DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 82.0 - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 58 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2814 - - 3537 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1630 - - 2383 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3631 - - 4354 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2243 - - 2291 - - 5099 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 236 - - 271 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 282 - - 280 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -12 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1168 - - 986 - - -1797 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2463 - - 3368 - - 2645 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 283 - - -70 - - -2724 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3348 - - 4424 - - 3572 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 90 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 950 - - 1210 - - 1700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 82.0 - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 69.7 - - 71.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.3 - - 81.5 - - 81.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 68.3 - - 70.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 58 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2814 - - 3537 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 62 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 17 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] 99039 24 086 25 108 15 075 99039 91511 21 091 21 093 18 088 91511 85758 20 085 17 080 23 083 85758 81005 16 088 15 078 20 087 81005 76900 12 090 13 073 16 072 76900 73292 12 099 11 063 15 061 73292 70049 11 093 9 049 12 053 70049 67073 11 092 6 074 6 009 67073 64322 8 086 6 109 5 291 64322 61667 1 012 4 110 2 263 61667 58902 8 258 8 242 7 284 58902 56040 12 249 20 237 16 253 56040 53314 20 279 16 257 17 238 53314 50871 31 262 27 258 26 251 50871 48689 34 245 35 246 34 246 48689 46697 34 258 37 252 38 244 46697 44853 41 264 44 249 44 244 44853 43134 46 271 48 258 49 243 43134 41523 43 271 50 266 49 242 41523 40002 36 266 46 265 47 247 40002 38567 40 262 34 258 43 251 38567 37185 43 249 36 255 41 247 37185 35784 34 238 40 254 41 244 35784 34335 28 229 44 249 41 256 34335 32842 28 226 48 241 47 272 32842 31286 30 235 48 245 36 270 31286 29652 35 241 40 245 27 260 29652 27942 38 237 32 233 34 253 27942 26154 27 236 31 251 32 275 26154 24292 21 240 32 266 32 294 24292 22359 21 238 22 266 29 288 22359 20346 25 250 20 271 25 281 20346 18248 20 279 20 285 26 285 18248 16110 20 293 20 296 26 288 16110 14048 22 292 21 300 27 288 14048 12164 23 289 25 300 26 284 12164 10481 22 292 24 304 24 289 10481 8983 18 298 17 305 23 300 8983 7654 14 301 12 302 21 294 7654 6477 11 297 10 283 15 283 6477 5440 9 283 9 279 9 259 5440 4527 9 278 8*280 7 251 4527 3719 9*278 7*279 6 248 3719 2993 8*279 7 280 5 240 2993 2351 8 281 6 279 4 232 2351 1815 8 281 6 280 3 226 1815 1403 7 283 5 280 3 220 1403 1119 7 284 5 281 2 220 1119 947 6 284 5 281 2*218 947 848 6 284 4 281 2*217 848 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