DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/29 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.2 - - 51.5 - - 57.1 - - 59.4 - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 86 - - 162 - - 52 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 1017 - - 2430 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit 828 - - 829 - - 2081 - - 829 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top 845 - - 1834 - - 3247 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 87 - - 1205 - - 790 - - 3468 - - 2801 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 183 - - 304 - - 49 - - 2 W* B/S 2 - - 5 - - 9 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 065 - - 136 - - 159 - - 145 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -214 - - -1191 - - -801 - - -3322 - - -1650 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1059 - - 3025 - - 4048 - - 4168 - - 2496 sfcLCL ODpotential -14357 - - -12059 - - -10386 - - -11862 - - -10935 ODpotential blCL 15202 - - 13893 - - 13633 - - 12708 - - 11781 blCL maxRH 80 - - 73 - - 77 - - 82 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.2 - - 51.5 - - 57.1 - - 59.4 - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.1 - - 41.7 - - 42.8 - - 44.5 - - 46.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.6 - - 50.7 - - 55.9 - - 58.7 - - 56.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.4 - - 40.7 - - 41.5 - - 43.2 - - 45.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 86 - - 162 - - 52 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 1017 - - 2430 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 21 - - 0 - - 6 - - 27 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98101 6 073 6 108 2 170 5 075 1 278 98101 90759 4 057 6 080 8 118 1 007 3 087 90759 85057 3 001 6 130 5 161 8 211 7 322 85057 80324 4 256 5 228 5 248 4 188 6 286 80324 76247 7 199 5 234 7 250 2 248 6 249 76247 72645 4 244 1 258 4 209 5 259 6 286 72645 69394 8 284 5 306 1 253 7 303 4 328 69394 66411 5 278 4 324 3 299 6 305 7 342 66411 63661 2 335 3 321 5 333 6 313 10 338 63661 61020 7 313 5 302 8 293 10 306 9 325 61020 58265 17 337 12 330 8 301 12 307 12 322 58265 55389 27 334 15 317 12 303 15 299 17 308 55389 52633 28 314 19 307 17 307 18 297 22 298 52633 50148 24 304 22 302 21 306 20 290 22 291 50148 47923 28 309 25 308 24 297 21 292 21 291 47923 45906 32 313 29 309 27 304 26 295 26 288 45906 44059 36 318 35 305 32 302 30 295 28 285 44059 42354 38 320 39 305 37 297 32 294 29 288 42354 40773 36 322 38 305 38 294 32 291 33 294 40773 39298 34 326 34 304 31 291 29 290 35 294 39298 37910 31 326 30 305 25 296 28 288 31 291 37910 36567 29 318 28 306 25 307 26 281 26 288 36567 35212 28 311 28 311 28 312 21 287 28 278 35212 33815 26 312 28 316 28 310 20 296 27 263 33815 32366 26 312 26 310 25 308 19 289 22 252 32366 30846 25 307 26 307 23 301 23 282 26 259 30846 29241 23 307 25 312 18 292 26 276 25 265 29241 27555 20 316 24 308 17 289 23 270 23 270 27555 25788 16 308 19 304 16 286 20 269 21 271 25788 23944 12 292 16 300 12 272 16 270 19 273 23944 22026 12 298 15 291 11 267 13 276 16 276 22026 20025 12 304 11 289 10 260 12 274 14 282 20025 17936 10 316 8 288 9 266 12 276 14 288 17936 15801 9 323 8 287 9 282 10 289 11 293 15801 13742 9 322 8 290 8 304 7 302 7 301 13742 11866 12 344 6 318 5 319 4 314 5 286 11866 10196 12 009 5 036 1 358 1 286 3 274 10196 8713 7 037 5 091 2 198 3 276 3 303 8713 7400 2 014 1 099 1 259 2 295 1 320 7400 6243 4 287 1 145 0 033 3 124 4 169 6243 5232 3 296 1 140 1 129 5 135 8 169 5232 4349 4 350 3 103 4 151 5 141 9 151 4349 3574 5 352 6 094 6*157 4 142 10 139 3574 2884 2 045 6 123 6*158 4 142 9 140 2884 2272 6 118 9*149 6 159 4 144 8 146 2272 1763 10 139 8*141 6 160 4 145 7 150 1763 1371 10 141 7 135 6 160 4 145 6 153 1371 1103 9 141 6 134 6 160 4 146 6 156 1103 939 5*145 5 133 5 160 3*146 5*155 939 846 1*065 5 134 5 161 3*145 3*153 846 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