DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 69.3 - - 74.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 43 - - 129 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 30 - - 1036 - - 1659 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 831 - - 1387 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 847 - - 1853 - - 2476 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1463 - - 739 - - 966 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 146 - - 245 - - - W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 189 - - 186 - - 192 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -848 - - 224 - - -20 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1695 - - 1629 - - 2496 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4049 - - 87 - - -6551 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 4896 - - 1766 - - 9027 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 370 - - 170 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 69.3 - - 74.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.3 - - 64.7 - - 66.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.7 - - 68.6 - - 73.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.1 - - 64.6 - - 65.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 43 - - 129 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 30 - - 1036 - - 1659 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 86 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - - 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] 99586 40 087 38 105 30 097 99586 92062 33 090 32 092 30 096 92062 86261 24 089 26 081 29 089 86261 81456 18 097 23 084 27 086 81456 77324 21 089 19 094 21 078 77324 73672 19 074 14 102 12 071 73672 70361 14 064 11 084 8 074 70361 67322 13 051 11 060 7 072 67322 64518 12 014 9 034 6 042 64518 61811 10 310 14 343 15 010 61811 58999 11 308 18 319 16 327 58999 56101 16 314 20 296 24 314 56101 53346 27 317 29 310 29 300 53346 50862 43 302 33 290 33 319 50862 48627 47 309 51 320 58 320 48627 46606 72 306 70 309 66 313 46606 44752 73 298 62 307 60 315 44752 43037 65 303 63 316 63 325 43037 41444 65 307 70 319 72 328 41444 39959 65 307 76 317 79 327 39959 38562 65 306 78 314 82 325 38562 37210 67 305 77 313 80 324 37210 35832 67 303 76 314 75 323 35832 34399 65 302 75 315 69 322 34399 32915 63 300 68 316 65 319 32915 31363 60 299 57 315 61 318 31363 29729 54 300 50 312 55 316 29729 28015 43 297 46 311 49 313 28015 26220 40 290 44 313 46 315 26220 24344 39 292 42 311 45 316 24344 22390 37 298 41 312 44 318 22390 20353 36 298 35 312 38 321 20353 18237 29 293 30 306 31 320 18237 16089 28 299 30 314 29 317 16089 14026 20 313 27 316 30 309 14026 12146 22 326 27 325 28 311 12146 10466 21 317 25 327 22 324 10466 8967 20 304 20 340 23 321 8967 7631 20 287 15 314 20 319 7631 6444 16 271 10 264 15 310 6444 5397 14 246 11 243 12 284 5397 4481 13 251 11 243 10 256 4481 3676 11 266 9 245 9 246 3676 2957 10 251 9 229 8*236 2957 2324 11 213 9*202 7*201 2324 1797 11 196 8*188 7 192 1797 1392 10 192 8 185 7 190 1392 1114 9 190 8 185 7 188 1114 944 8*189 7 184 6 187 944 847 6*189 6 184 6 187 847 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