DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 74.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 82 - - 104 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3261 - - 3113 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2358 - - 2412 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4078 - - 3930 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1768 - - 1139 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 282 - - 300 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 089 - - 099 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1009 - - 76 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3069 - - 3855 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -62 - - -5120 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4140 - - 9050 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 74.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.7 - - 60.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.7 - - 73.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.5 - - 59.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 82 - - 104 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3261 - - 3113 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 58 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - 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] 99271 22 086 22 068 99271 91763 29 080 20 094 91763 85989 26 071 23 108 85989 81174 19 085 20 090 81174 77024 12 100 15 080 77024 73363 9 107 11 084 73363 70045 6 121 7 114 70045 67004 4 122 2 213 67004 64206 4 208 5 268 64206 61507 2 072 10 308 61507 58698 15 301 19 289 58698 55802 30 270 30 283 55802 53051 31 258 37 276 53051 50581 41 282 40 287 50581 48381 53 282 51 273 48381 46389 49 286 47 272 46389 44565 56 289 56 282 44565 42883 61 288 61 279 42883 41322 69 286 60 274 41322 39856 73 282 62 272 39856 38467 64 287 64 268 38467 37115 52 295 62 266 37115 35733 39 285 54 269 35733 34292 33 274 37 268 34292 32798 27 280 37 258 32798 31236 29 276 35 264 31236 29595 32 279 32 259 29595 27875 30 278 32 255 27875 26076 27 272 29 256 26076 24199 25 267 25 259 24199 22249 24 270 22 269 22249 20220 25 270 21 273 20220 18106 24 274 19 280 18106 15950 23 288 15 296 15950 13879 18 291 7 290 13879 12000 9 278 11 232 12000 10331 8 213 11 237 10331 8845 7 204 6 253 8845 7530 7 194 7 158 7530 6368 8 133 11 128 6368 5345 9 106 13 111 5345 4446 10*101 13*107 4446 3654 11*094 13*105 3654 2945 11 092 13 102 2945 2317 11 089 13 100 2317 1793 11 088 13 098 1793 1390 10 088 13 097 1390 1112 10 087 12 096 1112 944 9 087 11 095 944 847 8 086 9 095 847 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