DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - - - - 79.6 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2900 - - 3819 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2415 - - 2552 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3717 - - 4636 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1291 - - 1687 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 322 - - 275 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 094 - - 106 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -12 - - 13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 95 - - -732 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3622 - - 5369 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3209 - - -6573 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6926 - - 11209 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 190 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 60.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.5 - - 80.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.4 - - 59.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2900 - - 3819 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 56 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - - 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] 99693 30 106 21 085 99693 92173 25 098 21 100 92173 86351 20 084 18 109 86351 81508 12 072 14 106 81508 77320 10 109 7 103 77320 73631 9 137 3 119 73631 70306 9 130 5 169 70306 67257 5 099 5 161 67257 64441 1 098 3 135 64441 61725 3 292 3 224 61725 58917 10 298 4 254 58917 56054 18 278 9 270 56054 53348 22 290 11 306 53348 50938 33 275 30 282 50938 48819 42 257 38 266 48819 46891 34 249 36 265 46891 45098 36 295 37 280 45098 43421 48 304 42 285 43421 41844 54 295 46 286 41844 40355 56 294 48 284 40355 38944 45 292 45 280 38944 37574 40 289 39 275 37574 36177 37 287 36 271 36177 34720 36 288 38 271 34720 33205 36 282 38 273 33205 31621 36 275 35 271 31621 29957 34 272 35 268 29957 28211 31 274 35 270 28211 26382 30 267 34 272 26382 24474 28 261 32 271 24474 22492 26 258 27 268 22492 20433 22 253 25 268 20433 18294 19 252 17 257 18294 16118 16 257 21 259 16118 14029 18 262 26 263 14029 12129 23 259 29 267 12129 10438 30 263 28 279 10438 8935 30 274 22 302 8935 7605 9 280 8 004 7605 6434 1 115 13 116 6434 5404 4 110 14*113 5404 4497 10*098 14*108 4497 3694 11*096 14 107 3694 2975 11 096 13 106 2975 2338 11 094 13 106 2338 1806 11 093 13 105 1806 1397 10 092 12 105 1397 1116 10 091 12 105 1116 945 9 090 11 106 945 848 8 090 8 105 848 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