DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - - - - 73.4 - - 79.8 - - 74.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 88 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1666 - - 2739 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 831 - - 1997 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2483 - - 3556 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1280 - - 2469 - - 2822 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 202 - - 267 - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 254 - - 259 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 580 - - 424 - - -788 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1904 - - 3133 - - 1635 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 53 - - -334 - - -1392 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2430 - - 3890 - - 2239 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 91 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 700 - - 1950 - - 2060 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 79.8 - - 74.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 68.6 - - 69.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.8 - - 79.0 - - 74.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.9 - - 67.7 - - 69.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 88 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1666 - - 2739 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 64 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 16 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] 99536 34 100 20 103 11 099 99536 92011 21 096 18 100 13 094 92011 86189 16 105 13 102 13 073 86189 81345 13 109 12 108 16 078 81345 77160 10 100 6 104 14 076 77160 73462 6 133 5 122 6 063 73462 70121 4 117 4 143 4 270 70121 67058 7 260 3 118 6 238 67058 64224 11 264 8 300 4 249 64224 61478 15 267 15 253 16 295 61478 58627 21 273 26 267 33 268 58627 55671 26 252 33 245 33 260 55671 52851 40 275 47 270 46 271 52851 50330 57 269 53 261 57 262 50330 48073 67 255 59 262 61 265 48073 46040 62 256 75 268 83 272 46040 44211 70 265 91 267 97 269 44211 42541 81 268 90 260 100 268 42541 40993 85 267 84 264 105 270 40993 39541 83 265 85 270 106 270 39541 38168 82 266 89 272 97 271 38168 36836 81 266 91 271 88 271 36836 35478 80 267 90 271 86 271 35478 34062 79 268 86 272 84 270 34062 32592 77 269 83 274 81 270 32592 31051 74 269 82 277 68 270 31051 29431 69 270 75 276 60 268 29431 27730 63 268 66 269 66 267 27730 25949 57 264 63 267 68 265 25949 24089 51 268 58 272 52 266 24089 22155 40 269 48 277 54 266 22155 20143 40 277 42 278 47 265 20143 18044 35 280 43 279 43 264 18044 15906 32 270 41 276 40 269 15906 13861 29 261 37 272 36 276 13861 12011 29 264 33 266 32 285 12011 10368 27 268 27 271 26 290 10368 8902 25 266 27 278 22 286 8902 7594 26 265 25 283 21 276 7594 6431 26 262 22 284 20 266 6431 5401 26 259 19 279 17 258 5401 4492 27 256 16 270 16 251 4492 3687 27 256 14*264 15 249 3687 2967 21*256 12*261 15 250 2967 2332 16*255 11 259 16 253 2332 1802 14 254 11 259 15 246 1802 1395 13 253 10 258 14 242 1395 1115 12 253 9 257 12 239 1115 945 11 252 8 257 10 238 945 847 8 252 7 257 8*236 847 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