DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.4 - - 80.2 - - 75.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 43 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2133 - - 3884 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1645 - - 2325 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2950 - - 4701 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2569 - - 928 - - 3908 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 255 - - 255 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 023 - - 017 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 606 - - 931 - - -1253 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2344 - - 3770 - - 2100 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -338 - - -395 - - -2283 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3288 - - 5096 - - 3130 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1490 - - 510 - - 740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.4 - - 80.2 - - 75.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 66.3 - - 68.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - 79.7 - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.8 - - 65.0 - - 68.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 43 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2133 - - 3884 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 45 - - 82 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 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] 98934 3 112 8 248 7 022 98934 91500 4 034 4 148 7 334 91500 85743 5 327 4 054 5 044 85743 80959 5 181 9 327 10 059 80959 76859 9 117 3 007 8 037 76859 73257 11 077 6 063 7 015 73257 70003 9 060 8 062 5 019 70003 67008 6 037 9 037 5 025 67008 64234 9 026 11 357 9 016 64234 61555 14 008 11 327 11 003 61555 58771 13 348 10 336 12 339 58771 55897 17 314 15 340 16 327 55897 53171 24 305 24 303 23 317 53171 50734 26 309 30 299 34 312 50734 48557 33 317 34 309 46 307 48557 46579 44 320 39 317 45 302 46579 44762 42 311 46 316 43 305 44762 43081 41 310 49 312 45 308 43081 41510 44 311 49 308 47 308 41510 40030 43 311 47 306 44 307 40030 38629 39 309 44 308 41 311 38629 37272 33 308 40 311 40 315 37272 35889 30 310 34 316 40 317 35889 34450 31 312 30 315 40 318 34450 32956 34 310 32 314 40 319 32956 31392 32 306 42 322 41 319 31392 29749 31 308 38 323 41 319 29749 28027 31 316 37 319 32 316 28027 26225 29 317 34 322 31 306 26225 24343 26 310 31 314 32 315 24343 22388 23 311 30 311 30 326 22388 20361 25 326 28 317 30 325 20361 18255 30 331 25 325 26 318 18255 16109 31 332 26 330 24 325 16109 14037 28 328 28 332 26 333 14037 12149 29 333 29 338 28 342 12149 10467 35 337 30 345 31 346 10467 8970 38 337 27 348 29 348 8970 7641 33 339 22 348 23 352 7641 6460 23 350 16 345 19 347 6460 5417 13 009 11*015 7 000 5417 4505 11 020 11*018 7 058 4505 3700 11 022 11 018 9 050 3700 2979 10*023 11 018 12 051 2979 2340 10*024 10 017 13 051 2340 1807 10 024 10 016 13 049 1807 1398 10 023 10 016 12 047 1398 1116 9 023 9 015 11 044 1116 945 9 023 9 015 8 042 945 847 7 023 7 015 5*039 847 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