DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 3 - - 21 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 31 - - 1740 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 831 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 848 - - 2557 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3641 - - 2044 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 29 - - 162 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 152 - - 156 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -700 - - 775 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1548 - - 1782 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1362 - - 43 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2210 - - 2514 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1610 - - 1610 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.6 - - 71.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 76.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 70.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 3 - - 21 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 31 - - 1740 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - - 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] 98839 21 108 28 112 98839 91333 22 114 19 097 91333 85600 18 097 14 089 85600 80878 18 080 14 090 80878 76817 17 070 15 088 76817 73223 17 092 14 070 73223 69974 18 095 14 072 69974 66996 13 089 12 065 66996 64243 6 058 3 042 64243 61592 5 045 2 220 61592 58833 7 339 3 273 58833 55967 11 308 12 278 55967 53225 13 284 16 282 53225 50750 17 265 19 288 50750 48528 19 263 23 289 48528 46515 22 254 25 270 46515 44674 19 235 21 240 44674 42977 19 217 18 211 42977 41398 20 214 12 199 41398 39915 22 195 14 197 39915 38518 30 189 19 207 38518 37169 37 173 22 210 37169 35795 33 169 20 208 35795 34362 25 167 20 203 34362 32873 16 163 21 197 32873 31314 18 169 22 187 31314 29672 19 174 21 180 29672 27950 19 175 18 178 27950 26147 20 174 13 168 26147 24266 20 173 14 174 24266 22311 20 171 18 176 22311 20278 21 167 21 164 20278 18164 24 163 22 163 18164 16012 30 150 18 168 16012 13947 27 147 23 164 13947 12075 25 151 24 164 12075 10411 26 157 26 169 10411 8932 24 157 28 173 8932 7617 23 152 24 181 7617 6448 23 150 22 176 6448 5413 23 151 22 167 5413 4500 23 151 22 160 4500 3695 22 151 21 156 3695 2974 21 151 21*155 2974 2337 19 151 20*156 2337 1806 16 151 19 156 1806 1397 14 152 18 157 1397 1116 13 152 17 157 1116 945 11*152 15 157 945 848 8*152 11 157 848 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