DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - - 47.3 - - 48.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2289 - - 2975 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 829 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3106 - - 3792 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2032 - - 1818 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 222 - - 206 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 317 - - 315 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1104 - - 1174 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2002 - - 2618 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 557 - - 280 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2549 - - 3512 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.3 - - 48.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.9 - - 40.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.9 - - 48.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.6 - - 39.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2289 - - 2975 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 87 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 96887 35 262 38 257 96887 89468 44 254 37 254 89468 83831 34 250 36 253 83831 79184 33 257 38 262 79184 75179 34 257 36 271 75179 71634 29 259 42 268 71634 68427 39 273 40 260 68427 65473 44 266 38 269 65473 62729 43 263 45 275 62729 60071 47 268 46 266 60071 57272 48 261 44 266 57272 54349 45 262 52 274 54349 51573 50 273 60 268 51573 49084 51 265 57 258 49084 46841 43 256 47 259 46841 44797 42 272 51 274 44797 42940 59 284 64 278 42940 41255 73 279 73 276 41255 39715 78 272 77 277 39715 38294 80 266 84 277 38294 36964 80 263 90 276 36964 35680 78 264 91 275 35680 34369 75 263 90 274 34369 33002 70 262 88 274 33002 31583 67 261 83 274 31583 30097 66 261 77 273 30097 28534 68 265 71 273 28534 26893 70 270 67 278 26893 25171 69 270 64 280 25171 23373 68 269 60 281 23373 21499 64 269 55 283 21499 19543 59 272 51 291 19543 17498 56 277 45 293 17498 15403 54 276 38 290 15403 13377 53 273 39 286 13377 11535 51 273 40 284 11535 9906 47 277 37 284 9906 8469 37 281 34 285 8469 7203 30 284 28 287 7203 6092 24 277 16 292 6092 5119 18 287 12 311 5119 4265 15 304 12*321 4265 3511 15*313 12*321 3511 2836 15*315 11 319 2836 2239 16 316 11 316 2239 1741 15 317 10 313 1741 1359 15 317 9 311 1359 1096 14 318 9 310 1096 937 13 318 8 309 937 845 10 318 7 308 845 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