DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - - 82.5 - - 84.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4621 - - 5465 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3661 - - 3970 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5438 - - 6282 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1375 - - 1737 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 373 - - 340 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 21 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 005 - - 307 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -835 - - 560 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6273 - - 5722 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6173 - - -392 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11611 - - 6674 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 120 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 84.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 62.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.3 - - 83.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.7 - - 61.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4621 - - 5465 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 55 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - 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] 99521 35 085 32 096 99521 91970 30 086 28 085 91970 86173 23 089 26 079 86173 81377 18 093 20 081 81377 77244 15 080 17 082 77244 73585 13 068 13 072 73585 70276 12 080 9 075 70276 67242 12 077 3 042 67242 64438 12 060 4 072 64438 61736 9 055 8 020 61736 58934 11 018 12 348 58934 56041 16 336 10 320 56041 53273 19 317 14 329 53273 50778 21 315 26 306 50778 48563 29 300 22 297 48563 46560 15 304 16 320 46560 44722 16 330 24 324 44722 43025 26 318 30 315 43025 41449 20 316 31 311 41449 39973 24 319 15 290 39973 38581 18 315 9 290 38581 37234 8 312 11 304 37234 35858 7 304 10 318 35858 34425 11 320 15 335 34425 32938 14 340 21 340 32938 31380 16 342 21 357 31380 29739 15 339 17 001 29739 28016 12 326 10 321 28016 26214 13 297 10 278 26214 24336 16 290 10 260 24336 22382 16 292 10 268 22382 20351 14 288 8 291 20351 18240 12 290 6 326 18240 16090 10 314 5 358 16090 14015 15 338 7 357 14015 12125 19 349 12 017 12125 10446 22 353 12 015 10446 8958 12 007 6 329 8958 7640 9 353 6 299 7640 6473 7*004 5*293 6473 5437 5*006 4*295 5437 4523 5 006 4 299 4523 3715 4 005 3 304 3715 2990 4 005 3 308 2990 2348 4 003 3 312 2348 1813 3 005 2 317 1813 1401 3 007 2 321 1401 1118 3 006 2 322 1118 946 3 007 2 321 946 848 3 007 2 326 848 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