DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 81.4 - - 76.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 70 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1714 - - 2711 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1312 - - 1836 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2531 - - 3528 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2701 - - 2529 - - 3597 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 236 - - 252 - - 27 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 14 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 327 - - 041 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 283 - - -435 - - -949 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2248 - - 3963 - - 1797 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -947 - - -2272 - - -1470 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3478 - - 5800 - - 2318 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1460 - - 770 - - 1810 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 81.4 - - 76.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 66.7 - - 71.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.5 - - 80.7 - - 76.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.8 - - 65.4 - - 70.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 70 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1714 - - 2711 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 86 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 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] 99378 34 099 28 097 33 074 99378 91834 37 089 30 088 30 082 91834 86056 29 081 25 077 24 097 86056 81280 19 083 22 072 21 087 81280 77156 15 076 17 089 15 056 77156 73495 10 063 16 088 9 060 73495 70168 8 088 9 053 12 061 70168 67113 8 094 4 077 11 043 67113 64299 5 085 6 092 4 021 64299 61592 8 045 6 098 3 094 61592 58770 12 316 6 359 5 004 58770 55849 21 273 15 282 11 276 55849 53073 28 245 28 258 14 267 53073 50587 35 226 36 232 26 242 50587 48385 31 232 39 232 37 232 48385 46410 42 247 48 232 52 235 46410 44601 52 237 53 232 57 232 44601 42918 60 230 56 230 60 232 42918 41344 62 227 59 227 60 228 41344 39866 59 229 58 224 60 225 39866 38471 53 230 54 223 56 222 38471 37118 47 230 49 224 53 222 37118 35740 44 227 45 224 44 223 35740 34307 40 232 42 224 27 223 34307 32822 36 239 38 226 24 243 32822 31267 36 239 31 227 17 261 31267 29630 33 234 27 223 18 280 29630 27912 29 229 26 225 23 285 27912 26113 24 225 26 229 19 281 26113 24238 17 244 24 231 18 283 24238 22288 20 241 19 243 18 273 22288 20255 25 235 19 256 18 262 20255 18144 26 238 20 256 14 295 18144 16000 30 238 20 259 14 315 16000 13938 33 238 23 253 11 319 13938 12068 31 243 21 263 10 321 12068 10408 22 245 14 277 8 343 10408 8932 14 247 8 294 8 356 8932 7618 11 258 6 290 8 360 7618 6449 9 284 6 280 7 004 6449 5415 6 313 3 283 6 007 5415 4504 5 334 3 063 4 016 4504 3699 5 336 3*055 3 026 3699 2977 5*334 3*046 4 033 2977 2339 5*327 3 044 5 046 2339 1807 5 327 3 041 6 048 1807 1398 5 327 3 039 6 048 1398 1117 5 327 3 039 6 048 1117 945 4 327 3 037 5*047 945 848 4 327 3 037 4*047 848 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