DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/14 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0956z - - 1325z - - 1553z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 67.1 - - 66.8 - - 68.0 - - 69.0 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 6 - - 40 - - 41 - - 18 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 30 - - 981 - - 1580 - - 1954 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit 830 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top 847 - - 1798 - - 2397 - - 2771 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1314 - - 979 - - 1041 - - 1407 - - 3330 Hgt.Variab. W* 26 - - 146 - - 177 - - 156 - - 19 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 360 - - 036 - - 035 - - 038 - - 043 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 3 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -98 - - 597 - - 847 - - 760 - - -852 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 945 - - 1201 - - 1550 - - 2012 - - 1699 sfcLCL ODpotential -422 - - 216 - - 298 - - 105 - - -1346 ODpotential blCL 1269 - - 1582 - - 2099 - - 2666 - - 2193 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 67.1 - - 66.8 - - 68.0 - - 69.0 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 65.4 - - 64.0 - - 63.8 - - 62.8 - - 62.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 67.0 - - 66.3 - - 67.5 - - 68.8 - - 67.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 65.1 - - 63.5 - - 63.1 - - 62.1 - - 61.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 6 - - 40 - - 41 - - 18 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 30 - - 981 - - 1580 - - 1954 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 14 - - 13 - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 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] 99349 27 075 30 088 29 092 24 092 24 082 99349 91863 22 072 26 088 26 103 20 096 24 074 91863 86082 15 073 22 095 21 096 19 116 18 072 86082 81278 12 094 15 095 16 094 19 103 15 088 81278 77130 12 101 12 092 9 102 14 086 13 075 77130 73462 12 093 10 091 7 111 8 074 8 081 73462 70135 8 029 12 072 9 103 6 070 5 088 70135 67076 3 038 12 048 7 081 4 073 5 032 67076 64249 7 073 9 036 6 100 3 074 3 029 64249 61524 15 028 11 337 10 357 10 008 10 014 61524 58699 21 353 11 346 13 345 12 323 15 333 58699 55788 23 333 21 341 24 344 20 332 21 342 55788 53042 29 331 28 328 31 323 29 324 28 330 53042 50598 35 314 36 322 32 326 31 332 31 332 50598 48399 35 314 41 314 40 332 35 340 41 341 48399 46392 51 334 47 321 58 330 58 332 57 330 46392 44557 68 330 59 322 69 323 71 323 72 321 44557 42866 69 318 65 318 69 318 71 320 73 316 42866 41287 66 315 68 325 73 322 74 325 71 321 41287 39805 72 324 79 331 80 328 76 326 72 324 39805 38412 87 328 88 331 81 326 77 327 75 324 38412 37064 93 326 86 330 78 322 76 325 77 324 37064 35688 88 326 77 328 75 318 77 318 73 324 35688 34253 80 325 71 327 75 322 76 319 69 323 34253 32763 70 318 71 326 79 326 67 322 63 322 32763 31206 65 313 74 322 69 324 62 323 58 322 31206 29570 62 306 72 313 61 314 63 313 53 318 29570 27851 61 305 69 306 67 314 66 306 52 313 27851 26051 57 307 67 309 64 318 65 313 54 313 26051 24173 52 309 61 318 57 325 54 322 54 319 24173 22220 50 315 58 321 51 326 48 321 47 326 22220 20186 45 317 53 323 49 327 46 322 43 327 20186 18071 35 315 39 319 43 330 38 329 34 334 18071 15922 35 311 35 316 30 333 28 326 25 336 15922 13855 26 318 31 321 26 329 21 328 18 334 13855 11976 21 323 25 323 25 328 20 339 17 347 11976 10308 17 324 21 332 20 334 18 352 17 359 10308 8828 15 326 18 343 15 342 14 004 16 013 8828 7515 12 340 11 346 11 350 9 010 10 026 7515 6350 9 352 8 011 10 030 5 018 8 002 6350 5322 11 359 12 031 9 035 10 004 11 028 5322 4423 12 357 14 037 9 036 16 028 15 056 4423 3633 14 001 14 047 13 042 18 035 14 051 3633 2927 14 011 18 047 15*038 18*036 14 049 2927 2304 16 013 17*042 14*037 17*037 14 047 2304 1784 15 006 16*039 14 036 16 038 13 046 1784 1384 13 003 14 036 13 035 15 038 12 046 1384 1109 12 001 13 035 12 035 14 038 11 044 1109 942 10*000 11 034 11 034 12 038 9*044 942 847 7*360 8 033 8 034 9 039 6*043 847 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