DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/27 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 0659z - - 1007z - - 1336z - - 1601z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.6 - - 74.1 - - 83.3 - - 86.2 - - 73.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 137 - - 254 - - 130 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 29 - - 1116 - - 2766 - - 4881 - - 1133 BL Depth Hcrit 830 - - 831 - - 2490 - - 3707 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top 846 - - 1933 - - 3583 - - 5698 - - 1950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 131 - - 588 - - 1283 - - 1518 - - 1440 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 218 - - 363 - - 352 - - 77 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 20 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 10 - - 3 - - 5 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 198 - - 265 - - 308 - - 356 - - 063 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 9 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -705 - - -3038 - - -3644 - - -2123 - - -1655 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1551 - - 4971 - - 7227 - - 7821 - - 3605 sfcLCL ODpotential -10056 - - -8870 - - -7475 - - -5270 - - -5445 ODpotential blCL 10902 - - 10803 - - 11058 - - 10968 - - 7395 blCL maxRH 70 - - 61 - - 63 - - 65 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 30 - - 0 - - 290 - - 740 - - 810 CAPE Temp@2m 59.6 - - 74.1 - - 83.3 - - 86.2 - - 73.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 55.5 - - 55.3 - - 54.5 - - 54.7 - - 60.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.7 - - 72.9 - - 81.4 - - 85.0 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 55.5 - - 55.0 - - 54.1 - - 54.2 - - 60.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 137 - - 254 - - 130 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 29 - - 1116 - - 2766 - - 4881 - - 1133 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 12 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] 98144 17 271 19 273 18 262 16 301 13 264 98144 90854 12 286 14 272 13 245 17 273 16 326 90854 85239 13 329 9 334 3 202 13 254 17 300 85239 80535 11 331 3 057 5 081 9 209 12 288 80535 76452 5 277 1 310 9 062 10 155 6 263 76452 72830 3 166 4 255 6 013 5 121 4 214 72830 69528 2 014 5 214 8 296 4 336 3 082 69528 66485 10 306 3 341 12 265 12 292 8 352 66485 63676 10 279 12 329 10 269 12 283 10 323 63676 60980 13 316 15 310 8 293 13 327 15 335 60980 58186 17 321 15 316 11 319 17 325 17 323 58186 55292 22 311 20 318 17 312 20 312 17 328 55292 52534 26 299 23 316 22 313 24 316 22 335 52534 50059 25 295 25 309 25 314 30 311 30 323 50059 47846 26 301 25 308 28 304 33 306 36 314 47846 45839 29 304 28 306 32 297 35 304 40 307 45839 43995 32 300 33 304 35 296 35 300 41 305 43995 42285 40 303 38 301 36 293 36 301 44 309 42285 40690 49 305 44 299 38 292 39 305 50 312 40690 39201 52 306 49 295 41 290 44 308 52 309 39201 37807 52 307 47 289 44 285 46 306 47 302 37807 36466 50 307 43 285 47 278 41 301 42 303 36466 35109 47 305 42 284 46 275 38 297 40 312 35109 33703 43 303 41 284 46 276 39 295 41 321 33703 32252 37 298 39 283 41 280 39 293 41 329 32252 30741 32 291 36 284 36 278 39 290 41 334 30741 29155 28 291 33 286 35 276 39 286 41 335 29155 27492 26 293 30 284 36 276 37 289 39 332 27492 25748 25 295 29 281 36 277 37 296 36 328 25748 23926 25 294 25 277 34 277 35 297 33 324 23926 22030 27 287 24 274 31 275 35 292 31 319 22030 20055 32 277 28 275 30 274 31 291 32 310 20055 17996 32 273 31 271 31 271 28 295 32 306 17996 15894 32 270 33 270 30 268 27 290 30 309 15894 13861 33 264 31 272 27 268 25 284 28 305 13861 12006 33 264 30 273 26 268 19 289 26 298 12006 10352 32 267 30 272 24 269 15 309 24 300 10352 8881 29 268 29 268 20 274 15 322 20 303 8881 7571 25 268 26 263 19 279 12 317 14 283 7571 6409 22 272 18 257 18 275 7*317 10 255 6409 5379 17 276 13 254 13 272 4*348 7 263 5379 4470 14 282 9 266 7 287 5 350 6 353 4470 3668 14 288 9 285 4*304 5 355 12 027 3668 2952 15 286 12 283 4*306 5 357 15 038 2952 2321 20 273 14*272 4 306 5 358 19*058 2321 1795 27 258 11*266 3 309 5 359 19*061 1795 1391 24 241 10 264 3 308 5 359 19 063 1391 1113 16 231 10 264 3 310 5 000 18 063 1113 944 13 229 9 264 3 309 5 001 16 064 944 847 4*198 7 264 3 307 5 001 11 064 847 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