DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 = 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 - - - - - - 78.8 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 314 - - 219 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4610 - - 4039 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3980 - - 3393 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5427 - - 4856 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 997 - - 4143 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 466 - - 397 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 317 - - 323 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 760 - - -375 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4667 - - 5232 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 313 - - -1259 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5114 - - 6115 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 76 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.9 - - 59.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.1 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.2 - - 58.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 314 - - 219 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4610 - - 4039 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 2 - - - 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] 99646 29 091 30 108 99646 92065 27 101 25 100 92065 86237 23 106 24 100 86237 81423 22 105 20 092 81423 77273 23 088 16 103 77273 73598 16 086 19 106 73598 70270 18 079 16 060 70270 67217 17 048 14 036 67217 64406 10 006 8 002 64406 61700 7 017 2 158 61700 58867 17 330 20 340 58867 55937 26 302 29 308 55937 53151 31 298 35 297 53151 50618 35 317 38 299 50618 48337 60 307 58 309 48337 46284 84 304 83 309 46284 44422 103 299 104 306 44422 42713 107 300 119 301 42713 41125 116 302 124 301 41125 39635 121 302 128 304 39635 38227 117 304 128 308 38227 36862 107 305 126 306 36862 35471 101 303 120 302 35471 34026 97 302 113 304 34026 32534 94 304 99 307 32534 30979 88 308 86 306 30979 29349 70 306 74 307 29349 27648 57 302 57 302 27648 25875 55 307 48 293 25875 24027 50 309 46 293 24027 22102 45 308 46 294 22102 20095 43 303 42 293 20095 18004 42 301 37 294 18004 15872 42 306 33 299 15872 13814 42 310 31 303 13814 11941 40 313 29 308 11941 10285 36 316 26 321 10285 8830 30 312 22 325 8830 7543 27 316 22 323 7543 6396 22*316 22 323 6396 5376 22*316 22*323 5376 4475 22 316 22*323 4475 3678 22 317 23 323 3678 2963 22 317 23 323 2963 2330 22 318 23 323 2330 1801 22 318 22 323 1801 1395 21 318 22 323 1395 1115 20 318 21 323 1115 945 19 318 19 322 945 847 15 318 15 323 847 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