DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.6 - - 77.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 113 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4437 - - 4110 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3666 - - 3138 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5254 - - 4927 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1036 - - 1077 - - 4076 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 402 - - 331 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 085 - - 177 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1 - - -648 - - -3934 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5253 - - 5575 - - 4782 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7781 - - -7445 - - -11264 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13035 - - 12372 - - 12111 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 68 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.6 - - 77.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.5 - - 59.0 - - 59.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.2 - - 79.6 - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.2 - - 57.8 - - 58.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 113 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4437 - - 4110 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 11 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] 99604 26 090 35 082 28 093 99604 92090 27 089 28 082 27 089 92090 86302 28 092 24 094 23 087 86302 81505 19 087 17 098 18 079 81505 77374 14 102 17 108 15 081 77374 73718 13 089 14 098 8 093 73718 70410 11 083 9 110 2 142 70410 67374 11 064 9 109 8 174 67374 64557 6 031 6 061 5 120 64557 61837 3 339 5 346 3 341 61837 59020 5 330 9 328 6 325 59020 56105 10 301 15 309 13 311 56105 53336 14 323 19 286 23 288 53336 50859 21 320 19 279 24 280 50859 48644 27 324 26 305 26 293 48644 46633 43 315 35 311 31 306 46633 44788 46 314 42 311 39 309 44788 43081 47 318 44 311 45 312 43081 41492 46 321 44 315 45 314 41492 40001 44 323 43 317 43 316 40001 38594 39 317 39 318 35 316 38594 37234 32 306 35 309 26 315 37234 35853 28 304 32 301 25 313 35853 34419 26 309 31 305 26 313 34419 32936 24 313 29 307 22 318 32936 31387 24 312 25 302 18 326 31387 29756 23 318 20 296 14 325 29756 28043 19 323 15 311 12 323 28043 26245 18 326 14 315 10 319 26245 24366 16 331 11 308 9 318 24366 22408 15 346 7 316 8 298 22408 20366 13 359 8 352 5 298 20366 18242 9 010 7 008 2 036 18242 16084 8 028 5 046 1 052 16084 14004 9 039 7 072 2 109 14004 12107 10 040 12 072 8 102 12107 10417 10 043 14 069 11 107 10417 8920 10 054 10 070 7 120 8920 7597 10 066 6 062 4 146 7597 6426 9 080 4 154 2 205 6426 5395 6*089 7*174 5 208 5395 4488 6*089 7*176 7 195 4488 3688 5 086 7 176 7 189 3688 2970 5 084 8 177 7 184 2970 2335 4 084 7 178 7 181 2335 1804 4 084 7 178 6 180 1804 1396 4 082 7 178 6 178 1396 1116 3 081 7 178 6 178 1116 945 3 082 6 178 5 176 945 847 3 082 6 179 4*174 847 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