DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 74.2 - - 69.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 143 - - 43 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5543 - - 6131 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4348 - - 3959 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6360 - - 6948 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1222 - - 1289 - - 6679 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 396 - - 300 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 322 - - 313 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1012 - - 385 - - -2983 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5348 - - 6563 - - 3830 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -659 - - -5266 - - -4395 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7019 - - 12214 - - 5242 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 78 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 10 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 74.2 - - 69.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.5 - - 48.4 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.9 - - 73.8 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.1 - - 47.1 - - 54.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 143 - - 43 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5543 - - 6131 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 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] 99330 18 088 19 092 13 078 99330 91864 14 093 13 070 12 101 91864 86073 15 095 4 100 14 074 86073 81285 12 082 10 120 12 080 81285 77168 9 086 10 095 11 088 77168 73512 9 113 6 074 7 095 73512 70186 6 131 3 099 6 099 70186 67111 9 143 4 192 5 004 67111 64252 8 063 1 254 9 348 64252 61501 17 353 9 000 16 340 61501 58653 18 338 12 358 18 336 58653 55700 24 343 21 344 29 332 55700 52882 36 328 32 324 35 321 52882 50354 42 323 42 330 42 328 50354 48099 51 328 55 330 56 333 48099 46065 64 329 66 328 65 332 46065 44207 73 328 78 327 78 330 44207 42500 81 329 91 324 88 326 42500 40923 89 329 96 322 92 322 40923 39450 94 328 95 323 85 319 39450 38061 94 327 91 323 83 322 38061 36717 93 324 86 321 83 322 36717 35350 90 325 83 320 81 322 35350 33929 85 326 82 320 79 321 33929 32455 79 325 82 320 80 322 32455 30910 77 323 82 320 76 325 30910 29285 76 321 78 321 72 326 29285 27581 75 322 71 323 67 327 27581 25803 68 325 65 323 61 327 25803 23953 56 325 60 323 56 324 23953 22028 50 324 54 322 51 323 22028 20020 48 323 51 323 46 325 20020 17926 45 323 46 324 43 326 17926 15792 41 320 42 322 40 325 15792 13739 36 319 39 322 37 326 13739 11875 33 319 36 325 35 330 11875 10224 32 320 30 325 31 332 10224 8766 27 317 21 309 26 320 8766 7480 18*314 15*298 19 306 7480 6341 14*318 14*299 17 311 6341 5330 13 320 12 305 15 319 5330 4437 13 321 11 310 14 325 4437 3646 12 323 10 315 13 331 3646 2939 12 324 10 319 12 337 2939 2312 11 325 9 322 11 342 2312 1789 11 325 9 325 11 346 1789 1387 10 326 8 326 10 349 1387 1111 10 326 8 327 8 351 1111 943 9 326 8 327 6 352 943 847 8 326 6 328 3*353 847 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