DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - - - - 87.0 - - 88.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 158 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2951 - - 3243 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2571 - - 2657 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3768 - - 4060 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2791 - - 1407 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 354 - - 333 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 241 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 311 - - 251 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3457 - - 3810 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -945 - - -2935 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4713 - - 6995 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3040 - - 3290 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.0 - - 88.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.1 - - 74.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.4 - - 87.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 73.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 158 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2951 - - 3243 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 36 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - - 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] 99637 28 089 26 106 99637 92076 26 091 24 093 92076 86254 24 084 25 097 86254 81430 21 088 24 085 81430 77291 20 094 17 089 77291 73645 17 099 13 095 73645 70340 18 081 16 086 70340 67308 15 063 16 067 67308 64511 17 035 15 039 64511 61821 13 003 15 346 61821 59028 19 349 9 320 59028 56138 33 331 25 334 56138 53397 38 313 36 311 53397 50942 37 322 46 323 50942 48753 56 333 58 321 48753 46762 71 325 59 318 46762 44920 68 318 66 319 44920 43202 66 318 68 318 43202 41595 65 319 69 318 41595 40088 65 317 69 319 40088 38672 64 316 67 318 38672 37309 62 318 61 313 37309 35927 60 318 60 312 35927 34489 59 318 60 310 34489 32995 62 320 59 305 32995 31429 56 315 61 302 31429 29783 51 313 54 308 29783 28063 47 314 41 315 28063 26265 44 312 41 308 26265 24396 42 307 38 300 24396 22453 40 305 37 301 22453 20427 39 319 39 306 20427 18322 41 332 38 316 18322 16182 42 333 38 329 16182 14120 43 327 38 333 14120 12242 43 319 35 342 12242 10567 44 323 30 345 10567 9074 33 337 19 341 9074 7743 22 338 7 324 7743 6557 10 323 7 301 6557 5505 6 305 10 282 5505 4579 4*285 9*271 4579 3759 4*227 7*262 3759 3024 4 217 6 254 3024 2373 4 211 5 237 2373 1829 4 210 5 232 1829 1411 4 208 4 226 1411 1123 4 205 4 222 1123 949 4 206 4 222 949 848 4 205 4 221 848 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