DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 - - - 77.4 - - 82.3 - - 83.6 - - 80.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - 168 - - 88 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1234 - - 4201 - - 5817 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 3431 - - 4269 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2051 - - 5018 - - 6634 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3782 - - 2657 - - 1686 - - 5871 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 221 - - 380 - - 353 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 048 - - 067 - - 070 - - 063 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1819 - - -648 - - 59 - - -4384 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3870 - - 5666 - - 6575 - - 5232 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3209 - - -2975 - - -3587 - - -6581 ODpotential blCL - - - 5260 - - 7993 - - 10221 - - 7429 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 71 - - 78 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 82.3 - - 83.6 - - 80.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.3 - - 60.4 - - 57.8 - - 60.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.4 - - 81.0 - - 82.9 - - 81.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.3 - - 59.0 - - 56.5 - - 59.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - 168 - - 88 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1234 - - 4201 - - 5817 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 12 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 99516 36 089 35 095 30 070 31 083 99516 91990 27 088 24 091 22 079 27 078 91990 86198 23 078 19 088 18 089 21 078 86198 81395 18 089 16 087 19 084 19 079 81395 77263 19 083 18 081 16 095 13 071 77263 73620 13 079 15 063 16 075 9 063 73620 70325 16 075 11 080 11 040 11 046 70325 67299 17 044 15 058 6 089 14 022 67299 64507 17 007 14 038 5 054 13 355 64507 61805 11 297 14 004 10 007 7 357 61805 58978 14 310 20 330 17 341 17 344 58978 56053 29 294 28 308 26 311 26 324 56053 53279 29 290 34 298 33 299 35 314 53279 50784 30 283 38 293 34 297 37 301 50784 48541 31 284 37 288 33 300 33 296 48541 46503 34 290 29 291 27 304 29 302 46503 44652 37 289 25 308 27 327 20 324 44652 42966 24 290 20 323 28 327 24 340 42966 41405 6 009 9 022 14 323 20 327 41405 39937 16 038 13 044 7 360 14 324 39937 38550 16 031 16 041 9 027 11 334 38550 37205 13 024 16 034 12 032 9 355 37205 35831 14 022 14 021 14 026 10 020 35831 34401 13 020 13 008 14 013 11 035 34401 32915 12 027 14 006 15 004 12 032 32915 31358 13 029 15 008 16 357 13 021 31358 29720 16 019 16 009 17 355 13 009 29720 28002 20 014 16 007 17 359 12 006 28002 26205 18 018 14 006 17 359 12 015 26205 24330 14 007 13 003 18 354 14 013 24330 22380 14 001 17 358 20 350 16 007 22380 20346 18 004 20 004 21 353 17 004 20346 18225 18 006 19 011 22 003 18 004 18225 16062 18 013 17 025 22 014 19 007 16062 13979 18 026 13 038 14 032 16 013 13979 12088 14 020 13 038 10 035 12 000 12088 10415 14 022 12 044 10 042 15 020 10415 8935 15 027 13 052 10 048 17 040 8935 7622 14 042 10 056 9*050 17 057 7622 6456 14 054 11 065 9*057 15 058 6456 5423 11 068 11*067 9 062 11 056 5423 4513 11 072 11*066 9 067 10 059 4513 3706 13 070 12 067 9 070 10 062 3706 2983 14 066 11 067 9 073 10 064 2983 2344 13*063 11 067 9 075 10 065 2344 1810 11*053 11 067 9 077 10 065 1810 1399 9 048 11 066 9 077 10 065 1399 1117 9 047 10 067 8 078 9 065 1117 946 8 046 9 067 8 078 8*064 946 848 7 045 8 067 7 078 5*063 848 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