DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 91.2 - - 95.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 187 - - 114 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1213 - - 2595 - - 3933 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 2282 - - 3015 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2030 - - 3412 - - 4750 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1102 - - 1752 - - 2404 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 207 - - 331 - - 327 - - - W* B/S - - - 5 - - 22 - - 47 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 330 - - 267 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1584 - - -2946 - - -4174 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3614 - - 6358 - - 8925 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7636 - - -7814 - - -9074 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 9666 - - 11226 - - 13824 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 52 - - 50 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 780 - - 720 - - 60 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 91.2 - - 95.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.6 - - 66.4 - - 59.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.8 - - 89.7 - - 94.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.6 - - 65.1 - - 58.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 187 - - 114 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1213 - - 2595 - - 3933 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 10 - - - 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] 99667 47 081 38 098 30 102 99667 92131 33 088 35 099 32 090 92131 86321 27 089 27 097 28 078 86321 81520 24 087 25 092 20 090 81520 77391 22 085 23 089 18 095 77391 73745 20 090 21 086 12 115 73745 70441 23 075 21 057 16 109 70441 67407 18 038 13 050 16 071 67407 64614 12 046 6 048 12 062 64614 61917 16 031 9 002 11 039 61917 59138 11 349 13 329 14 000 59138 56303 9 024 8 349 11 354 56303 53614 23 005 20 002 19 002 53614 51191 20 012 21 002 26 353 51191 49015 20 019 19 006 25 356 49015 47035 23 012 17 008 22 003 47035 45212 22 011 17 009 19 005 45212 43522 21 011 16 012 18 002 43522 41945 20 015 14 013 16 358 41945 40464 18 027 10 014 12 345 40464 39063 19 041 5 041 8 336 39063 37704 22 046 8 054 6 354 37704 36318 25 045 14 045 7 023 36318 34876 26 051 18 045 7 062 34876 33379 22 036 20 043 11 067 33379 31812 16 013 19 031 13 059 31812 30162 6 340 15 001 13 011 30162 28432 12 197 10 334 15 343 28432 26618 4 228 9 304 14 344 26618 24719 11 350 10 325 15 358 24719 22743 8 057 14 016 18 013 22743 20688 18 137 8 125 7 023 20688 18547 22 128 21 157 10 178 18547 16367 19 129 20 154 14 161 16367 14265 27 142 25 164 19 163 14265 12348 16 137 12 144 12 167 12348 10641 9 080 10 098 8 113 10641 9126 13 039 11 081 9 098 9126 7781 14 023 14 037 11 056 7781 6587 13 022 13 033 9 048 6587 5529 11 013 11 031 3*045 5529 4597 7 003 7 027 1*278 4597 3772 7 336 3*350 1 268 3772 3033 10 329 3*336 1 263 3033 2379 10*330 3 332 1 263 2379 1833 9*329 3 329 1 267 1833 1413 8 329 3 327 1 269 1413 1125 7 328 3 325 1 269 1125 949 6 327 2 325 1 269 949 849 5 329 2 323 1 271 849 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