DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 81.0 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 30 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2960 - - 4258 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2161 - - 2234 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3777 - - 5075 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2060 - - 1640 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 275 - - 243 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 313 - - 292 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 845 - - 980 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2932 - - 4096 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -41 - - -10 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3818 - - 5085 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 790 - - 360 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.5 - - 67.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.2 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.7 - - 66.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 30 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2960 - - 4258 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 59 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - - 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] 99462 24 099 21 082 99462 92015 24 092 22 084 92015 86242 24 091 18 077 86242 81430 19 081 15 081 81430 77267 12 087 9 084 77267 73586 11 113 8 093 73586 70264 7 101 7 093 70264 67222 6 029 7 112 67222 64411 7 340 2 081 64411 61697 5 302 6 303 61697 58886 6 250 12 272 58886 56002 8 289 17 271 56002 53274 20 267 25 259 53274 50826 28 278 28 251 50826 48650 41 256 40 261 48650 46702 40 248 53 255 46702 44915 31 258 53 248 44915 43245 29 263 52 245 43245 41672 30 264 54 249 41672 40184 30 259 58 253 40184 38773 32 262 59 255 38773 37404 37 266 54 257 37404 36008 41 269 51 261 36008 34554 40 270 50 260 34554 33043 42 272 47 258 33043 31464 42 272 42 258 31464 29807 42 272 43 263 29807 28072 43 272 45 265 28072 26257 41 266 43 259 26257 24367 38 258 40 258 24367 22408 34 251 35 253 22408 20374 33 264 33 262 20374 18255 31 275 32 273 18255 16096 30 275 32 274 16096 14016 26 279 30 278 14016 12123 24 286 27 282 12123 10443 21 286 25 286 10443 8955 19 288 23 289 8955 7636 18 294 20 292 7636 6467 16 303 14 284 6467 5433 18 307 13*286 5433 4521 17*309 14*289 4521 3714 16*310 14 291 3714 2990 15 312 14 292 2990 2349 14 313 13 293 2349 1813 13 313 13 294 1813 1402 12 314 13 294 1402 1118 11 314 12 294 1118 946 10 314 11 295 946 848 8 314 9 295 848 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