DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 70.8 - - 70.0 - - 69.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 47 - - 27 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 659 - - 1022 - - 647 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 830 - - 831 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1476 - - 1839 - - 1464 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1281 - - 921 - - 1971 - - 1047 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 74 - - 157 - - 111 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 7 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 180 - - 284 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3 - - 97 - - 456 - - -537 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1473 - - 1742 - - 1008 - - 1385 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -634 - - -2808 - - 77 - - -5635 ODpotential blCL - - - 2110 - - 4647 - - 1387 - - 6482 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 870 - - 460 - - 440 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 70.8 - - 70.0 - - 69.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.3 - - 65.8 - - 68.0 - - 65.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.1 - - 70.2 - - 69.6 - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.0 - - 65.0 - - 67.6 - - 65.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 47 - - 27 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 659 - - 1022 - - 647 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - 15 - - 14 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] 99735 31 096 32 107 20 094 30 075 99735 92187 27 090 30 094 24 096 22 085 92187 86374 28 088 26 089 24 097 21 084 86374 81558 25 084 23 098 22 102 19 069 81558 77412 18 088 19 090 20 100 11 074 77412 73741 15 109 9 066 17 090 13 100 73741 70416 14 112 3 078 10 091 12 107 70416 67367 11 110 8 164 4 139 5 092 67367 64533 4 130 11 171 10 202 5 287 64533 61781 6 196 10 193 13 205 9 222 61781 58928 16 236 15 221 16 233 16 219 58928 55987 22 214 24 225 19 245 13 231 55987 53197 34 243 30 234 37 239 32 253 53197 50702 39 231 42 230 45 227 42 233 50702 48469 38 227 47 222 51 224 50 236 48469 46437 44 234 46 226 52 226 55 229 46437 44566 47 239 55 239 60 235 58 234 44566 42839 53 243 62 236 65 234 67 241 42839 41243 59 241 62 235 67 237 71 241 41243 39762 62 238 64 242 75 248 69 236 39762 38375 61 239 68 246 80 245 66 230 38375 37034 60 242 66 248 74 240 64 224 37034 35664 57 240 62 251 61 238 61 219 35664 34235 51 233 59 254 56 234 59 219 34235 32750 46 233 51 249 51 233 60 223 32750 31194 47 238 40 231 45 233 61 228 31194 29556 46 236 41 228 40 233 60 236 29556 27841 42 233 43 229 37 234 59 246 27841 26050 35 237 42 235 34 234 50 251 26050 24186 28 247 43 243 32 235 43 251 24186 22247 31 267 42 256 31 235 41 252 22247 20225 31 280 35 271 31 235 47 267 20225 18120 28 282 28 277 32 237 47 276 18120 15979 20 258 23 269 34 242 35 282 15979 13919 28 246 20 255 38 245 37 264 13919 12047 31 238 22 250 42 241 26 254 12047 10388 26 224 26 261 43 245 19 286 10388 8911 28 225 33 252 39 246 18 297 8911 7596 28 230 31 238 35 227 13 328 7596 6427 28 233 22 234 33 222 10 007 6427 5390 28 237 14 249 26 219 4 071 5390 4478 28 238 11 261 17 212 9 184 4478 3672 24 232 11 243 11 223 18 184 3672 2953 14 231 14 215 10 252 20 165 2953 2319 9 242 10*203 9 257 20 149 2319 1792 5*266 5*189 8*275 20 147 1792 1389 4*286 4 179 7*282 19 151 1389 1111 4 290 4 175 7 284 16 154 1111 943 4 292 3 174 6 285 13*155 943 847 3 294 3 174 5 286 8*158 847 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