DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - - - - 73.2 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1538 - - 3441 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 831 - - 1981 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2355 - - 4258 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2084 - - 1892 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 215 - - 244 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 051 - - 043 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 610 - - 804 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1745 - - 3454 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 211 - - -45 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2144 - - 4303 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 780 - - 890 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.2 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.1 - - 66.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.4 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 65.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1538 - - 3441 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 66 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - 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] 99382 37 095 27 091 99382 91853 33 092 30 107 91853 86050 26 092 28 095 86050 81237 27 096 25 088 81237 77100 18 078 23 084 77100 73446 13 069 16 073 73446 70140 14 099 8 080 70140 67112 13 081 7 109 67112 64311 13 054 8 071 64311 61607 9 048 7 018 61607 58795 8 024 7 003 58795 55879 9 320 11 347 55879 53109 6 290 12 308 53109 50628 7 321 5 270 50628 48406 21 305 9 310 48406 46392 36 263 26 285 46392 44554 41 243 40 240 44554 42860 52 229 41 233 42860 41277 56 219 46 232 41277 39788 57 219 53 223 39788 38382 57 215 53 217 38382 37020 59 218 50 219 37020 35634 56 222 47 226 35634 34192 46 224 32 242 34192 32697 18 226 17 239 32697 31137 11 234 9 227 31137 29505 11 215 5 287 29505 27800 9 211 2 016 27800 26013 6 205 2 078 26013 24146 7 194 7 038 24146 22207 3 266 15 022 22207 20192 4 036 16 013 20192 18097 2 035 13 359 18097 15963 2 185 7 004 15963 13907 3 011 5 002 13907 12038 11 028 6 015 12038 10379 15 054 11 038 10379 8905 18 064 17 048 8905 7594 18 063 17 043 7594 6431 18 063 17 029 6431 5401 16 066 16 024 5401 4494 14 064 16*027 4494 3692 15 059 14*036 3692 2973 14*056 14 040 2973 2337 13*052 13 043 2337 1805 12 050 13 044 1805 1397 11 050 12 046 1397 1116 11 050 11 047 1116 945 10 050 10 048 945 848 8 050 8 048 848 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