DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 58.4 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - 162 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2373 - - 3804 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2222 - - 3056 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3190 - - 4621 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 924 - - 1171 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 352 - - 349 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 269 - - 244 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3579 - - -3891 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6770 - - 8512 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9451 - - -9388 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12641 - - 14009 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.4 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.0 - - 29.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.7 - - 62.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.8 - - 28.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - 162 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2373 - - 3804 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 37 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 96880 47 246 47 247 96880 89432 49 253 45 244 89432 83782 41 251 44 244 83782 79145 35 250 34 253 79145 75145 33 244 39 259 75145 71597 31 255 39 264 71597 68392 38 271 39 264 68392 65447 40 264 38 260 65447 62702 30 269 37 257 62702 60028 39 276 37 269 60028 57235 42 271 42 273 57235 54332 38 269 39 268 54332 51544 43 270 38 270 51544 49026 44 274 44 275 49026 46773 48 279 50 274 46773 44736 51 280 50 269 44736 42876 55 283 51 273 42876 41183 62 286 62 282 41183 39649 67 284 66 284 39649 38236 70 284 66 283 38236 36908 72 284 67 281 36908 35621 67 284 69 281 35621 34312 64 285 71 280 34312 32953 62 284 77 274 32953 31551 59 281 79 270 31551 30085 58 276 65 267 30085 28538 57 273 62 255 28538 26909 56 272 62 248 26909 25196 56 270 61 248 25196 23403 56 269 58 251 23403 21534 54 269 55 257 21534 19583 52 273 52 266 19583 17548 52 274 51 276 17548 15475 51 271 45 272 15475 13471 49 266 42 254 13471 11646 48 262 39 258 11646 10030 44 264 34 266 10030 8601 37 270 29 267 8601 7333 36 270 26 265 7333 6208 35 255 24 249 6208 5213 32 249 17*239 5213 4341 25 256 14*239 4341 3571 16*263 14 241 3571 2882 11*266 13 243 2882 2272 11 268 13 244 2272 1763 10 269 12 246 1763 1372 10 270 12 247 1372 1103 9 271 11 247 1103 939 9 271 11 248 939 846 8 271 9 248 846 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