DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.2 - - 73.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 61 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1607 - - 2335 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1447 - - 1437 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2424 - - 3152 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 941 - - 1480 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 256 - - 233 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 14 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 070 - - 123 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -560 - - -1875 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2985 - - 5027 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4872 - - -5358 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7296 - - 8510 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 56 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 430 - - 210 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.2 - - 73.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.9 - - 53.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 72.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.5 - - 52.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 61 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1607 - - 2335 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 97154 20 216 23 234 97154 89747 25 259 25 258 89747 84086 17 261 22 260 84086 79410 15 265 16 275 79410 75396 9 289 12 267 75396 71846 6 267 8 260 71846 68613 5 294 8 263 68613 65630 18 305 15 307 65630 62873 17 288 19 305 62873 60207 13 298 22 299 60207 57423 22 302 26 294 57423 54525 28 305 28 296 54525 51761 33 299 34 298 51761 49292 35 296 37 291 49292 47106 33 297 35 288 47106 45146 35 310 35 298 45146 43375 43 315 42 301 43375 41754 49 319 46 300 41754 40245 51 318 43 303 40245 38822 49 316 41 304 38822 37473 45 316 38 301 37473 36162 44 316 36 301 36162 34823 39 314 34 303 34823 33428 34 309 32 306 33428 31980 29 309 31 305 31980 30465 28 315 29 300 30465 28873 30 316 27 295 28873 27205 31 317 28 300 27205 25459 30 320 27 311 25459 23640 27 318 26 318 23640 21752 28 311 26 314 21752 19796 30 308 27 314 19796 17764 28 318 23 319 17764 15690 28 330 22 322 15690 13687 29 334 17 321 13687 11861 27 335 14 331 11861 10232 22 331 10 325 10232 8783 18 332 6 318 8783 7490 16 334 4 313 7490 6342 14 342 2 313 6342 5325 8 352 3 174 5325 4431 2 025 6 195 4431 3642 5 090 5*181 3642 2936 6*078 4*142 2936 2311 6*073 3 129 2311 1789 6 071 3 120 1789 1387 6 070 3 114 1387 1111 6 069 3 111 1111 943 5 068 2 109 943 847 5 068 2 106 847 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