DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - - 78.9 - - 75.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 45 - - -24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2920 - - 31 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1661 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3737 - - 848 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1717 - - 4359 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 236 - - 26 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 195 - - 173 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1287 - - -2577 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5024 - - 3426 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6003 - - -4717 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9740 - - 5565 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 75.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.4 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.6 - - 62.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 45 - - -24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2920 - - 31 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 66 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - 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] 99214 22 100 9 116 99214 91776 19 094 12 111 91776 86016 6 115 12 092 86016 81217 4 113 9 091 81217 77092 5 087 6 124 77092 73462 5 113 6 177 73462 70167 6 093 4 189 70167 67119 4 064 2 001 67119 64298 4 327 8 328 64298 61579 8 300 12 290 61579 58758 13 315 17 301 58758 55827 18 316 16 305 55827 53037 34 314 31 312 53037 50567 35 299 21 304 50567 48364 33 292 25 329 48364 46362 36 318 51 320 46362 44550 54 310 57 301 44550 42894 52 313 49 294 42894 41355 52 320 42 292 41355 39906 50 310 42 294 39906 38529 46 309 44 298 38529 37188 44 317 46 297 37188 35816 43 318 44 291 35816 34385 44 311 41 288 34385 32899 45 305 37 291 32899 31343 42 300 33 293 31343 29703 40 300 31 292 29703 27980 36 299 30 287 27980 26175 31 299 31 288 26175 24292 32 299 34 289 24292 22336 36 296 36 291 22336 20301 38 293 39 298 20301 18178 43 283 39 299 18178 16020 49 273 42 298 16020 13941 46 262 43 289 13941 12048 37 253 45 278 12048 10371 27 243 36 257 10371 8892 18 232 28 223 8892 7579 14 218 23 210 7579 6416 15 214 25 211 6416 5387 19 212 26 206 5387 4482 22*203 24 200 4482 3682 22*198 22 195 3682 2965 22 196 20 190 2965 2331 21 194 18 187 2331 1801 20 194 17 184 1801 1395 19 193 15 181 1395 1115 18 192 12 178 1115 944 16 192 10*176 944 848 12 191 7*173 848 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