DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 - - - 74.9 - - 80.7 - - 82.7 - - 78.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 187 - - 108 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1772 - - 2982 - - 4027 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1551 - - 2576 - - 3079 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2589 - - 3799 - - 4844 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1024 - - 1843 - - 2408 - - 4643 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 262 - - 350 - - 329 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 033 - - 066 - - 053 - - 066 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -755 - - -1365 - - -820 - - -3096 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3345 - - 5164 - - 5664 - - 3944 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3822 - - -4376 - - -2916 - - -5330 ODpotential blCL - - - 6411 - - 8175 - - 7760 - - 6178 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 68 - - 84 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 - - 330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 80.7 - - 82.7 - - 78.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.9 - - 60.9 - - 60.7 - - 64.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.8 - - 79.3 - - 81.7 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 59.5 - - 59.4 - - 63.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 187 - - 108 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1772 - - 2982 - - 4027 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 0 - - 37 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 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] 99498 28 084 28 093 26 086 23 077 99498 91968 22 084 23 097 20 086 20 091 91968 86176 24 096 16 102 16 106 17 065 86176 81377 21 083 12 103 15 084 14 068 81377 77239 15 067 17 089 14 066 12 080 77239 73593 14 086 16 071 14 083 11 089 73593 70296 15 090 11 069 8 086 11 056 70296 67269 8 073 8 079 6 112 5 004 67269 64471 5 014 5 072 9 102 4 208 64471 61752 12 317 9 311 9 014 7 023 61752 58931 17 259 19 268 18 288 18 310 58931 56038 11 284 23 270 25 262 25 277 56038 53267 31 288 32 292 25 287 29 300 53267 50764 55 288 54 286 55 279 41 282 50764 48536 75 272 69 264 60 271 57 266 48536 46515 67 270 60 256 63 276 61 273 46515 44662 50 275 52 274 77 274 74 270 44662 42952 49 296 56 284 72 268 77 266 42952 41358 70 308 65 276 67 263 72 260 41358 39869 81 297 65 269 69 262 66 255 39869 38469 85 291 62 261 64 264 58 255 38469 37113 79 293 56 263 57 264 47 250 37113 35730 67 300 51 275 52 256 36 248 35730 34292 59 307 47 278 44 257 33 252 34292 32798 51 308 41 286 38 255 40 258 32798 31235 42 303 32 276 38 259 43 260 31235 29587 33 286 36 255 42 267 46 261 29587 27860 27 271 45 257 46 267 46 259 27860 26056 26 285 44 266 37 265 36 253 26056 24183 25 287 29 274 26 294 16 259 24183 22247 24 284 22 273 26 278 9 300 22247 20238 20 282 21 274 24 282 11 307 20238 18140 18 293 17 278 18 284 15 289 18140 15994 20 308 11 292 13 290 16 287 15994 13933 14 311 10 313 7 322 10 309 13933 12064 8 324 10 321 6 337 7 335 12064 10403 7 313 9 316 6 321 7 324 10403 8927 7 314 8 315 5 320 8 306 8927 7614 7 331 8 330 4 356 6 316 7614 6447 8 353 8 351 4 036 4 359 6447 5415 9 008 7 024 5*051 5 048 5415 4504 9 024 7*064 6*053 7 064 4504 3701 9 034 7*067 6 053 9 068 3701 2979 9*036 7 067 6 053 10 069 2979 2341 8*033 8 066 7 054 11 069 2341 1808 7 033 8 066 6 052 11 068 1808 1399 7 033 7 065 6 052 10 068 1399 1117 6 033 7 065 6 052 10 067 1117 946 6 032 7 065 6 053 8*066 946 848 5 031 6 065 5 052 6*066 848 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