DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.2 - - 90.7 - - 85.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 12 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2316 - - 3138 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1862 - - 832 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3133 - - 3955 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1589 - - 2208 - - 2670 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 274 - - 199 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 228 - - 225 - - 216 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -232 - - -294 - - -1577 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3365 - - 4250 - - 2425 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2926 - - -3270 - - -4770 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6059 - - 7225 - - 5618 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 84 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 4110 - - 4080 - - 4560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.2 - - 90.7 - - 85.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.7 - - 74.5 - - 76.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.2 - - 90.5 - - 86.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.6 - - 73.3 - - 76.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 12 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2316 - - 3138 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 35 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 17 - - 20 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] 98937 4 255 7 082 8 052 98937 91566 6 127 2 342 11 070 91566 85832 9 103 4 189 9 052 85832 81064 11 119 5 202 6 004 81064 76980 5 077 2 112 3 000 76980 73370 3 068 2 304 6 349 73370 70100 5 022 3 298 7 330 70100 67098 5 329 7 251 11 298 67098 64321 7 325 2 279 10 260 64321 61635 15 280 9 304 9 283 61635 58845 18 286 14 274 17 280 58845 55967 23 287 18 262 23 278 55967 53238 32 267 30 263 35 261 53238 50802 37 275 35 281 36 263 50802 48625 54 280 50 285 44 273 48625 46656 59 268 57 274 57 275 46656 44858 54 261 54 268 53 271 44858 43192 53 261 53 262 48 269 43192 41632 50 262 49 260 45 262 41632 40159 44 264 44 258 43 256 40159 38764 40 266 40 254 45 248 38764 37410 39 264 34 259 44 247 37410 36028 39 260 31 262 43 250 36028 34587 37 260 35 258 40 254 34587 33091 41 261 41 253 39 256 33091 31529 43 264 42 258 40 261 31529 29891 41 266 44 262 38 270 29891 28171 40 263 45 264 36 275 28171 26371 42 263 45 264 40 275 26371 24497 45 264 42 264 42 268 24497 22548 43 266 41 267 40 264 22548 20519 36 274 39 267 36 266 20519 18410 35 274 33 268 32 269 18410 16261 37 266 31 269 28 264 16261 14185 38 258 32 264 23 268 14185 12289 35 261 30 262 18 273 12289 10602 31 272 28 264 18 246 10602 9103 31 277 27 265 21 234 9103 7767 25 278 27 264 24 238 7767 6579 16 275 23 253 26 242 6579 5525 13 264 17 240 24 243 5525 4595 12 256 14*232 23 240 4595 3771 10*240 13*229 21 235 3771 3033 8*230 13 227 19 232 3033 2379 8 229 12 225 19 229 2379 1833 8 229 11 224 18 227 1833 1413 7 227 11 223 16 224 1413 1124 7 226 10 222 12 222 1124 949 6 226 9 222 10 220 949 848 5 226 7 221 5*216 848 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