DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - - - - 76.9 - - 78.1 - - 74.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 102 - - 36 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2130 - - 1802 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1699 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2947 - - 2619 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1687 - - 3622 - - 2104 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 262 - - 186 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - 237 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -680 - - 35 - - -399 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3627 - - 2584 - - 1247 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2892 - - -1015 - - -1818 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5839 - - 3634 - - 2666 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 98 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1130 - - 2830 - - 2960 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.9 - - 78.1 - - 74.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 69.2 - - 71.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 77.7 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.4 - - 68.3 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 102 - - 36 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2130 - - 1802 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 93 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - 17 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] 99410 21 095 14 077 12 075 99410 91922 16 096 15 084 11 051 91922 86153 15 077 13 071 13 083 86153 81351 12 061 11 076 13 091 81351 77197 4 082 5 056 12 078 77197 73524 4 139 6 167 5 033 73524 70201 2 342 4 151 3 347 70201 67136 4 210 5 218 8 258 67136 64286 11 307 8 279 4 276 64286 61521 13 281 13 271 12 314 61521 58651 15 288 19 271 24 287 58651 55686 18 278 18 271 22 278 55686 52869 19 301 21 296 24 288 52869 50349 27 306 24 298 24 290 50349 48094 31 301 25 303 24 293 48094 46047 33 297 28 305 30 299 46047 44179 33 287 33 307 34 299 44179 42459 32 281 38 311 35 297 42459 40858 29 279 44 313 37 298 40858 39360 28 279 48 314 44 302 39360 37961 26 274 48 315 47 303 37961 36624 24 264 44 315 49 299 36624 35276 22 259 39 312 49 296 35276 33878 20 260 36 310 45 296 33878 32428 18 258 32 306 40 299 32428 30912 16 249 31 304 35 300 30912 29317 15 246 28 303 30 308 29317 27641 16 252 27 302 29 318 27641 25883 17 264 28 299 30 312 25883 24045 19 277 29 293 31 301 24045 22134 22 284 30 286 30 297 22134 20144 24 285 30 283 28 300 20144 18068 26 286 26 283 26 306 18068 15948 27 289 22 284 24 301 15948 13899 26 281 20 277 22 293 13899 12035 24 277 20 277 20 281 12035 10382 22 276 23 281 21 283 10382 8913 21 281 23 281 22 283 8913 7606 19 276 21 274 22 282 7606 6444 17 265 19 264 19 278 6444 5413 17 260 17 253 16 272 5413 4502 20 254 16 244 14 263 4502 3697 20 248 15 240 13 251 3697 2975 16*234 14*238 12 239 2975 2337 13*221 14*237 12 232 2337 1805 12 219 13 237 11 223 1805 1396 12 217 13 237 10 211 1396 1116 11 217 12 237 8 196 1116 945 10 216 11 237 7*191 945 848 9 216 9 236 5*186 848 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