DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 - - - 76.0 - - 72.2 - - 69.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - -11 - - -26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1334 - - 30 - - 30 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 830 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2151 - - 847 - - 847 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2748 - - 4393 - - 4053 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 152 - - 22 - - 20 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 5 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 157 - - 153 - - 108 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2232 - - -1618 - - -846 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4384 - - 2465 - - 1693 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7276 - - -2553 - - -2282 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 9427 - - 3400 - - 3129 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 88 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 100 - - 270 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 72.2 - - 69.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.7 - - 64.0 - - 64.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.8 - - 72.5 - - 70.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.2 - - 63.4 - - 64.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - -11 - - -26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1334 - - 30 - - 30 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 53 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 99747 31 097 32 078 36 093 99747 92283 29 094 31 085 27 084 92283 86519 24 085 26 094 17 087 86519 81706 22 089 20 096 15 109 81706 77533 21 091 14 093 17 092 77533 73842 18 075 11 094 16 080 73842 70510 16 056 9 104 9 080 70510 67454 11 050 9 091 7 135 67454 64625 4 065 6 075 9 152 64625 61889 0 048 1 230 3 186 61889 59059 4 256 6 241 4 254 59059 56162 14 320 11 289 9 297 56162 53427 26 292 23 277 21 301 53427 50984 26 265 32 271 39 268 50984 48805 18 231 26 244 43 248 48805 46816 22 302 30 294 33 262 46816 44975 45 301 47 284 46 272 44975 43261 55 290 51 273 48 268 43261 41656 53 280 50 265 44 263 41656 40145 46 276 48 260 46 258 40145 38719 39 267 54 255 50 253 38719 37339 38 266 56 255 52 247 37339 35934 35 269 50 252 52 245 35934 34472 28 272 42 247 49 247 34472 32959 25 275 32 245 45 246 32959 31377 27 272 32 240 38 246 31377 29714 30 267 31 239 38 250 29714 27973 31 264 31 246 38 249 27973 26156 29 259 35 254 37 245 26156 24263 30 257 34 246 38 246 24263 22300 30 256 33 234 37 247 22300 20262 28 258 37 226 34 254 20262 18139 31 251 38 229 30 257 18139 15975 33 239 43 227 27 258 15975 13893 20 215 44 219 25 254 13893 12001 16 205 36 201 27 244 12001 10317 14 192 32 161 30 233 10317 8823 16 169 31 143 34 212 8823 7507 18 161 31 147 34 181 7507 6354 17 160 29 152 36 155 6354 5340 18 168 26 157 36 153 5340 4446 21 177 26 165 34 152 4446 3654 22 174 24 167 32 150 3654 2944 22 169 22 166 31 148 2944 2316 20*165 19 163 29 145 2316 1791 16*159 15 158 24 132 1791 1388 15 157 12 156 20 120 1388 1111 14 157 9 153 16 113 1111 943 12 156 7*154 13 110 943 847 9 155 5*153 9*108 847 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