DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 79.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5947 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 3976 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 6764 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 2350 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 310 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 321 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - 582 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 6183 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -448 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 7212 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 160 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 79.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 55.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 78.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 54.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5947 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 21 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - 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] 99186 7 088 99186 91713 9 076 91713 85958 11 090 85958 81174 10 066 81174 77044 5 112 77044 73393 6 109 73393 70079 8 154 70079 67018 4 172 67018 64178 7 246 64178 61432 5 268 61432 58564 10 296 58564 55590 21 294 55590 52755 24 290 52755 50201 28 290 50201 47915 35 286 47915 45851 36 282 45851 43969 34 288 43969 42243 35 297 42243 40649 38 300 40649 39172 38 303 39172 37794 36 310 37794 36472 36 316 36472 35130 38 316 35130 33734 37 315 33734 32286 34 315 32286 30773 32 317 30773 29181 28 319 29181 27511 26 320 27511 25762 23 318 25762 23935 22 314 23935 22032 20 308 22032 20046 19 301 20046 17974 18 299 17974 15860 17 299 15860 13818 16 299 13818 11957 16 309 11957 10306 15 315 10306 8847 10 298 8847 7555 9*298 7555 6404 8*304 6404 5382 8 313 5382 4479 7 318 4479 3680 7 323 3680 2964 7 326 2964 2331 7 329 2331 1801 7 330 1801 1395 7 331 1395 1115 6 332 1115 945 6 332 945 847 5 333 847 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