DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/13 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.6 - - 88.0 - - 92.9 - - 90.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 154 - - 98 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1396 - - 2804 - - 3946 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 2371 - - 2947 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2213 - - 3621 - - 4763 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1659 - - 1011 - - 1562 - - 4878 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 222 - - 324 - - 315 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 293 - - 304 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2276 - - -2994 - - -3808 - - -6045 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4489 - - 6615 - - 8571 - - 6894 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7533 - - -7369 - - -7478 - - -9354 ODpotential blCL - - - 9746 - - 10990 - - 12241 - - 10202 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 57 - - 48 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 300 - - 250 - - 100 - - 620 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.6 - - 88.0 - - 92.9 - - 90.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.9 - - 62.2 - - 58.5 - - 63.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.7 - - 86.7 - - 91.9 - - 91.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.9 - - 60.8 - - 57.1 - - 62.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 154 - - 98 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1396 - - 2804 - - 3946 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 11 - - 10 - - 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] 99764 43 088 47 090 37 098 32 092 99764 92185 36 097 33 098 26 085 29 084 92185 86355 31 092 24 096 22 092 26 075 86355 81531 29 087 21 095 23 097 21 065 81531 77399 20 081 22 085 23 092 18 068 77399 73765 22 086 20 073 22 082 17 084 73765 70470 19 071 17 065 18 068 19 063 70470 67447 15 058 16 066 16 057 14 050 67447 64668 15 036 17 054 11 072 11 040 64668 61982 18 040 13 023 13 052 10 019 61982 59197 12 020 12 352 14 022 9 041 59197 56318 20 007 22 354 19 020 16 038 56318 53576 27 343 29 357 39 007 36 013 53576 51134 29 358 33 004 36 004 43 007 51134 48953 45 014 37 011 32 016 37 019 48953 46964 53 018 46 016 39 022 41 030 46964 45129 55 016 51 016 44 020 43 031 45129 43423 51 020 50 018 44 021 43 033 43423 41829 48 025 44 025 41 024 41 035 41829 40331 46 027 37 031 37 029 36 041 40331 38919 39 024 33 037 37 032 33 046 38919 37554 30 020 32 040 38 038 33 052 37554 36172 25 019 33 041 38 048 34 070 36172 34740 21 036 32 039 40 057 40 087 34740 33256 27 030 28 034 42 062 42 087 33256 31699 33 020 27 038 39 061 40 079 31699 30059 34 032 29 056 33 059 38 073 30059 28338 38 048 36 069 28 060 35 068 28338 26537 47 058 38 067 27 063 31 061 26537 24655 51 059 35 065 29 061 29 059 24655 22691 49 057 32 065 30 066 28 059 22691 20638 47 055 34 065 32 076 27 069 20638 18497 45 059 36 062 30 069 27 080 18497 16319 41 046 35 056 33 067 29 075 16319 14225 31 035 27 043 31 055 29 074 14225 12319 20 032 19 030 25 034 31 053 12319 10621 18 026 18 026 19 026 22 035 10621 9112 19 021 15 026 16 028 18 037 9112 7769 17 020 13 023 12 027 13 036 7769 6574 14 025 12 016 11 017 9 030 6574 5517 9 028 12 360 10*335 9 335 5517 4585 6 010 11 330 9*312 10 316 4585 3763 9 323 10*299 9 309 9 309 3763 3025 10 305 10*297 8 306 8 302 3025 2373 9*301 10 294 8 303 7 295 2373 1829 8*300 9 293 7 300 7 288 1829 1411 8 298 9 292 7 298 7 283 1411 1123 7 298 8 291 6 296 6 279 1123 948 6 297 8 292 6 296 5 276 948 848 5 297 7 291 5 296 3*274 848 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