DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.2 - - 77.3 - - 73.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 46 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3794 - - 3698 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2991 - - 2238 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4611 - - 4515 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1232 - - 1157 - - 3746 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 337 - - 254 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 203 - - 213 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1006 - - -1061 - - -2268 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5617 - - 5577 - - 3115 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7173 - - -6894 - - -6137 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11784 - - 11409 - - 6984 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 86 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.2 - - 77.3 - - 73.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.6 - - 55.8 - - 62.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.1 - - 76.8 - - 74.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.2 - - 54.5 - - 61.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 46 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3794 - - 3698 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 44 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 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] 99448 13 117 16 099 15 063 99448 91980 19 119 14 085 20 098 91980 86185 21 102 12 109 17 078 86185 81371 14 099 11 095 11 063 81371 77235 12 107 8 106 8 052 77235 73577 10 096 8 126 2 087 73577 70249 6 111 7 126 5 124 70249 67177 6 138 3 167 3 091 67177 64334 3 112 3 204 0 206 64334 61593 5 284 9 284 3 332 61593 58739 7 328 10 271 9 288 58739 55799 16 306 17 289 22 291 55799 53015 20 304 21 299 19 291 53015 50511 35 303 31 313 31 309 50511 48272 45 293 43 290 40 288 48272 46250 48 282 42 284 35 282 46250 44413 48 283 47 296 49 292 44413 42732 52 276 59 294 62 288 42732 41174 53 291 64 290 66 287 41174 39708 66 296 64 287 70 284 39708 38324 64 296 60 282 70 281 38324 36983 49 289 58 281 67 279 36983 35617 41 291 57 284 58 280 35617 34195 38 301 55 288 48 282 34195 32719 38 303 47 292 43 285 32719 31177 39 302 43 293 37 283 31177 29553 36 295 40 289 37 282 29553 27847 32 294 41 284 39 280 27847 26056 30 304 43 285 43 277 26056 24186 30 298 33 292 41 287 24186 22243 32 298 30 306 34 294 22243 20227 29 309 26 316 26 301 20227 18131 23 312 23 318 21 303 18131 15996 23 316 19 314 19 302 15996 13936 21 330 23 320 24 295 13936 12057 17 341 17 322 18 306 12057 10383 12 340 11 321 14 283 10383 8897 10 333 9 309 16 282 8897 7578 6 310 9 308 19 290 7578 6407 5 248 9 285 15 289 6407 5374 8*213 9*234 10 262 5374 4469 9*207 9*219 10 214 4469 3671 9 205 9 216 11 199 3671 2957 9 203 9 214 12 196 2957 2326 8 202 9 212 12 193 2326 1798 8 201 9 210 12 191 1798 1392 8 200 9 209 11 188 1392 1113 7 200 8 209 10 185 1113 944 7 200 8 209 8 182 944 847 6 199 7 208 5*180 847 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