DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - - - - 46.4 - - 51.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 85 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1360 - - 1462 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1060 - - 829 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2177 - - 2279 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 446 - - 331 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 226 - - 211 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 36 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 293 - - 093 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 723 - - 600 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1454 - - 1679 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 538 - - 159 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1639 - - 2120 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 510 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.4 - - 51.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.2 - - 46.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.5 - - 50.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.0 - - 45.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 85 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1360 - - 1462 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 96698 15 231 25 245 96698 89475 18 246 14 271 89475 83941 8 225 20 287 83941 79366 9 275 19 270 79366 75426 4 285 13 281 75426 71928 19 295 21 298 71928 68752 20 266 22 285 68752 65819 12 286 18 274 65819 63083 24 304 22 278 63083 60415 38 280 25 285 60415 57628 33 264 29 264 57628 54733 21 257 25 252 54733 51951 22 261 29 266 51951 49441 34 259 38 260 49441 47206 42 259 46 257 47206 45197 43 257 49 251 45197 43383 55 249 54 246 43383 41735 67 238 62 239 41735 40223 71 237 63 238 40223 38811 72 238 65 239 38811 37475 72 238 70 240 37475 36174 71 240 70 241 36174 34843 69 241 67 242 34843 33454 66 239 65 242 33454 32011 61 238 63 243 32011 30503 57 241 59 245 30503 28918 58 250 57 246 28918 27256 63 259 58 245 27256 25517 66 261 58 244 25517 23698 60 260 53 249 23698 21801 52 258 53 255 21801 19822 46 258 44 254 19822 17762 41 251 37 255 17762 15666 33 251 37 254 15666 13645 33 249 33 247 13645 11802 30 244 30 236 11802 10162 29 244 28 227 10162 8704 28 251 33 229 8704 7407 26 243 36 230 7407 6255 21 230 32 228 6255 5232 19 232 26 224 5232 4332 20 231 22 225 4332 3541 17 227 18 219 3541 2845 7 223 8*158 2845 2243 1*261 10*096 2243 1744 1*277 10 094 1744 1361 1 294 10 093 1361 1097 1 297 9 092 1097 937 1 301 9 092 937 845 1 300 7 091 845 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