DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1579 - - 1695 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1249 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2396 - - 2512 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 865 - - 1050 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 234 - - 137 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 168 - - 173 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 18 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1586 - - -1533 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3982 - - 4045 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7315 - - -7242 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9711 - - 9754 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 150 - - 770 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.3 - - 64.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.8 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.0 - - 62.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1579 - - 1695 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 83 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - 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] 99105 10 154 6 151 99105 91638 12 186 6 152 91638 85834 9 185 5 192 85834 81025 6 159 10 203 81025 76912 6 123 9 193 76912 73298 7 095 7 161 73298 70040 5 107 6 136 70040 67058 6 231 3 287 67058 64303 7 228 10 254 64303 61629 8 258 10 239 61629 58855 13 270 17 268 58855 56027 16 280 21 281 56027 53372 25 315 25 282 53372 50998 31 298 30 300 50998 48857 40 306 40 300 48857 46898 51 296 50 292 46898 45093 51 291 51 286 45093 43413 53 282 52 280 43413 41840 52 274 53 277 41840 40358 41 277 49 275 40358 38954 31 273 42 268 38954 37590 26 264 38 268 37590 36195 25 249 37 271 36195 34739 22 244 35 268 34739 33229 18 250 32 261 33229 31650 15 252 29 257 31650 29989 15 257 27 257 29989 28249 15 269 29 261 28249 26429 17 287 31 265 26429 24529 20 292 31 265 24529 22552 23 285 29 266 22552 20498 24 283 30 271 20498 18363 25 263 31 274 18363 16191 26 262 30 269 16191 14102 24 254 28 261 14102 12206 20 247 27 257 12206 10521 16 239 27 256 10521 9019 18 244 27 252 9019 7679 18 251 28 251 7679 6486 17 255 28 251 6486 5430 16 248 24 243 5430 4503 14 235 20 218 4503 3691 13 227 18 196 3691 2970 12*212 17*177 2970 2335 8*184 16*175 2335 1804 6 166 15 173 1804 1396 6 164 14 172 1396 1116 6 163 12 171 1116 945 5 161 10 172 945 847 5 162 8 172 847 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