DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 24.1 - - 34.9 - - 42.6 - - 35.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 150 - - 18 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 553 - - 1103 - - 1124 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1370 - - 1920 - - 1941 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 488 - - 437 - - 516 - - 201 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 115 - - 225 - - 121 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 179 - - 189 - - 194 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1161 - - -1912 - - -3028 - - -1533 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2531 - - 3832 - - 4969 - - 2377 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16127 - - -14278 - - -13211 - - -12466 ODpotential blCL - - - 17497 - - 16198 - - 15152 - - 13310 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 71 - - 92 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.1 - - 34.9 - - 42.6 - - 35.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.4 - - 21.4 - - 24.2 - - 28.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.8 - - 33.9 - - 42.5 - - 37.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.7 - - 20.3 - - 23.1 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 150 - - 18 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 553 - - 1103 - - 1124 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 12 - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96555 25 329 30 341 14 003 33 325 96555 89573 31 021 19 012 21 019 34 349 89573 84061 34 023 15 031 24 011 29 008 84061 79443 30 009 19 031 20 360 26 015 79443 75428 20 353 19 015 18 357 22 007 75428 71849 19 333 17 333 21 344 21 350 71849 68604 19 325 19 308 24 328 24 332 68604 65628 21 322 24 306 24 315 22 312 65628 62863 27 319 24 301 22 309 24 304 62863 60174 31 303 25 302 28 310 27 304 60174 57362 36 313 31 291 34 297 32 301 57362 54435 47 303 37 297 39 288 40 294 54435 51637 50 297 48 293 51 290 48 296 51637 49112 53 299 52 296 51 291 53 294 49112 46837 57 302 55 299 57 295 55 293 46837 44769 57 305 61 296 63 290 55 296 44769 42884 59 301 65 289 65 292 67 294 42884 41167 50 289 59 286 81 292 79 289 41167 39603 37 287 68 296 82 288 81 290 39603 38172 48 307 70 299 82 298 91 297 38172 36839 81 310 81 306 99 307 99 298 36839 35551 92 315 87 301 102 304 100 294 35551 34240 90 313 81 302 98 304 100 292 34240 32874 86 310 72 300 91 301 97 290 32874 31456 71 306 66 297 85 293 91 289 31456 29973 58 308 64 299 80 291 88 288 29973 28411 52 306 63 298 74 287 83 288 28411 26771 52 300 62 300 67 286 77 290 26771 25054 55 299 61 298 64 288 69 289 25054 23264 56 299 60 296 62 289 60 286 23264 21404 52 296 55 294 59 286 59 286 21404 19466 49 291 48 290 52 279 56 285 19466 17444 47 287 47 289 45 269 51 283 17444 15380 45 296 42 288 44 272 54 278 15380 13391 30 293 34 286 42 276 53 277 13391 11583 26 298 31 284 38 276 44 272 11583 9979 25 305 26 279 34 276 40 267 9979 8554 24 307 20 281 30 275 38 264 8554 7285 22 310 18 279 29 273 39 262 7285 6157 18 305 15 274 27 270 38 258 6157 5158 17 277 14 265 28 267 35 250 5158 4278 18 247 15 247 27 263 31 244 4278 3503 18 221 19 225 24 256 29 237 3503 2816 16 213 23 207 20 229 27 219 2816 2219 16 209 19*196 15*199 27 193 2219 1727 17*187 15*190 14*196 25 185 1727 1350 14*180 15 190 13 194 22 180 1350 1091 13 179 14 189 13 193 18 173 1091 934 11 178 13 189 11 192 14 169 934 844 9 177 11 188 9 192 6*164 844 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