - - 4141 - - 6030 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1136 - - 3812 - - 2715 - - 3034 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 121 - - 285 - - 225 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 285 - - 265 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1743 - - -511 - - 842 - - -1824 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2951 - - 4652 - - 5189 - - 2670 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3650 - - -2518 - - -994 - - -3885 ODpotential blCL - - - 4858 - - 6659 - - 7024 - - 4731 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 65 - - 82 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 360 - - 500 - - 1490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.8 - - 83.5 - - 85.5 - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.4 - - 65.8 - - 65.5 - - 70.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 82.7 - - 85.3 - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 64.1 - - 63.2 - - 69.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 77 - - 11 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 391 - - 3324 - - 5213 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 27 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 12 - - 12 - - 16 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] 98112 3 280 4 340 7 200 10 268 98112 90819 4 089 1 090 3 134 3 280 90819 85209 6 094 4 112 4 108 1 049 85209 80550 6 097 6 107 4 100 4 097 80550 76532 5 107 4 095 2 087 5 103 76532 72982 3 137 2 153 1 312 3 047 72982 69770 3 196 4 199 5 258 6 339 69770 66817 2 223 6 205 10 245 10 287 66817 64088 8 283 7 234 12 241 14 257 64088 61450 12 272 13 254 17 254 17 258 61450 58699 18 267 19 255 23 256 22 260 58699 55858 26 257 26 256 31 258 33 264 55858 53167 30 255 32 252 36 250 39 259 53167 50751 30 259 33 255 35 257 40 262 50751 48579 35 269 38 260 40 266 45 267 48579 46600 41 265 41 259 47 263 53 265 46600 44781 39 256 38 254 47 253 57 258 44781 43091 32 255 34 253 43 251 56 249 43091 41503 30 269 33 264 41 261 48 255 41503 40001 32 279 37 276 45 274 50 270 40001 38579 34 280 41 280 49 276 55 275 38579 37200 33 277 40 278 50 273 57 275 37200 35798 32 272 36 274 48 273 54 274 35798 34349 30 272 34 273 47 278 48 274 34349 32854 29 279 35 280 44 283 43 279 32854 31298 30 289 36 285 40 281 40 288 31298 29664 30 295 34 287 34 279 37 285 29664 27952 22 289 26 285 31 278 33 276 27952 26162 18 269 23 281 28 277 32 279 26162 24295 17 260 23 289 25 281 30 287 24295 22353 14 256 19 283 21 293 25 282 22353 20329 14 262 19 270 18 307 16 284 20329 18220 19 270 18 269 12 321 9 283 18220 16072 17 285 13 300 14 306 9 295 16072 14008 13 290 15 343 10 328 6 307 14008 12130 9 273 17 355 8 013 3 326 12130 10460 8 264 10 350 8 337 8 353 10460 8979 9 273 5 300 10 326 14 003 8979 7664 10 275 7 271 11 319 13 339 7664 6494 11 277 7 268 10*313 11 318 6494 5455 11 286 6 280 9*287 11 298 5455 4537 10 286 7*289 8 272 11 282 4537 3725 10 283 7*289 8 266 11 269 3725 2997 10 284 7 287 7 261 11 262 2997 2353 9 284 6 285 7 257 11 255 2353 1815 9 279 6 283 7 256 10 248 1815 1402 8*275 5 281 7 254 10 241 1402 1117 4*269 5 280 6 253 9 234 1117 945 4 268 4 279 6 253 7*227 945 846 3 267 4 280 5 252 4*217 846 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