DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.7 - - 74.8 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 365 - - 233 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5727 - - 6720 - - 5537 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4909 - - 5473 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6544 - - 7537 - - 6354 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1110 - - 795 - - 2586 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 523 - - 478 - - 185 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 004 - - 351 - - 008 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -533 - - -200 - - -1004 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7077 - - 7737 - - 7358 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8475 - - -7628 - - -2141 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15019 - - 15165 - - 8495 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 84 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.7 - - 74.8 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.6 - - 43.8 - - 44.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.4 - - 73.1 - - 73.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.4 - - 42.6 - - 43.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 365 - - 233 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5727 - - 6720 - - 5537 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 35 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99707 26 097 30 079 33 087 99707 92175 25 095 25 083 27 086 92175 86373 25 102 26 090 22 089 86373 81552 22 079 24 095 22 079 81552 77390 17 077 19 069 23 071 77390 73705 13 091 10 084 16 046 73705 70374 12 085 9 110 9 030 70374 67321 10 074 8 120 2 356 67321 64496 12 011 8 002 11 006 64496 61762 11 359 12 290 20 314 61762 58933 17 345 12 295 25 306 58933 56001 31 318 25 311 28 300 56001 53195 53 309 46 317 39 309 53195 50682 66 295 65 307 58 310 50682 48445 65 294 74 296 73 307 48445 46421 78 306 82 300 87 305 46421 44567 98 310 95 304 100 305 44567 42848 106 303 102 303 102 304 42848 41237 103 300 104 303 100 304 41237 39723 100 299 104 301 99 304 39723 38297 99 300 101 300 99 302 38297 36921 98 300 99 300 100 300 36921 35528 99 300 98 300 96 299 35528 34084 100 302 97 300 88 298 34084 32588 99 303 94 298 84 300 32588 31022 96 302 93 297 84 299 31022 29373 96 298 93 297 86 300 29373 27644 97 298 91 300 86 302 27644 25837 84 300 86 302 79 303 25837 23962 67 298 69 305 64 306 23962 22028 52 304 54 306 45 306 22028 20022 44 305 42 308 36 307 20022 17928 37 309 35 312 29 312 17928 15790 26 311 31 316 25 311 15790 13727 22 308 25 316 21 314 13727 11857 24 317 21 320 18 316 11857 10203 22 320 18 323 15 319 10203 8754 12 335 12*327 12 319 8754 7475 10*004 9*346 10*329 7475 6337 10*005 9 348 8*338 6337 5326 10 005 9 350 7 357 5326 4434 10 005 9 351 6 005 4434 3645 10 004 9 352 6 011 3645 2937 10 004 9 353 6 015 2937 2311 9 004 9 354 6 019 2311 1788 9 004 9 355 6 022 1788 1387 9 003 8 354 6 023 1387 1111 8 003 8 355 5 025 1111 943 8 003 8 355 5 025 943 847 7 003 7 355 4 025 847 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