DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - - 76.2 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 11 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3473 - - 30 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2655 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4290 - - 847 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3130 - - 8717 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 309 - - 43 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 319 - - 327 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 293 - - -4864 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3997 - - 5711 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1256 - - -5592 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5546 - - 6439 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 66 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1380 - - 510 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.2 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.5 - - 55.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.5 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.1 - - 54.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 11 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3473 - - 30 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - 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] 99257 16 093 17 083 99257 91834 20 082 13 090 91834 86093 18 086 16 085 86093 81292 12 095 10 060 81292 77140 8 085 4 102 77140 73461 4 116 4 110 73461 70129 3 170 4 162 70129 67058 1 227 4 098 67058 64201 2 059 6 318 64201 61444 8 327 5 225 61444 58564 14 325 11 317 58564 55580 26 297 22 293 55580 52746 25 308 18 320 52746 50188 36 301 35 322 50188 47894 38 296 48 307 47894 45817 40 297 50 296 45817 43917 39 301 45 302 43917 42164 42 309 49 311 42164 40539 48 311 56 313 40539 39025 52 311 61 314 39025 37612 56 315 64 317 37612 36263 58 317 68 322 36263 34909 60 318 75 325 34909 33517 61 319 77 322 33517 32083 62 320 73 320 32083 30586 63 321 68 320 30586 29011 62 321 66 320 29011 27355 58 321 66 319 27355 25618 54 319 66 319 25618 23801 49 316 63 321 23801 21907 45 316 54 321 21907 19930 41 316 47 319 19930 17867 38 315 42 317 17867 15765 37 315 38 315 15765 13740 35 314 35 315 13740 11900 31 312 32 317 11900 10267 29 307 27 319 10267 8820 28 313 21 322 8820 7534 27 321 20 323 7534 6388 23 321 20 325 6388 5370 20 320 19 326 5370 4470 19*319 19 327 4470 3673 18*319 18 327 3673 2959 17 319 18 327 2959 2327 17 319 17 328 2327 1799 16 319 17 328 1799 1393 15 319 16 328 1393 1114 15 319 15 328 1114 944 13 319 13 328 944 847 11 319 10*327 847 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