DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.6 - - 91.8 - - 84.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 49 - - -21 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1829 - - 32 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 832 - - 832 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2646 - - 849 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3241 - - 7073 - - 633 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 215 - - 39 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 240 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1868 - - -4147 - - -1806 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4515 - - 4996 - - 2654 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4900 - - -5534 - - -5302 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7546 - - 6383 - - 6150 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 69 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3560 - - 3680 - - 3920 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.6 - - 91.8 - - 84.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.2 - - 72.5 - - 74.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.0 - - 92.4 - - 86.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 71.1 - - 74.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 49 - - -21 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1829 - - 32 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 19 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] 99073 3 243 4 250 6 319 99073 91605 4 220 6 301 6 005 91605 85841 1 313 6 291 8 001 85841 81059 1 348 3 017 2 019 81059 76939 4 099 3 017 5 029 76939 73311 6 055 5 059 7 020 73311 70046 7 016 12 039 7 052 70046 67050 7 042 8 358 9 013 67050 64276 3 347 5 348 8 336 64276 61594 8 348 9 306 14 316 61594 58802 22 310 19 295 19 293 58802 55930 28 276 25 284 21 292 55930 53205 42 286 35 287 32 293 53205 50760 56 272 53 278 45 289 50760 48571 59 268 50 275 45 284 48571 46582 58 271 48 275 48 283 46582 44758 52 272 45 277 48 281 44758 43071 43 275 43 278 45 282 43071 41497 44 279 43 277 43 281 41497 40019 48 276 43 277 43 278 40019 38625 47 272 45 279 43 280 38625 37277 39 269 46 281 42 283 37277 35904 33 268 45 278 41 283 35904 34474 32 264 49 276 43 283 34474 32991 30 260 53 275 47 280 32991 31441 23 252 47 280 50 279 31441 29813 21 252 40 286 51 281 29813 28108 22 259 35 283 46 282 28108 26323 23 264 30 278 37 284 26323 24458 24 262 31 274 32 284 24458 22518 24 264 29 270 29 282 22518 20494 24 270 23 271 25 293 20494 18384 22 279 19 282 23 300 18384 16232 23 280 20 290 22 305 16232 14161 23 274 21 296 18 288 14161 12278 23 275 23 298 18 280 12278 10596 20 262 23 280 21 275 10596 9098 18 256 17 259 19 268 9098 7763 15 257 15 253 20 264 7763 6575 14 253 15 253 21 263 6575 5522 13 246 15 252 21 269 5522 4592 14 243 14 251 20 271 4592 3769 14 243 14 248 21 267 3769 3031 14*241 13 246 21 263 3031 2378 11*229 13 244 20 259 2378 1832 11 227 12 242 20 255 1832 1412 10 225 12 242 18 251 1412 1124 10 225 11 240 14 246 1124 949 9 224 10*240 11 243 949 848 7 223 7*240 5*235 848 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