DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.5 - - 82.8 - - 86.0 - - 79.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 147 - - 99 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 721 - - 2520 - - 3647 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 2137 - - 2721 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1538 - - 3337 - - 4464 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1215 - - 1320 - - 1311 - - 3489 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 150 - - 306 - - 305 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 21 - - 18 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 094 - - 147 - - 219 - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -9 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -451 - - -120 - - 256 - - -1042 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1989 - - 3457 - - 4208 - - 1890 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6764 - - -4300 - - -2688 - - -2101 ODpotential blCL - - - 8302 - - 7637 - - 7152 - - 2949 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 93 - - 79 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 1950 - - 2470 - - 2790 - - 3280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.5 - - 82.8 - - 86.0 - - 79.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.2 - - 70.1 - - 70.0 - - 73.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.0 - - 81.5 - - 85.0 - - 80.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.5 - - 69.0 - - 69.1 - - 72.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 147 - - 99 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 721 - - 2520 - - 3647 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 70 - - 15 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 15 - - 15 - - 18 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] 99647 31 092 26 102 14 113 19 056 99647 92120 21 083 23 100 13 092 13 086 92120 86282 15 093 16 095 16 105 8 076 86282 81418 11 103 13 097 12 085 8 074 81418 77238 10 099 8 071 8 086 7 064 77238 73562 9 098 4 068 9 085 7 102 73562 70229 8 106 5 080 5 041 9 058 70229 67163 2 090 3 118 3 250 8 329 67163 64340 3 334 2 031 2 199 5 261 64340 61605 11 276 7 287 10 308 4 025 61605 58743 16 237 13 247 20 257 16 301 58743 55795 22 286 20 289 19 268 28 270 55795 53007 37 277 34 280 30 286 33 273 53007 50512 39 265 43 277 45 283 35 280 50512 48289 38 265 49 270 46 276 48 288 48289 46300 46 270 46 269 46 278 58 281 46300 44498 46 273 47 277 50 281 52 285 44498 42839 56 283 56 278 52 282 53 289 42839 41292 68 282 65 277 52 283 51 290 41292 39835 70 279 65 273 53 282 49 292 39835 38456 64 278 58 270 54 277 47 293 38456 37116 59 278 49 273 56 276 44 291 37116 35746 56 278 48 276 57 273 44 286 35746 34318 55 279 49 278 51 271 45 284 34318 32838 52 278 51 278 49 272 41 280 32838 31289 49 279 51 276 48 272 39 280 31289 29660 48 279 50 276 48 271 40 278 29660 27950 49 279 49 277 48 273 39 277 27950 26158 49 281 49 280 45 278 40 281 26158 24294 42 281 49 283 44 282 46 284 24294 22362 42 279 47 281 45 284 46 287 22362 20351 47 277 46 272 45 284 40 288 20351 18256 48 272 44 274 43 285 38 289 18256 16126 45 263 39 277 34 286 33 281 16126 14076 34 257 36 263 24 268 28 275 14076 12200 27 275 30 254 29 266 30 271 12200 10517 26 288 21 250 32 272 33 266 10517 9016 26 296 18 253 30 270 35 258 9016 7682 22 297 18 262 23 265 32 258 7682 6500 20 292 15 268 13 266 21 266 6500 5455 17 295 10 277 8 250 13 276 5455 4535 8 308 6 270 4*223 9 281 4535 3722 2 303 2*172 3*220 7 273 3722 2995 4 065 3*150 3 218 5 257 2995 2351 10 090 3 146 3 218 5 252 2351 1815 9*097 3 147 3 219 3 228 1815 1403 8*093 3 145 3 221 2 183 1403 1119 7 094 2 145 3 222 2 162 1119 947 7 094 2 146 3 220 2*156 947 848 6 094 2 144 2 220 2*152 848 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