DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - - 70.1 - - 72.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2379 - - 3289 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1802 - - 2515 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3196 - - 4106 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1508 - - 1724 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 262 - - 302 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 104 - - 095 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -297 - - 68 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3493 - - 4038 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2475 - - -2306 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5671 - - 6412 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 88 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 72.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.7 - - 57.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.4 - - 71.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.4 - - 56.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2379 - - 3289 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 81 - - 52 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 99237 30 100 20 093 99237 91726 27 096 18 100 91726 85939 22 087 21 111 85939 81139 20 103 18 104 81139 77001 15 101 17 109 77001 73336 10 095 12 095 73336 70018 7 097 6 083 70018 66982 3 110 3 249 66982 64170 6 271 7 208 64170 61440 9 292 1 053 61440 58593 17 292 20 308 58593 55657 34 269 41 273 55657 52867 35 266 40 257 52867 50352 43 282 43 277 50352 48108 57 274 62 277 48108 46087 61 275 69 271 46087 44240 71 273 66 272 44240 42542 77 271 63 272 42542 40971 79 269 61 271 40971 39503 80 267 61 271 39503 38122 78 263 63 270 38122 36788 74 261 64 267 36788 35430 68 259 60 264 35430 34017 56 263 53 268 34017 32551 50 269 49 273 32551 31015 52 270 47 274 31015 29395 54 265 46 272 29395 27691 50 265 45 271 27691 25903 48 266 44 267 25903 24036 49 260 43 262 24036 22092 44 270 40 268 22092 20071 38 273 33 279 20071 17971 26 265 27 275 17971 15831 20 264 24 269 15831 13771 20 253 15 271 13771 11903 15 264 11 261 11903 10249 11 276 6 242 10249 8786 7 302 9 165 8786 7490 4 101 11 140 7490 6342 7 112 10 110 6342 5326 7 124 9 097 5326 4432 9 122 9*095 4432 3642 12*111 10*095 3642 2936 12*107 10 095 2936 2311 12 106 10 095 2311 1788 12 104 10 096 1788 1387 11 103 9 096 1387 1111 10 102 9 096 1111 943 10 102 9 096 943 847 8 100 7 096 847 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