DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 64.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2179 - - 3612 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1491 - - 2361 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2996 - - 4429 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2012 - - 706 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 239 - - 266 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 287 - - 307 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1080 - - 1469 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1916 - - 2961 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 472 - - 455 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2524 - - 3974 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 350 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 64.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.3 - - 53.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 63.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.2 - - 52.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2179 - - 3612 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 79 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 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] 97140 26 213 33 241 97140 89767 14 227 27 225 89767 84124 12 262 13 222 84124 79457 9 262 9 240 79457 75437 5 211 6 242 75437 71883 4 158 4 257 71883 68674 6 035 2 328 68674 65719 10 016 7 012 65719 62964 11 329 13 318 62964 60299 11 312 13 306 60299 57523 16 341 13 322 57523 54625 17 316 12 314 54625 51833 18 291 11 294 51833 49303 18 275 11 251 49303 47019 34 244 30 260 47019 44962 36 223 39 219 44962 43125 28 206 37 192 43125 41443 33 227 34 209 41443 39882 50 221 54 224 39882 38443 63 211 78 216 38443 37099 71 209 75 211 37099 35796 73 209 72 210 35796 34464 72 210 72 208 34464 33075 72 210 73 209 33075 31633 71 210 72 213 31633 30125 65 211 68 218 30125 28541 59 213 65 221 28541 26880 53 211 62 226 26880 25143 56 218 54 226 25143 23340 48 226 38 226 23340 21476 36 228 29 239 21476 19537 29 225 25 242 19537 17519 27 220 25 242 17519 15463 26 229 26 249 15463 13479 27 230 26 263 13479 11672 26 241 21 275 11672 10066 21 257 17 266 10066 8639 16 282 17 255 8639 7368 13 291 17 267 7368 6240 9 291 19 288 6240 5242 8 289 16*308 5242 4366 10 288 14*308 4366 3593 12*288 13 307 3593 2899 14*289 13 307 2899 2285 15 288 12 307 2285 1772 15 287 12 307 1772 1378 14 286 11 307 1378 1106 14 286 11 306 1106 941 13 285 10 307 941 846 10 285 8 306 846 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