DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.3 - - 76.2 - - 71.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 39 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3239 - - 3524 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2537 - - 1929 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4056 - - 4341 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 943 - - 686 - - 3322 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 310 - - 240 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 143 - - 133 - - 113 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1219 - - -943 - - -1984 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5276 - - 5284 - - 2831 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7459 - - -7083 - - -8626 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11515 - - 11424 - - 9473 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 68 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.3 - - 76.2 - - 71.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.3 - - 56.1 - - 61.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 75.8 - - 72.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.9 - - 54.8 - - 60.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 39 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3239 - - 3524 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 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] 99038 3 197 12 135 11 155 99038 91589 7 172 10 211 8 193 91589 85812 7 189 11 238 7 228 85812 81007 8 180 9 236 4 220 81007 76897 6 103 3 192 2 194 76897 73296 8 072 8 083 5 149 73296 70036 3 107 8 076 7 092 70036 67036 4 151 2 038 6 052 67036 64264 6 115 7 244 7 318 64264 61594 7 050 5 184 7 274 61594 58819 7 322 1 060 10 250 58819 55965 22 312 27 324 18 324 55965 53271 45 304 36 303 32 309 53271 50850 55 319 45 320 38 298 50850 48675 63 321 61 317 57 322 48675 46709 59 321 66 315 71 318 46709 44916 54 325 56 318 60 323 44916 43260 52 330 50 321 52 325 43260 41708 45 329 49 318 50 315 41708 40240 37 316 47 319 49 308 40240 38849 26 314 36 331 43 298 38849 37495 26 328 27 336 27 306 37495 36112 34 336 25 338 22 305 36112 34670 36 341 23 336 23 297 34670 33170 40 346 24 339 20 296 33170 31597 39 343 33 332 18 295 31597 29939 33 331 33 323 19 298 29939 28192 32 327 36 318 23 297 28192 26360 20 330 26 319 22 303 26360 24448 19 300 19 297 23 301 24448 22463 20 307 20 300 25 307 22463 20400 8 285 15 304 20 322 20400 18256 4 229 12 269 13 319 18256 16078 2 312 9 262 12 288 16078 13989 6 004 1 187 10 273 13989 12095 4 004 2 098 5 290 12095 10413 5 083 5 116 1 272 10413 8918 8 123 8 138 3 165 8918 7589 7 141 8 149 5 172 7589 6411 8 131 9 146 7 165 6411 5374 9 130 9 140 9 160 5374 4468 8*142 9*135 11 155 4468 3670 8*142 9*134 11 150 3670 2956 8 142 9 134 11 141 2956 2324 8 143 8 133 11 133 2324 1796 8 143 8 133 12 126 1796 1391 7 143 8 133 12 123 1391 1113 7 143 7 133 10 120 1113 944 7 143 7 132 8*117 944 847 6 144 6 133 4*113 847 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