DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 156 - - 72 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3082 - - 3790 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2579 - - 2704 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3899 - - 4607 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1545 - - 1492 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 336 - - 293 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 056 - - 037 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -696 - - -1552 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4596 - - 6159 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4015 - - -6624 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7914 - - 11231 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 60 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.0 - - 56.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.7 - - 55.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 156 - - 72 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3082 - - 3790 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - 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] 99511 35 089 26 101 99511 91960 31 091 27 100 91960 86135 27 087 26 092 86135 81307 21 083 27 078 81307 77158 16 092 19 061 77158 73518 18 104 12 072 73518 70235 15 096 11 092 70235 67208 11 065 12 087 67208 64393 8 058 13 085 64393 61669 8 039 11 045 61669 58849 6 043 8 350 58849 55953 5 051 7 309 55953 53204 5 011 11 288 53204 50728 6 348 9 269 50728 48500 6 338 8 251 48500 46469 5 328 9 244 46469 44606 6 322 9 249 44606 42892 7 305 10 258 42892 41308 7 291 12 269 41308 39828 5 266 16 286 39828 38433 6 252 17 292 38433 37083 7 243 16 283 37083 35711 2 226 13 275 35711 34288 3 058 10 285 34288 32814 7 034 9 317 32814 31272 11 030 10 343 31272 29650 12 031 12 358 29650 27947 13 036 13 006 27947 26161 15 036 14 010 26161 24293 14 028 13 012 24293 22344 17 020 13 013 22344 20308 19 017 14 019 20308 18187 18 019 15 035 18187 16030 15 036 12 046 16030 13955 9 049 8 046 13955 12068 8 067 5 063 12068 10392 12 074 7 081 10392 8905 11 067 6 075 8905 7587 10 074 6 051 7587 6422 13 069 9 044 6422 5392 15 066 10*038 5392 4486 14*064 10*037 4486 3685 13*059 10 037 3685 2968 13 057 10 037 2968 2333 13 056 10 036 2333 1803 12 055 10 037 1803 1396 12 054 9 037 1396 1115 11 053 9 038 1115 945 10 053 8 037 945 848 9 052 7 037 848 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