DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 77.4 - - 72.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 52 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3679 - - 3721 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2920 - - 2332 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4496 - - 4538 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 822 - - 1183 - - 3663 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 336 - - 260 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 090 - - 077 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 468 - - 320 - - -1690 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4028 - - 4218 - - 2537 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4955 - - -5037 - - -3184 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9451 - - 9575 - - 4031 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 85 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 77.4 - - 72.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 61.9 - - 63.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 76.9 - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.1 - - 60.5 - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 52 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3679 - - 3721 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - 42 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 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] 98912 6 190 9 221 5 223 98912 91474 11 201 6 243 8 238 91474 85711 8 153 4 174 4 244 85711 80928 10 088 3 161 2 029 80928 76823 13 049 4 065 6 049 76823 73218 9 052 9 060 7 034 73218 69973 8 071 8 048 6 040 69973 66984 6 044 4 350 6 031 66984 64208 6 012 3 341 4 351 64208 61525 7 352 5 023 5 348 61525 58729 9 352 7 333 11 329 58729 55840 16 317 12 322 17 328 55840 53100 21 312 21 327 19 331 53100 50654 43 315 51 319 54 311 50654 48477 49 298 53 304 47 296 48477 46498 38 300 43 298 37 293 46498 44674 37 320 41 306 39 319 44674 42987 44 327 49 316 49 329 42987 41417 65 323 64 319 62 318 41417 39949 71 317 69 316 68 310 39949 38564 66 312 64 311 67 311 38564 37217 62 313 64 307 63 315 37217 35840 64 324 57 310 53 313 35840 34405 52 323 56 317 46 305 34405 32912 40 315 45 315 45 298 32912 31348 37 300 38 302 44 314 31348 29701 34 316 35 306 37 314 29701 27976 31 322 32 312 35 309 27976 26171 28 320 28 321 30 319 26171 24287 21 333 22 327 23 343 24287 22328 18 331 20 332 20 352 22328 20293 21 333 19 342 17 359 20293 18181 23 348 20 351 21 006 18181 16033 27 347 25 348 22 013 16033 13964 26 349 26 355 19 015 13964 12082 25 357 25 003 16 014 12082 10405 25 003 25 007 17 014 10405 8913 25 010 26 013 19 026 8913 7587 24 022 21 022 16 035 7587 6416 17 042 13 038 13 041 6416 5382 10*066 8*064 7 033 5382 4476 7*088 7*072 5 030 4476 3675 7 089 7 074 5 052 3675 2959 7 090 7 076 7 088 2959 2326 7 090 7 077 10 098 2326 1798 7 091 7 079 12 100 1798 1392 6 091 6 079 12 101 1392 1113 6 091 6 080 11 101 1113 944 6 092 6 080 9 101 944 847 5 091 5 081 5*101 847 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