DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.0 - - 80.8 - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - -8 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3267 - - 31 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2535 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4084 - - 848 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1557 - - 4356 - - 4958 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 307 - - 28 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 214 - - 104 - - 040 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -433 - - -3456 - - -876 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4517 - - 4305 - - 1724 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3234 - - -5503 - - -1970 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7318 - - 6351 - - 2818 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 93 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 290 - - 100 - - 590 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.0 - - 80.8 - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.0 - - 64.7 - - 70.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.9 - - 81.3 - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.8 - - 63.7 - - 69.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - -8 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3267 - - 31 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 72 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 16 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] 99523 18 095 26 095 27 100 99523 92006 20 108 19 109 18 087 92006 86211 20 113 14 107 15 091 86211 81402 16 104 12 130 13 090 81402 77256 18 103 8 146 9 110 77256 73584 13 084 9 124 6 132 73584 70253 7 083 7 087 5 110 70253 67197 7 074 5 065 2 022 67197 64380 5 032 3 088 2 030 64380 61673 4 326 1 134 2 233 61673 58867 11 279 7 304 7 296 58867 55965 17 270 15 272 15 276 55965 53209 26 278 26 283 18 291 53209 50764 38 274 40 265 33 277 50764 48601 38 251 29 265 38 270 48601 46647 31 265 53 291 46 276 46647 44855 49 297 71 289 54 286 44855 43188 61 281 74 279 63 268 43188 41625 66 271 69 273 57 260 41625 40148 66 273 65 263 56 259 40148 38745 63 271 56 257 56 262 38745 37380 61 269 53 261 57 271 37380 35985 57 268 57 266 58 274 35985 34532 53 265 59 269 61 276 34532 33023 49 262 57 271 62 277 33023 31443 45 262 55 273 59 280 31443 29779 42 263 54 275 56 280 29779 28039 40 267 53 278 54 278 28039 26225 40 271 51 280 56 272 26225 24332 40 271 48 281 58 266 24332 22363 41 270 46 282 59 264 22363 20316 41 269 46 284 56 271 20316 18188 41 263 49 296 51 279 18188 16025 36 242 41 292 51 272 16025 13946 27 227 45 280 42 261 13946 12062 19 220 51 277 18 259 12062 10391 9 238 48 279 9 246 10391 8907 4 225 36 284 3 240 8907 7588 4 181 17 270 6 280 7588 6422 4 178 8 180 3 206 6422 5395 4 187 9 144 8 115 5395 4491 4*194 11 114 9 095 4491 3690 3*205 12 105 9 081 3690 2972 3 211 12 104 9 075 2972 2336 3 215 12 104 9 071 2336 1805 3 215 11 105 9 065 1805 1396 3 217 10 105 8 057 1396 1116 3 218 9 105 7 050 1116 945 3 218 7*104 6*044 945 848 3 217 5*104 4*040 848 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