DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 0958z - - 1333z - - 1602z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 72.5 - - 83.2 - - 86.8 - - 89.9 - - 80.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 7 - - 100 - - 113 - - 65 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 1378 - - 4266 - - 6300 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit 829 - - 829 - - 3301 - - 4485 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top 845 - - 2195 - - 5083 - - 7117 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 213 - - 2717 - - 2757 - - 3914 - - 3714 Hgt.Variab. W* 25 - - 223 - - 344 - - 344 - - 29 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 7 - - 11 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 189 - - 198 - - 185 - - 194 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -8 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -371 - - -1036 - - 1362 - - 2290 - - -1244 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1216 - - 3232 - - 3721 - - 4827 - - 2090 sfcLCL ODpotential -4869 - - -2827 - - 112 - - 970 - - -1882 ODpotential blCL 5714 - - 5022 - - 4971 - - 6147 - - 2728 blCL maxRH 86 - - 78 - - 83 - - 86 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 1000 - - 2030 - - 2750 - - 2500 - - 2270 CAPE Temp@2m 72.5 - - 83.2 - - 86.8 - - 89.9 - - 80.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 69.5 - - 71.4 - - 72.8 - - 71.1 - - 73.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.3 - - 82.2 - - 85.8 - - 89.2 - - 79.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 69.3 - - 70.3 - - 71.5 - - 69.5 - - 72.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 7 - - 100 - - 113 - - 65 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 1378 - - 4266 - - 6300 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 45 - - 13 - - 34 - - 44 - - 105 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 15 - - 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] 99318 41 084 38 103 36 093 34 089 40 088 99318 91795 35 088 35 096 32 094 27 087 30 082 91795 86005 32 090 31 086 29 101 23 091 24 087 86005 81191 26 092 25 088 25 093 23 100 22 105 81191 77043 19 094 20 104 19 088 23 097 19 113 77043 73390 13 091 19 112 14 098 18 098 14 115 73390 70097 16 099 15 096 13 116 13 098 12 121 70097 67086 15 107 9 099 11 103 10 096 12 123 67086 64309 12 134 13 162 4 146 5 051 7 098 64309 61629 11 127 19 165 16 199 7 232 6 341 61629 58825 2 036 12 150 20 191 20 212 10 264 58825 55921 20 255 10 259 13 212 21 219 19 232 55921 53188 31 236 25 257 20 247 20 231 23 225 53188 50762 30 234 31 248 22 240 19 237 19 231 50762 48579 31 244 32 252 27 241 30 250 35 264 48579 46577 33 247 34 257 34 235 40 244 41 253 46577 44737 33 238 37 261 33 246 37 229 44 226 44737 43032 34 232 37 256 47 259 28 228 41 208 43032 41441 32 235 27 242 43 257 39 254 33 232 41441 39951 26 238 9 283 34 259 47 253 39 247 39951 38545 21 239 26 285 29 261 40 241 47 241 38545 37180 20 239 24 297 24 258 39 231 47 233 37180 35791 20 237 10 337 22 254 37 221 39 220 35791 34345 19 237 3 130 21 246 28 213 32 214 34345 32846 15 228 19 235 23 243 26 215 31 218 32846 31278 15 216 22 244 27 245 29 224 33 218 31278 29629 18 231 17 234 27 243 25 239 27 216 29629 27900 13 229 14 234 24 228 25 249 31 220 27900 26092 15 194 15 239 22 214 24 239 28 224 26092 24214 11 197 17 233 20 215 27 222 23 224 24214 22270 8 190 15 228 20 228 23 223 21 210 22270 20254 11 126 9 209 14 222 20 232 24 203 20254 18162 12 092 6 161 11 204 15 233 24 203 18162 16030 8 062 6 170 9 190 12 235 22 198 16030 13978 7 072 8 177 9 191 13 237 20 204 13978 12115 10 080 10 158 10 193 16 228 20 220 12115 10457 9 082 12 140 11 192 17 221 18 217 10457 8978 6 106 11 158 11 195 18 218 15 203 8978 7657 4 146 12 173 11 203 17*215 13 197 7657 6481 7 170 12 183 13 210 16*208 12 200 6481 5440 9 174 12 189 13*210 15 202 12 207 5440 4521 9 183 12 193 13*207 13 194 14 214 4521 3711 8 200 12 196 12 193 13 191 14 216 3711 2986 8 213 12 201 12 182 12 189 14 219 2986 2345 10 216 11*203 12 179 11 187 15 223 2345 1810 10 217 9*200 11 177 10 185 15 226 1810 1400 11 216 7 198 11 176 10 184 14 229 1400 1116 10 213 6 197 10 176 9 183 13 231 1116 944 8 209 6 196 9 175 9 183 12*233 944 846 2*189 5 196 8 174 7 182 8*235 846 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