DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2200 - - 3205 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 831 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3017 - - 4022 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1962 - - 2409 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 208 - - 214 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 262 - - 273 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1024 - - 880 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1993 - - 3142 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 311 - - -204 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2706 - - 4226 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1040 - - 1320 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 69.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.2 - - 80.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 69.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2200 - - 3205 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 58 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - 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] 99047 3 153 4 065 99047 91600 5 216 8 280 91600 85853 11 200 12 270 85853 81059 10 227 11 252 81059 76922 6 227 13 233 76922 73285 8 301 10 238 73285 70003 11 276 9 247 70003 66981 12 252 13 267 66981 64175 14 227 13 264 64175 61470 16 260 20 253 61470 58685 23 253 27 254 58685 55844 37 252 40 258 55844 53172 43 244 46 252 53172 50775 45 251 49 251 50775 48618 58 259 62 258 48618 46650 68 253 71 254 46650 44833 74 250 80 248 44833 43137 77 246 83 246 43137 41543 80 245 83 250 41543 40042 78 247 83 252 40042 38627 75 248 84 249 38627 37257 73 247 85 247 37257 35862 72 246 83 248 35862 34411 75 249 81 246 34411 32907 75 250 79 243 32907 31334 71 246 79 245 31334 29677 68 243 78 245 29677 27940 67 241 78 249 27940 26127 65 244 76 259 26127 24244 67 264 69 264 24244 22290 66 263 61 265 22290 20262 56 262 58 270 20262 18162 44 265 53 271 18162 16031 36 271 44 264 16031 13981 32 288 36 268 13981 12112 34 295 28 279 12112 10447 33 282 26 283 10447 8961 31 268 28 278 8961 7641 25 272 27 281 7641 6472 21 280 22 285 6472 5438 19 278 18 281 5438 4525 19 271 16*280 4525 3717 18*269 15*277 3717 2992 18*267 14 274 2992 2350 16 263 13 273 2350 1814 15 261 12 273 1814 1402 14 260 11 271 1402 1119 13 259 11 271 1119 946 12 259 10 271 946 848 9 258 8 269 848 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