DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - - - - 41.6 - - 44.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 78 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2424 - - 5112 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1845 - - 3618 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3241 - - 5929 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3476 - - 5334 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 265 - - 320 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 312 - - 317 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 717 - - 1632 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2525 - - 4297 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 203 - - 487 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3038 - - 5442 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 170 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.6 - - 44.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.8 - - 29.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 40.8 - - 44.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.6 - - 27.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 78 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2424 - - 5112 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - 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] 96931 14 244 28 236 96931 89598 32 268 30 263 89598 84016 38 259 35 261 84016 79393 32 237 32 250 79393 75393 24 246 30 240 75393 71824 29 272 29 250 71824 68566 32 256 31 253 68566 65558 30 235 27 250 65558 62744 22 264 19 260 62744 59988 31 272 35 273 59988 57109 41 263 46 273 57109 54128 36 268 45 272 54128 51277 40 274 44 279 51277 48703 42 271 49 279 48703 46391 45 279 48 277 46391 44284 52 283 50 284 44284 42353 55 280 54 288 42353 40578 53 282 56 284 40578 38936 56 281 55 284 38936 37405 54 285 56 290 37405 35974 59 290 60 295 35974 34606 63 292 67 297 34606 33234 70 297 76 298 33234 31833 83 298 86 298 31833 30409 92 296 94 297 30409 28945 97 298 99 298 28945 27423 103 300 102 299 27423 25835 107 301 103 300 25835 24173 104 301 101 301 24173 22435 92 301 98 301 22435 20624 81 301 96 304 20624 18736 70 301 87 305 18736 16777 60 301 70 306 16777 14793 43 292 53 305 14793 12889 45 284 39 305 12889 11171 43 285 23 304 11171 9652 30 301 23 302 9652 8296 21 308 24 303 8296 7087 19 313 23 304 7087 6013 19 316 22*308 6013 5060 17 315 21*312 5060 4220 15 313 20 314 4220 3476 14*313 20 316 3476 2810 14*312 19 317 2810 2222 14 312 19 318 2222 1730 13 311 18 319 1730 1353 13 311 18 320 1353 1093 12 311 17 320 1093 935 11 311 15 320 935 845 9 310 12 320 845 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