DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 - - - 72.8 - - 80.0 - - 83.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 305 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1808 - - 4139 - - 5744 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1701 - - 3604 - - 4655 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2625 - - 4956 - - 6561 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 992 - - 1512 - - 1392 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 289 - - 445 - - 437 - - - W* B/S - - - 7 - - 19 - - 32 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 068 - - 077 - - 062 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1333 - - -1021 - - -531 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3958 - - 5977 - - 7092 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5536 - - -5359 - - -7233 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8161 - - 10315 - - 13794 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 68 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.8 - - 80.0 - - 83.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.4 - - 56.6 - - 54.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.3 - - 77.8 - - 81.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.6 - - 55.6 - - 53.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 305 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1808 - - 4139 - - 5744 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - - 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] 99529 30 089 30 084 25 086 99529 91979 26 088 26 082 26 091 91979 86167 29 084 22 089 28 080 86167 81369 25 074 20 086 24 081 81369 77243 21 075 15 089 18 075 77243 73594 20 064 17 085 9 087 73594 70288 19 052 15 059 11 084 70288 67258 16 027 10 054 8 050 67258 64451 16 006 13 037 10 023 64451 61740 19 336 22 352 15 005 61740 58924 23 337 24 342 20 335 58924 56028 32 342 33 337 29 335 56028 53303 44 327 46 324 45 324 53303 50874 49 318 55 311 50 320 50874 48694 50 321 48 313 58 325 48694 46705 60 328 58 331 67 324 46705 44872 72 329 74 331 75 325 44872 43167 75 331 79 330 76 327 43167 41571 74 334 79 332 74 329 41571 40070 71 335 75 333 73 330 40070 38654 65 331 70 332 72 331 38654 37283 60 327 60 330 67 332 37283 35888 53 323 51 324 58 327 35888 34439 46 319 44 322 55 323 34439 32943 45 319 44 320 58 323 32943 31378 44 323 43 321 49 321 31378 29733 39 323 39 319 44 320 29733 28006 38 317 38 314 43 320 28006 26198 39 314 38 312 40 317 26198 24313 36 311 36 311 36 316 24313 22352 33 309 31 315 32 314 22352 20310 30 318 26 319 23 314 20310 18181 27 330 20 320 17 313 18181 16010 24 328 18 312 17 308 16010 13923 21 323 18 307 18 312 13923 12030 16 326 17 310 16 320 12030 10361 12 332 12 323 10 324 10361 8888 12 352 10 346 6 325 8888 7582 14 004 9 007 1*346 7582 6425 15 004 8 023 1*052 6425 5399 13 004 5*044 2 062 5399 4493 10 018 4*073 2 062 4493 3691 9 043 4 076 2 063 3691 2972 8*064 4 078 3 064 2972 2336 8*066 4 078 3 062 2336 1805 8 068 4 078 3 064 1805 1397 7 068 4 077 3 064 1397 1116 7 068 4 077 3 063 1116 945 6 068 4 077 3 063 945 848 6 068 3 078 3 064 848 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