DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 75.3 - - 70.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 35 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3711 - - 4911 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2801 - - 2901 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4528 - - 5728 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1659 - - 2063 - - 5783 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 265 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 332 - - 330 - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -11 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -708 - - 336 - - -1974 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5236 - - 5392 - - 2822 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3944 - - -1287 - - -3505 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8472 - - 7015 - - 4352 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 76 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 75.3 - - 70.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.7 - - 54.6 - - 60.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.8 - - 74.9 - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.4 - - 53.3 - - 59.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 35 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3711 - - 4911 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 11 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] 98875 9 227 14 287 8 323 98875 91444 9 248 9 238 12 283 91444 85665 9 235 10 249 13 259 85665 80840 7 271 11 242 13 253 80840 76699 7 291 7 246 8 247 76699 73071 6 266 6 275 5 229 73071 69804 5 250 7 263 6 277 69804 66799 6 292 7 227 9 286 66799 64014 15 292 10 271 15 263 64014 61316 19 244 21 242 16 250 61316 58496 13 274 16 270 22 289 58496 55592 41 273 34 283 32 278 55592 52843 53 248 46 267 37 277 52843 50383 46 249 51 253 45 270 50383 48194 54 264 48 244 48 262 48194 46215 57 271 38 271 49 260 46215 44396 74 282 48 269 54 260 44396 42707 85 265 56 268 61 261 42707 41132 101 257 63 265 67 260 41132 39653 113 251 81 265 69 260 39653 38256 114 248 92 263 71 261 38256 36900 114 247 95 262 73 262 36900 35518 114 248 96 261 67 268 35518 34081 115 249 92 261 57 277 34081 32595 115 249 85 264 52 281 32595 31040 115 249 76 266 41 288 31040 29406 105 250 68 266 33 315 29406 27695 74 256 53 276 37 327 27695 25906 60 256 42 295 41 331 25906 24036 57 251 38 303 40 337 24036 22092 50 248 36 306 35 335 22092 20072 47 244 32 305 28 320 20072 17974 44 250 28 295 21 314 17974 15841 39 266 26 280 18 305 15841 13787 34 279 26 281 17 308 13787 11922 30 274 28 290 15 318 11922 10269 25 262 24 291 12 315 10269 8805 23 258 19 276 12 290 8805 7511 16 266 14 276 11 289 7511 6365 11 280 9*294 10 300 6365 5349 9*300 8*307 9 316 5349 4452 7*320 7 321 7 337 4452 3659 7 328 6 329 6 356 3659 2947 7 332 6 334 6 011 2947 2318 7 334 5 337 6 020 2318 1793 7 335 5 341 6 027 1793 1389 6 336 5 343 6 030 1389 1112 6 338 5 344 5 035 1112 943 6 338 5 344 5 038 943 847 5 338 4 345 3*044 847 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