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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 86.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2094 - - 5201 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1684 - - 3482 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2911 - - 6018 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2278 - - 2615 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 262 - - 300 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 257 - - 255 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 311 - - 654 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2600 - - 5364 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -537 - - -450 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3448 - - 6468 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1610 - - 1120 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 86.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 65.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 85.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.2 - - 63.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2094 - - 5201 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 72 - - 57 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 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] 99662 31 104 21 105 99662 92058 22 111 19 100 92058 86194 17 084 18 089 86194 81332 17 080 18 087 81332 77155 14 087 16 089 77155 73488 12 080 12 085 73488 70184 10 082 7 109 70184 67156 10 090 5 122 67156 64362 6 047 2 090 64362 61667 4 278 5 301 61667 58874 8 285 12 252 58874 55988 15 260 14 268 55988 53243 35 292 33 281 53243 50781 43 267 40 266 50781 48561 33 262 44 272 48561 46528 44 287 56 282 46528 44650 55 288 69 283 44650 42904 60 285 68 279 42904 41282 59 275 63 272 41282 39775 55 263 60 264 39775 38369 54 275 64 265 38369 37014 63 281 64 267 37014 35637 64 278 59 264 35637 34206 56 287 49 251 34206 32722 43 285 43 265 32722 31168 34 270 43 264 31168 29532 32 264 46 262 29532 27818 31 269 39 273 27818 26032 30 271 29 277 26032 24169 28 273 27 282 24169 22235 27 270 27 285 22235 20225 26 268 26 289 20225 18134 26 269 21 284 18134 16007 27 272 21 278 16007 13959 25 273 23 266 13959 12098 22 275 23 265 12098 10442 23 275 21 271 10442 8968 25 274 20 266 8968 7655 28 274 18 261 7655 6488 27 272 15*253 6488 5452 22 262 13*252 5452 4536 19 256 12 252 4536 3725 17 252 11 254 3725 2999 13*249 11 256 2999 2355 11*251 10 257 2355 1817 9 255 10 258 1817 1404 7 259 9 259 1404 1120 7 261 9 260 1120 947 6 261 8 260 947 848 5 262 7 260 848 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