DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - - 81.4 - - 84.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 247 - - 165 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3892 - - 6091 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3338 - - 4805 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4709 - - 6908 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2188 - - 1685 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 409 - - 418 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 037 - - 018 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2489 - - -120 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7198 - - 7029 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8308 - - -2658 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13017 - - 9566 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.4 - - 84.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.8 - - 56.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.6 - - 83.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.6 - - 55.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 247 - - 165 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3892 - - 6091 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 7 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 99761 27 106 30 102 99761 92226 38 103 23 106 92226 86400 33 093 23 101 86400 81562 20 099 24 086 81562 77389 25 103 16 080 77389 73710 21 096 13 104 73710 70387 17 092 14 111 70387 67332 13 056 17 111 67332 64506 8 065 14 096 64506 61792 7 040 11 076 61792 58988 15 020 11 013 58988 56100 24 355 16 339 56100 53362 32 332 27 327 53362 50906 35 322 33 320 50906 48702 36 330 37 316 48702 46696 41 332 44 313 46696 44852 47 331 50 312 44852 43142 56 327 54 315 43142 41543 61 327 56 318 41543 40038 66 327 59 319 40038 38616 68 328 63 321 38616 37235 68 329 63 324 37235 35826 65 328 63 327 35826 34362 62 326 61 327 34362 32849 55 324 59 326 32849 31275 41 323 51 323 31275 29630 33 319 41 320 29630 27917 27 320 35 319 27917 26130 25 327 36 319 26130 24263 24 334 32 322 24263 22315 26 338 29 327 22315 20284 25 340 25 340 20284 18164 21 344 24 342 18164 16004 21 347 22 344 16004 13928 22 351 20 350 13928 12046 23 354 18 002 12046 10381 19 358 17 008 10381 8909 16 011 16 359 8909 7604 14 011 12*354 7604 6444 11 020 8*000 6444 5415 9*031 8 004 5415 4505 7*033 7 012 4505 3701 7 035 7 019 3701 2980 7 036 6 024 2980 2342 7 038 6 029 2342 1809 6 039 6 032 1809 1399 6 040 6 035 1399 1117 6 040 6 036 1117 946 6 040 5 037 946 848 5 041 5 038 848 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