DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - - 85.2 - - 87.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 209 - - 98 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3738 - - 5191 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3154 - - 3805 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4555 - - 6008 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2741 - - 2337 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 383 - - 339 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 207 - - 198 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4653 - - -2964 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9208 - - 8972 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11652 - - -8864 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16207 - - 14872 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.2 - - 87.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.9 - - 50.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.7 - - 86.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.6 - - 49.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 209 - - 98 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3738 - - 5191 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 41 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - 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] 99833 35 086 23 112 99833 92318 28 094 28 091 92318 86507 28 097 24 098 86507 81693 25 088 24 109 81693 77525 17 088 24 093 77525 73825 13 093 16 081 73825 70487 12 101 11 099 70487 67431 13 091 8 111 67431 64608 8 057 6 126 64608 61891 1 338 7 092 61891 59077 5 217 5 268 59077 56187 4 072 5 279 56187 53451 23 341 19 326 53451 50998 47 324 37 313 50998 48813 45 306 43 308 48813 46828 42 317 41 316 46828 44998 60 328 53 319 44998 43305 68 320 58 314 43305 41727 68 318 58 310 41727 40239 69 315 57 308 40239 38829 69 312 58 311 38829 37457 68 314 57 313 37457 36055 53 311 50 312 36055 34594 46 303 38 309 34594 33078 45 319 37 306 33078 31493 35 335 31 294 31493 29831 27 322 22 281 29831 28091 31 307 18 291 28091 26271 32 304 22 305 26271 24373 25 311 27 305 24373 22405 19 320 21 318 22405 20363 15 339 16 350 20363 18240 11 345 9 345 18240 16078 8 005 4 025 16078 13999 6 018 8 032 13999 12110 5 047 6 031 12110 10434 3 071 4 064 10434 8952 2 159 2 136 8952 7637 4 155 4 202 7637 6470 6 167 5*201 6470 5436 5*184 6*199 5436 4522 4*203 6 200 4522 3714 4 205 6 198 3714 2989 4 207 6 198 2989 2348 4 208 6 197 2348 1812 3 210 6 197 1812 1401 3 210 5 198 1401 1118 3 211 5 197 1118 946 3 213 5 197 946 848 3 213 5 196 848 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