DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 91.4 - - 94.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 141 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3705 - - 4856 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3119 - - 3800 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4522 - - 5673 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1216 - - 1805 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 379 - - 372 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 21 - - 61 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 338 - - 331 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1671 - - -1637 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6193 - - 7310 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5757 - - -5038 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10279 - - 10711 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 62 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 990 - - 750 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.4 - - 94.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.1 - - 64.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.8 - - 92.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 63.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 141 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3705 - - 4856 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 99678 35 085 32 085 99678 92132 26 095 27 092 92132 86299 27 098 21 091 86299 81460 22 093 26 078 81460 77298 19 081 22 077 77298 73620 11 068 14 070 73620 70303 14 079 11 059 70303 67279 16 044 10 039 67279 64491 16 006 9 025 64491 61805 7 344 10 343 61805 59031 6 003 5 325 59031 56174 25 356 18 001 56174 53465 27 332 29 343 53465 51041 26 313 33 328 51041 48875 21 320 23 315 48875 46913 21 351 12 327 46913 45110 27 001 14 011 45110 43431 30 359 19 021 43431 41858 28 349 23 024 41858 40377 24 348 28 027 40377 38975 27 358 30 027 38975 37614 29 357 27 027 37614 36224 23 346 25 028 36224 34776 19 336 18 014 34776 33275 18 325 14 351 33275 31706 16 313 15 316 31706 30058 15 294 16 296 30058 28328 15 285 15 294 28328 26518 14 298 15 309 26518 24629 16 314 14 303 24629 22659 12 299 13 283 22659 20603 7 304 8 286 20603 18464 3 331 4 269 18464 16287 10 209 7 237 16287 14196 13 213 10 236 14196 12297 13 216 10 239 12297 10606 7 246 6 340 10606 9103 9 026 8 017 9103 7766 16 025 9 027 7766 6577 15 029 5*033 6577 5523 8 015 1*342 5523 4593 3*347 1 337 4593 3769 3*341 1 330 3769 3031 3 340 1 327 3031 2377 3 339 1 324 2377 1832 3 337 1 327 1832 1413 3 335 1 330 1413 1124 3 335 1 325 1124 949 3 334 1 326 949 848 3 333 1 325 848 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