DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 74.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3522 - - 30 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2872 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4339 - - 847 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2106 - - 5500 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 345 - - 42 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 314 - - 331 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -939 - - -4991 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5279 - - 5838 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6976 - - -10493 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11315 - - 11340 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 66 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 74.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.9 - - 51.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 73.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.6 - - 50.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3522 - - 30 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 99360 11 107 15 091 99360 91902 16 111 15 094 91902 86145 16 105 13 103 86145 81364 18 104 7 152 81364 77223 15 094 10 144 77223 73542 11 098 13 118 73542 70206 8 154 9 086 70206 67137 4 134 4 038 67137 64293 4 063 4 319 64293 61552 8 076 7 263 61552 58705 16 357 11 329 58705 55770 26 340 25 340 55770 52994 36 328 35 331 52994 50505 42 329 40 324 50505 48271 50 328 49 323 48271 46242 56 316 54 315 46242 44393 48 307 51 309 44393 42699 38 314 39 308 42699 41131 50 324 44 324 41131 39669 61 316 49 315 39669 38292 60 316 46 308 38292 36953 56 315 42 310 36953 35584 50 316 44 305 35584 34153 41 310 42 303 34153 32667 37 308 39 303 32667 31109 38 306 39 310 31109 29470 41 307 37 313 29470 27752 41 308 38 307 27752 25959 40 309 38 303 25959 24090 37 307 36 305 24090 22145 32 312 31 303 22145 20123 27 328 24 306 20123 18020 26 333 20 310 18020 15877 24 327 21 316 15877 13809 22 316 21 323 13809 11934 20 314 20 324 11934 10272 16 318 17 323 10272 8802 14 320 13 323 8802 7499 13 316 13 317 7499 6349 13 306 11 296 6349 5334 11 297 8 288 5334 4440 8*301 6 289 4440 3649 5*308 4 299 3649 2941 4 311 3 308 2941 2314 4 314 3 314 2314 1790 3 318 2 320 1790 1388 3 318 2 328 1388 1111 3 322 2 329 1111 943 3 321 2 330 943 847 2 320 2*331 847 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