DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 84.5 - - 88.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 135 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4086 - - 6012 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3185 - - 4657 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4903 - - 6829 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1885 - - 1441 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 342 - - 398 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 320 - - 336 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 759 - - -667 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4144 - - 7496 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -808 - - -5170 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5711 - - 11999 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1100 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.5 - - 88.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 58.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.7 - - 87.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.5 - - 57.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 135 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4086 - - 6012 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 99649 33 096 23 085 99649 92098 26 083 25 090 92098 86287 22 090 20 065 86287 81487 22 094 17 082 81487 77351 16 070 17 089 77351 73677 13 049 14 072 73677 70348 12 047 15 054 70348 67309 8 054 10 033 67309 64506 9 054 7 029 64506 61800 16 356 11 317 61800 58983 19 333 16 320 58983 56076 23 326 24 316 56076 53317 34 322 32 328 53317 50834 47 317 54 324 50834 48612 48 303 58 318 48612 46606 44 300 56 317 46606 44771 46 312 55 315 44771 43071 52 316 55 314 43071 41484 55 314 55 313 41484 39996 56 314 53 312 39996 38596 56 316 51 312 38596 37242 55 314 52 314 37242 35862 52 306 54 314 35862 34426 47 287 52 310 34426 32936 49 294 52 302 32936 31376 49 298 58 294 31376 29733 46 296 60 294 29733 28008 42 295 58 301 28008 26204 36 297 54 307 26204 24325 33 292 51 316 24325 22373 32 290 42 321 22373 20346 31 297 31 309 20346 18236 34 308 31 303 18236 16084 36 307 29 306 16084 14012 29 300 28 307 14012 12129 25 296 29 303 12129 10458 25 296 29 301 10458 8975 26 301 23 301 8975 7660 23 310 13*315 7660 6492 16 312 12*327 6492 5455 15*314 12 330 5455 4538 14*317 12 333 4538 3727 14 319 12 336 3727 3000 14 320 12 338 3000 2356 14 321 12 339 2356 1818 13 322 12 340 1818 1405 13 322 12 341 1405 1120 12 323 11 341 1120 947 11 322 11 342 947 848 9 322 9 342 848 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