DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 - - - 73.5 - - 83.0 - - 86.7 - - 79.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 119 - - 64 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 616 - - 2374 - - 3741 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 1939 - - 2546 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1433 - - 3191 - - 4558 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 809 - - 1517 - - 2680 - - 2005 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 103 - - 282 - - 278 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 14 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 179 - - 192 - - 188 - - 154 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 21 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -838 - - -684 - - -61 - - -644 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2271 - - 3875 - - 4620 - - 1492 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5787 - - -3664 - - -1728 - - -2436 ODpotential blCL - - - 7220 - - 6855 - - 6286 - - 3284 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 85 - - 100 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 1560 - - 1850 - - 2510 - - 3690 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 83.0 - - 86.7 - - 79.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.1 - - 68.6 - - 69.0 - - 74.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 82.0 - - 86.1 - - 79.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 67.6 - - 67.8 - - 74.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 119 - - 64 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 616 - - 2374 - - 3741 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 41 - - 100 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 - - 19 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] 99596 24 093 23 100 22 091 22 074 99596 92061 24 085 21 100 15 092 17 070 92061 86245 18 082 15 101 13 097 15 071 86245 81427 15 091 15 105 12 098 13 083 81427 77276 11 096 12 103 14 093 12 090 77276 73604 11 087 9 103 13 094 10 097 73604 70277 12 067 10 116 7 098 7 104 70277 67217 10 036 9 105 7 120 3 206 67217 64383 4 311 3 335 3 011 4 184 64383 61644 5 225 10 239 10 272 6 314 61644 58802 8 322 11 264 16 260 18 268 58802 55861 23 283 13 254 22 249 23 255 55861 53063 30 267 34 286 28 268 34 271 53063 50572 41 275 45 283 40 277 40 268 50572 48350 38 264 45 276 49 271 45 272 48350 46335 37 266 46 261 51 259 52 272 46335 44493 42 272 44 252 50 256 58 268 44493 42796 43 267 43 259 51 261 57 261 42796 41222 43 271 44 269 51 263 57 259 41222 39750 42 279 44 270 47 265 53 259 39750 38366 38 280 44 270 40 270 44 262 38366 37028 37 285 45 270 35 278 38 263 37028 35666 38 288 46 270 36 283 38 265 35666 34248 40 289 45 270 39 282 40 264 34248 32777 41 288 38 263 43 279 40 264 32777 31238 41 285 39 260 43 278 40 265 31238 29618 39 282 40 265 41 276 41 270 29618 27920 36 279 40 268 39 274 43 275 27920 26143 32 275 39 271 38 274 44 277 26143 24289 30 275 38 274 37 278 43 278 24289 22362 29 269 37 272 38 283 39 282 22362 20357 27 255 31 258 41 286 36 284 20357 18268 23 240 29 248 40 277 37 277 18268 16136 24 231 31 243 39 270 33 267 16136 14074 27 233 35 247 42 266 27 264 14074 12188 26 245 37 259 38 257 33 264 12188 10508 28 254 36 276 35 245 34 258 10508 9014 29 258 35 295 26 241 32 246 9014 7689 26 262 31 302 15 222 31 243 7689 6512 24 259 20 295 16 201 28 227 6512 5468 19 248 11 267 15*197 27 218 5468 4546 17 240 12 209 14*194 25 208 4546 3730 19 233 15*196 13 191 24 199 3730 3000 20 214 15*192 12 189 23 187 3000 2354 19 193 15 191 12 187 21 178 2354 1816 16*184 15 191 11 185 18 165 1816 1403 13*180 14 192 11 184 15 158 1403 1119 11 180 13 192 10 183 13 156 1119 947 10 179 12 193 9 183 11*155 947 848 7 178 10 194 8 182 7*154 848 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