DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - - - - 88.9 - - 89.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4808 - - 4459 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3714 - - 2664 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5625 - - 5276 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2671 - - 3757 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 361 - - 262 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 239 - - 244 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 651 - - 32 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4975 - - 5245 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -804 - - -1313 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6429 - - 6589 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1660 - - 1680 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.9 - - 89.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 69.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.9 - - 89.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.6 - - 68.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4808 - - 4459 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 62 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 99645 36 094 29 084 99645 92139 31 092 23 084 92139 86372 29 093 22 090 86372 81559 25 079 18 075 81559 77396 18 081 13 076 77396 73716 17 098 12 105 73716 70385 19 081 14 083 70385 67337 19 046 15 085 67337 64521 13 021 15 063 64521 61806 14 358 19 017 61806 59006 16 309 21 328 59006 56139 13 286 23 291 56139 53416 20 330 19 307 53416 50970 38 317 40 322 50970 48784 39 301 45 307 48784 46805 35 281 40 288 46805 44989 29 287 37 275 44989 43300 29 306 32 283 43300 41719 31 313 27 292 41719 40231 29 315 18 285 40231 38826 24 315 14 286 38826 37463 21 304 17 277 37463 36075 20 294 18 275 36075 34630 18 288 18 286 34630 33130 16 291 18 290 33130 31560 16 295 18 291 31560 29909 18 292 17 296 29909 28175 17 289 16 301 28175 26359 15 280 13 298 26359 24465 17 266 14 279 24465 22502 17 259 14 271 22502 20460 18 256 13 271 20460 18338 17 257 13 265 18338 16176 14 250 16 261 16176 14092 13 244 15 258 14092 12204 10 246 15 253 12204 10533 11 262 14 260 10533 9047 12 269 14 265 9047 7724 11 260 14 265 7724 6546 10*255 14 260 6546 5499 10*245 14*253 5499 4574 9 241 14*250 4574 3754 9 239 14 247 3754 3020 9 238 13 245 3020 2370 9 237 13 243 2370 1827 9 236 13 242 1827 1410 8 237 12 241 1410 1123 8 236 12 240 1123 948 8 237 11 240 948 848 7 237 9 239 848 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