DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 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 0655z - - 1008z - - 1330z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.7 - - 74.6 - - 82.6 - - 84.1 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 12 - - 69 - - 158 - - 104 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 25 - - 792 - - 2398 - - 3535 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit 825 - - 826 - - 2069 - - 2662 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top 842 - - 1609 - - 3215 - - 4352 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 332 - - 788 - - 1143 - - 1399 - - 1068 Hgt.Variab. W* 27 - - 157 - - 305 - - 305 - - 12 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 11 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 256 - - 237 - - 206 - - 228 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 282 - - 71 - - 938 - - -481 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 842 - - 1327 - - 3144 - - 3414 - - 1323 sfcLCL ODpotential 0 - - 8 - - -2565 - - 349 - - -2028 ODpotential blCL 842 - - 1601 - - 5780 - - 4003 - - 2870 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 86 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 1090 - - 1680 - - 2410 - - 2480 - - 1180 CAPE Temp@2m 64.7 - - 74.6 - - 82.6 - - 84.1 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 64.5 - - 71.1 - - 71.3 - - 71.6 - - 70.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.3 - - 73.9 - - 81.4 - - 83.1 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 64.5 - - 70.9 - - 70.4 - - 70.7 - - 70.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 12 - - 69 - - 158 - - 104 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 25 - - 792 - - 2398 - - 3535 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 99 - - 43 - - 82 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 13 - - 17 - - 16 - - 16 - - 17 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] 99021 21 081 19 081 15 066 24 108 21 091 99021 91678 17 068 16 084 14 081 18 107 13 086 91678 85990 15 071 13 094 12 106 5 085 13 074 85990 81260 12 069 8 096 11 117 3 331 9 035 81260 77186 3 085 6 087 12 134 3 360 6 008 77186 73588 4 141 2 323 7 099 3 126 6 248 73588 70339 5 203 7 241 1 026 1 099 8 195 70339 67342 7 223 8 272 4 296 2 239 7 179 67342 64542 9 273 12 241 9 265 11 271 10 284 64542 61841 15 267 10 237 11 270 13 257 17 272 61841 59034 14 257 13 266 21 269 12 298 21 277 59034 56144 30 282 33 265 34 259 30 262 38 253 56144 53425 40 261 25 244 31 255 29 256 39 278 53425 50984 31 259 28 290 35 280 52 286 55 289 50984 48798 41 286 50 300 54 288 71 274 68 278 48798 46821 58 284 74 283 74 285 71 269 72 267 46821 45028 72 275 70 272 81 272 75 266 67 258 45028 43381 82 274 62 268 71 255 77 261 73 252 43381 41836 82 275 63 266 61 252 81 252 79 246 41836 40376 71 274 63 264 61 257 83 251 76 249 40376 38993 57 274 62 263 64 260 86 257 76 253 38993 37645 52 274 55 260 60 261 81 263 74 257 37645 36263 48 268 48 257 53 258 69 264 67 257 36263 34820 32 245 43 251 45 256 63 261 57 249 34820 33316 31 262 39 245 39 264 59 260 49 241 33316 31738 41 285 29 237 31 272 50 260 46 250 31738 30079 43 301 23 260 26 263 42 259 42 261 30079 28344 35 307 27 287 23 253 38 266 33 258 28344 26533 29 298 23 292 23 254 35 270 30 247 26533 24639 29 286 16 299 25 251 27 273 32 237 24639 22662 28 278 13 294 27 238 27 289 28 244 22662 20601 26 280 12 276 28 238 30 288 24 252 20601 18455 22 282 12 255 31 245 26 274 21 256 18455 16272 20 287 17 243 36 244 28 252 21 261 16272 14169 18 291 18 245 36 242 32 238 25 262 14169 12252 13 284 16 254 32 239 28 239 29 260 12252 10547 10 260 17 267 27 237 23 238 28 253 10547 9034 12 254 15 272 23 221 20 226 26 246 9034 7691 13 254 11 258 24 218 21 208 22 237 7691 6500 11 244 12 247 17 221 23 212 24 233 6500 5447 12 237 13 239 12 210 21 218 24 233 5447 4521 13 239 12 230 13 203 16*221 22 226 4521 3707 10 237 13 220 14*208 12*226 21 223 3707 2979 5 247 11 216 12*207 12 227 21 221 2979 2337 6 278 7 230 11 207 11 227 20 217 2337 1802 9 250 5*236 11 206 11 228 19 213 1802 1392 12 236 5*236 10 206 10 228 16 208 1392 1111 9 246 4 238 10 206 9 229 12 198 1111 940 4*256 4 237 9 206 9 229 10 196 940 842 3*256 3 237 8 206 8 229 4*184 842 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