DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.2 - - 84.8 - - 86.5 - - 85.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 162 - - 89 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 950 - - 4994 - - 5225 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 4006 - - 3832 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1767 - - 5811 - - 6042 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3417 - - 1634 - - 1564 - - 6204 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 200 - - 398 - - 340 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 14 - - 12 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 035 - - 071 - - 080 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2446 - - -702 - - -1360 - - -4919 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4213 - - 6513 - - 7403 - - 5768 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4257 - - -6155 - - -5846 - - -8534 ODpotential blCL - - - 6024 - - 11966 - - 11888 - - 9382 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 58 - - 56 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.2 - - 84.8 - - 86.5 - - 85.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.8 - - 59.4 - - 57.1 - - 62.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 83.6 - - 85.6 - - 85.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 58.0 - - 55.8 - - 62.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 162 - - 89 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 950 - - 4994 - - 5225 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - 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] 99656 42 094 37 092 34 095 36 084 99656 92082 37 091 34 095 31 091 28 087 92082 86259 26 095 28 091 29 087 22 087 86259 81447 26 076 26 092 20 091 17 073 81447 77311 14 076 22 080 21 087 16 072 77311 73658 16 083 16 072 16 083 14 055 73658 70369 16 051 18 063 19 072 12 068 70369 67363 12 058 17 073 17 061 16 050 67363 64580 14 048 15 053 16 046 15 030 64580 61890 19 010 15 030 15 028 17 016 61890 59086 20 350 18 006 15 355 20 008 59086 56181 19 343 26 348 25 343 28 348 56181 53414 29 338 34 339 32 338 32 345 53414 50927 34 345 37 340 41 338 41 346 50927 48706 41 355 38 342 43 335 48 347 48706 46694 46 356 37 344 37 341 48 347 46694 44849 41 353 37 345 36 349 40 351 44849 43146 34 353 34 339 38 349 37 355 43146 41558 30 352 27 333 35 343 37 353 41558 40069 26 354 22 332 29 335 36 354 40069 38661 20 348 19 337 26 328 36 349 38661 37301 18 329 18 341 25 330 31 339 37301 35919 18 309 19 337 24 334 26 333 35919 34486 15 305 19 321 22 336 25 325 34486 33002 13 309 18 301 20 330 23 322 33002 31451 11 316 16 302 20 315 18 315 31451 29821 10 334 14 312 21 301 20 313 29821 28112 9 348 13 321 18 306 21 308 28112 26323 9 358 10 321 17 314 18 315 26323 24452 10 359 8 341 16 312 17 329 24452 22503 12 358 10 356 13 330 16 335 22503 20471 14 356 12 355 15 357 15 355 20471 18350 12 351 12 359 15 015 17 022 18350 16189 13 354 12 012 14 032 19 035 16189 14107 10 024 14 026 14 037 24 046 14107 12213 13 049 15 034 19 049 30 049 12213 10525 12 050 13 041 20 047 29 052 10525 9023 14 064 11 047 14 045 24 058 9023 7690 15 070 9 068 8 053 12 045 7690 6511 14 064 7*075 5*068 5 027 6511 5468 11 054 6*073 5*075 2 045 5468 4548 9 055 6 073 5 077 1 064 4548 3733 9 063 6 072 5 079 1 081 3733 3003 8 058 5 072 5 081 1 095 3003 2358 7 048 5 070 5 082 1 115 2358 1818 6*039 5 070 5 083 1 118 1818 1405 5*036 5 069 5 083 1 119 1405 1120 5 035 5 069 5 084 1 118 1120 947 4 034 4 069 5 083 1*122 947 848 4 034 4 068 4 085 1*121 848 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