DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 82.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3111 - - 3904 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2417 - - 2753 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3928 - - 4721 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1933 - - 1580 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 301 - - 292 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 207 - - 204 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 518 - - 635 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3410 - - 4086 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -551 - - -428 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4479 - - 5149 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1550 - - 1680 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 82.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.9 - - 67.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.3 - - 81.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.8 - - 66.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3111 - - 3904 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 56 - - 29 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 99683 29 108 23 081 99683 92170 26 103 21 099 92170 86360 26 088 22 096 86360 81531 24 095 18 087 81531 77376 19 093 14 091 77376 73710 16 093 12 092 73710 70388 15 075 13 095 70388 67336 8 071 12 075 67336 64508 4 051 8 097 64508 61780 3 307 3 017 61780 58942 9 296 6 320 58942 56008 23 280 25 290 56008 53236 23 274 28 264 53236 50754 23 285 32 269 50754 48532 31 291 35 272 48532 46513 39 294 38 281 46513 44652 49 299 45 283 44652 42913 55 297 49 282 42913 41279 50 290 53 281 41279 39748 42 275 55 277 39748 38318 44 264 52 271 38318 36953 43 264 46 263 36953 35576 41 260 42 262 35576 34151 38 257 37 261 34151 32677 38 259 35 264 32677 31139 38 262 33 271 31139 29522 37 259 29 276 29522 27828 36 249 30 272 27828 26057 34 243 36 260 26057 24207 26 245 39 255 24207 22281 21 257 39 254 22281 20273 20 264 34 256 20273 18183 20 268 27 268 18183 16057 17 279 19 284 16057 14005 16 318 21 300 14005 12132 19 335 22 308 12132 10462 17 343 16 313 10462 8974 13 347 8 332 8974 7648 4 288 3 287 7648 6472 12 239 10 214 6472 5437 12 226 12*205 5437 4523 11*220 12*205 4523 3715 11*212 12 205 3715 2990 11 209 12 204 2990 2348 11 206 12 204 2348 1813 10 205 12 203 1813 1402 10 205 11 203 1402 1118 10 204 11 203 1118 946 9 204 10 203 946 848 8 204 8 203 848 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