DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - - - - 71.0 - - 66.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 39 - - -30 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1769 - - 30 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 831 - - 830 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2586 - - 847 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2267 - - 3259 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 200 - - 25 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 28 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 209 - - 210 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 16 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 500 - - -310 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2086 - - 1157 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -981 - - -1035 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3567 - - 1882 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1100 - - 730 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 66.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.8 - - 67.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.2 - - 63.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 39 - - -30 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1769 - - 30 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 67 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 96524 32 262 41 266 96524 89256 38 275 36 268 89256 83716 47 276 45 282 83716 79165 49 272 50 286 79165 75249 45 273 42 283 75249 71765 42 277 39 279 71765 68604 42 280 41 285 68604 65689 45 284 46 286 65689 62977 47 279 45 275 62977 60340 42 278 43 276 60340 57569 46 277 44 272 57569 54690 50 272 52 264 54690 51947 57 269 52 262 51947 49475 59 260 60 258 49475 47266 53 255 59 247 47266 45286 52 262 54 258 45286 43497 75 266 76 257 43497 41871 96 257 92 248 41871 40370 88 249 87 241 40370 38951 80 248 82 238 38951 37601 70 248 77 236 37601 36288 65 247 74 234 36288 34946 61 247 71 236 34946 33549 60 245 67 240 33549 32100 59 242 62 245 32100 30582 54 241 57 251 30582 28985 46 238 55 251 28985 27310 37 235 52 249 27310 25554 31 243 42 245 25554 23723 35 247 33 242 23723 21825 40 242 42 232 21825 19849 44 243 48 228 19849 17788 42 239 52 233 17788 15690 42 237 54 229 15690 13671 44 233 52 223 13671 11837 47 224 52 220 11837 10209 49 217 52 218 10209 8765 49 214 51 220 8765 7477 49 217 48 222 7477 6331 47 223 47 222 6331 5316 45 227 45 219 5316 4422 44 225 43 216 4422 3634 42 221 41 214 3634 2929 39*218 39 213 2929 2305 33*212 37 213 2305 1785 30 210 33 212 1785 1385 28 208 30 211 1385 1110 25 208 25 211 1110 942 22 207 22*210 942 847 17 207 15*210 847 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