DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 132 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4311 - - 4794 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3405 - - 3590 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5128 - - 5611 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2285 - - 2000 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 359 - - 341 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 314 - - 320 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1353 - - 909 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3775 - - 4702 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 354 - - -310 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4774 - - 5921 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.7 - - 47.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 64.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.4 - - 46.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 132 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4311 - - 4794 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 59 - - 30 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - 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] 98907 31 088 25 105 98907 91419 25 085 24 090 91419 85665 21 098 19 078 85665 80886 18 083 15 083 80886 76766 12 075 11 088 76766 73124 10 089 5 109 73124 69824 7 070 7 104 69824 66781 3 126 10 039 66781 63955 1 202 7 335 63955 61221 10 288 7 249 61221 58370 15 295 17 294 58370 55408 37 287 37 288 55408 52583 48 255 46 259 52583 50040 41 255 42 259 50040 47767 41 271 53 266 47767 45714 59 272 52 270 45714 43837 65 272 59 276 43837 42110 65 272 69 278 42110 40512 70 279 77 276 40512 39023 75 283 75 277 39023 37630 79 286 73 282 37630 36295 73 285 68 281 36295 34947 62 287 64 274 34947 33548 52 297 57 270 33548 32096 49 306 52 276 32096 30573 47 309 52 277 30573 28967 46 307 53 280 28967 27278 45 307 51 285 27278 25509 45 313 51 292 25509 23661 42 321 50 293 23661 21743 38 325 45 293 21743 19749 35 322 38 296 19749 17676 33 314 33 304 17676 15565 33 307 33 311 15565 13533 34 305 35 313 13533 11688 37 307 37 316 11688 10057 38 307 39 324 10057 8617 35 309 35 327 8617 7350 24 313 22 317 7350 6233 21 315 21*317 6233 5241 21*314 21*318 5241 4366 20*314 21 318 4366 3591 20 315 21 319 3591 2898 19 314 20 320 2898 2284 19 315 20 320 2284 1771 19 315 20 321 1771 1377 18 314 19 321 1377 1105 17 314 18 321 1105 940 16 314 16 321 940 846 12 314 13 321 846 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