DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - - 78.3 - - 79.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 126 - - 49 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4939 - - 5767 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3831 - - 3772 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5756 - - 6584 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1338 - - 1097 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 368 - - 300 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 26 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 225 - - 237 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1631 - - -114 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7387 - - 6699 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7825 - - -4260 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13581 - - 10844 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 51 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 79.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.0 - - 53.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.3 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.7 - - 52.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 126 - - 49 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4939 - - 5767 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 27 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - 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] 99211 10 106 19 106 99211 91757 13 104 15 118 91757 85989 13 121 11 091 85989 81192 14 106 6 107 81192 77064 11 080 2 123 77064 73419 8 093 3 131 73419 70116 7 112 4 123 70116 67066 2 095 1 307 67066 64236 6 001 6 335 64236 61501 10 307 11 271 61501 58632 8 308 6 239 58632 55644 23 319 17 327 55644 52811 34 304 35 314 52811 50288 34 303 43 308 50288 48046 41 307 45 305 48046 46021 46 309 43 305 46021 44171 51 315 44 309 44171 42469 50 317 46 313 42469 40898 48 321 48 321 40898 39443 48 323 55 326 39443 38080 48 324 61 328 38080 36759 49 325 63 328 36759 35408 49 325 64 329 35408 33998 48 324 58 333 33998 32534 45 322 46 327 32534 31004 41 318 40 314 31004 29396 39 316 38 305 29396 27708 39 314 37 303 27708 25941 38 314 34 305 25941 24096 35 312 30 304 24096 22176 33 312 28 300 22176 20172 29 313 26 301 20172 18078 24 315 23 300 18078 15938 20 317 21 302 15938 13877 19 314 19 309 13877 12006 18 314 17 311 12006 10346 15 315 14 309 10346 8874 12 315 10 298 8874 7568 7 291 11*259 7568 6412 4*249 10*246 6412 5389 3*234 9 244 5389 4484 3 231 9 240 4484 3683 3 227 8 237 3683 2966 3 225 8 234 2966 2331 2 221 8 232 2331 1802 2 218 7 230 1802 1395 2 218 7 229 1395 1115 2 217 7 228 1115 945 2 215 6 227 945 847 2 217 5 228 847 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