DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 75.9 - - 75.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 122 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2266 - - 2660 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1649 - - 2124 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3083 - - 3477 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1127 - - 3229 - - 5665 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 250 - - 290 - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 008 - - 016 - - 016 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 571 - - -277 - - -2624 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2513 - - 3754 - - 3472 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 341 - - -1077 - - -3391 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2742 - - 4554 - - 4238 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 79 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 60 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 75.9 - - 75.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.8 - - 62.1 - - 62.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 75.0 - - 75.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.3 - - 61.2 - - 61.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 122 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2266 - - 2660 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 16 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 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] 99625 34 100 27 102 28 081 99625 92106 29 091 28 089 27 084 92106 86330 23 087 27 083 26 089 86330 81538 21 088 19 085 20 092 81538 77394 20 098 16 099 13 095 77394 73726 21 101 10 112 12 084 73726 70409 18 092 10 115 8 073 70409 67363 13 086 8 093 7 072 67363 64542 10 073 8 132 2 351 64542 61810 7 034 8 089 1 098 61810 58958 3 357 7 354 8 341 58958 56008 10 311 9 326 13 329 56008 53204 15 333 15 337 18 335 53204 50689 26 329 25 329 24 327 50689 48441 30 342 27 340 28 335 48441 46404 43 347 38 340 38 336 46404 44534 46 336 42 331 42 331 44534 42806 45 340 40 334 45 335 42806 41205 48 350 44 344 47 340 41205 39714 51 355 46 350 47 341 39714 38314 56 357 51 351 46 343 38314 36962 62 356 58 345 46 343 36962 35588 57 356 59 341 48 340 35588 34163 49 354 55 341 49 337 34163 32687 46 351 50 339 48 337 32687 31142 44 347 47 340 45 337 31142 29518 42 342 44 342 43 338 29518 27812 38 343 38 343 40 338 27812 26025 33 348 33 344 35 339 26025 24161 28 347 28 339 31 339 24161 22223 25 346 26 332 29 335 22223 20207 27 348 24 339 24 336 20207 18103 29 356 22 357 19 345 18103 15954 24 006 19 005 17 348 15954 13882 19 006 16 358 18 347 13882 12002 20 009 17 002 18 352 12002 10337 19 012 17 010 17 015 10337 8860 17 014 14 005 16 020 8860 7552 15 013 13 009 13 020 7552 6397 13 014 14 019 10 028 6397 5376 12 018 14 019 10 027 5376 4475 13 017 14 017 11 025 4475 3677 13*012 13*016 11 023 3677 2962 12*010 12*016 11 021 2962 2329 12 008 12 016 11 020 2329 1800 12 007 12 016 11 018 1800 1394 11 007 11 016 10 018 1394 1114 11 006 10 017 10 017 1114 945 10 006 10 016 8 016 945 847 8 005 8 016 6*016 847 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