DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.1 - - 84.5 - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - -7 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2300 - - 31 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1513 - - 832 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3117 - - 848 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 825 - - 2933 - - 1567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 238 - - 33 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 232 - - 208 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1224 - - -2474 - - -1325 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4341 - - 3322 - - 2173 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6117 - - -7362 - - -6526 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9234 - - 8210 - - 7374 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 72 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1530 - - 2480 - - 2610 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.1 - - 84.5 - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 72.3 - - 73.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.7 - - 84.8 - - 81.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 71.4 - - 73.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - -7 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2300 - - 31 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 42 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - 18 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] 99046 8 120 7 358 14 046 99046 91616 10 107 7 144 9 039 91616 85881 11 119 10 133 7 026 85881 81129 11 117 9 115 4 026 81129 77038 9 094 7 109 3 097 77038 73420 6 081 4 120 0 128 73420 70139 4 050 3 114 3 242 70139 67131 4 001 4 101 3 196 67131 64356 5 300 2 256 2 266 64356 61675 9 255 11 255 13 280 61675 58891 11 263 17 252 18 254 58891 56010 22 264 24 259 20 263 56010 53279 28 262 33 261 32 267 53279 50841 32 265 37 273 34 259 50841 48657 50 277 45 276 42 272 48657 46681 52 269 52 269 49 275 46681 44879 44 266 48 263 54 269 44879 43215 43 268 42 263 46 261 43215 41660 45 264 44 263 42 269 41660 40198 45 263 51 257 43 274 40198 38810 44 264 51 255 45 280 38810 37459 43 264 46 254 47 284 37459 36078 43 263 43 251 49 273 36078 34636 42 262 40 248 50 264 34636 33136 37 255 38 254 49 265 33136 31566 38 257 38 262 46 270 31566 29915 41 263 41 267 46 273 29915 28187 41 268 44 273 47 274 28187 26380 38 275 46 267 39 272 26380 24495 32 270 43 258 38 269 24495 22534 31 255 39 255 41 263 22534 20502 32 259 41 255 44 263 20502 18387 38 269 41 262 49 262 18387 16229 40 269 38 265 43 254 16229 14152 37 263 33 261 31 240 14152 12261 35 258 28 264 19 238 12261 10579 34 252 26 265 18 271 10579 9079 34 249 28 258 15 259 9079 7740 33 248 28 252 15 263 7740 6549 29 250 23 250 16 262 6549 5493 24 256 17 249 14 255 5493 4563 23 261 14 243 18 254 4563 3743 23*253 17 224 22 254 3743 3010 19*238 18 215 24 249 3010 2361 18 232 17 213 23 247 2361 1821 17 231 16 212 19 246 1821 1406 16 230 15 210 16 244 1406 1120 15 229 13 210 13 241 1120 947 14 228 11*208 10*239 947 848 11 227 9*208 5*235 848 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