DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 4548 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 2966 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 5365 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 1263 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 282 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 85 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 152 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -2093 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 7458 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -8432 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 13797 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 55 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 47.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 76.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 46.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 4548 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 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] 99357 12 125 99357 91910 18 138 91910 86133 14 091 86133 81333 14 077 81333 77194 8 081 77194 73522 4 159 73522 70184 3 260 70184 67110 10 251 67110 64261 10 221 64261 61495 11 272 61495 58620 18 276 58620 55665 22 272 55665 52869 28 271 52869 50368 32 271 50368 48132 36 270 48132 46112 41 270 46112 44273 44 265 44273 42586 45 264 42586 41023 43 261 41023 39564 41 261 39564 38187 41 263 38187 36851 41 264 36851 35487 39 267 35487 34066 39 268 34066 32591 39 270 32591 31046 38 274 31046 29420 36 278 29420 27711 34 286 27711 25920 33 288 25920 24053 32 284 24053 22115 29 282 22115 20101 21 285 20101 18011 21 295 18011 15884 21 285 15884 13831 15 298 13831 11961 15 318 11961 10301 10 307 10301 8830 7 321 8830 7527 8 337 7527 6373 5*340 6373 5355 0*005 5355 4457 0 083 4457 3662 0 142 3662 2951 1 152 2951 2321 1 156 2321 1795 1 160 1795 1391 1 166 1391 1113 1 165 1113 944 1 164 944 847 1 167 847 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