DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - - - - 71.4 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 126 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3825 - - 6199 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3205 - - 4755 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4642 - - 7016 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1931 - - 2171 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 394 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 311 - - 274 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1514 - - -1185 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6156 - - 8201 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4446 - - -3968 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9088 - - 10984 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 55 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.3 - - 43.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.0 - - 75.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.0 - - 42.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 126 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3825 - - 6199 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 28 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 98980 23 086 22 084 98980 91475 25 078 19 075 91475 85692 15 075 16 086 85692 80885 13 092 17 080 80885 76763 12 094 11 081 76763 73132 7 096 7 088 73132 69833 6 109 5 125 69833 66789 4 177 7 158 66789 63964 5 252 4 276 63964 61229 7 249 12 267 61229 58387 13 285 15 272 58387 55425 22 253 24 236 55425 52579 34 291 27 286 52579 50032 51 284 43 288 50032 47765 53 267 58 280 47765 45704 50 259 60 272 45704 43808 48 269 65 272 43808 42061 63 285 67 269 42061 40441 80 284 69 269 40441 38927 89 280 81 274 38927 37512 96 285 91 277 37512 36157 108 286 103 281 36157 34793 115 285 112 283 34793 33386 114 286 116 285 33386 31934 110 287 115 285 31934 30418 106 287 111 285 30418 28831 102 288 105 285 28831 27172 94 291 94 282 27172 25436 87 296 84 281 25436 23623 82 296 79 285 23623 21737 77 293 78 288 21737 19774 72 301 72 290 19774 17730 36 288 55 298 17730 15646 38 268 36 299 15646 13639 31 271 30 289 13639 11811 24 274 34 289 11811 10188 24 282 35 288 10188 8748 25 292 30 288 8748 7470 27 301 21*284 7470 6333 26 306 16*278 6333 5325 19*306 15 276 5325 4434 13*307 14 274 4434 3645 12 308 13 274 3645 2938 12 310 12 273 2938 2312 11 311 11 272 2312 1790 11 313 11 271 1790 1388 10 314 10 271 1388 1111 9 314 10 271 1111 943 9 315 9 271 943 847 8 315 8 270 847 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