DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 = 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 - - - - - - 38.2 - - 38.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3545 - - 3473 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2575 - - 828 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4362 - - 4290 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1671 - - 2025 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 292 - - 213 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 26 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 288 - - 284 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 16 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1690 - - 1714 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2672 - - 2576 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 933 - - 632 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3429 - - 3658 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 38.2 - - 38.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 29.5 - - 30.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 37.7 - - 38.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.4 - - 29.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3545 - - 3473 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 96834 23 273 28 274 96834 89551 26 230 33 267 89551 84013 23 236 36 243 84013 79429 21 255 28 245 79429 75431 37 254 29 259 75431 71868 43 246 33 250 71868 68653 33 244 32 239 68653 65700 18 253 25 229 65700 62924 23 266 27 248 62924 60188 32 256 41 255 60188 57331 41 254 53 245 57331 54382 52 242 51 239 54382 51556 57 235 52 238 51556 49005 58 234 58 241 49005 46717 64 237 62 238 46717 44635 67 237 60 236 44635 42718 70 243 68 243 42718 40951 84 245 85 243 40951 39320 96 235 91 238 39320 37804 99 228 94 234 37804 36386 103 227 95 231 36386 35027 111 226 100 231 35027 33664 118 225 108 231 33664 32265 116 224 114 231 32265 30825 113 224 119 231 30825 29327 113 224 125 230 29327 27756 113 223 128 228 27756 26108 112 222 127 228 26108 24380 111 224 128 230 24380 22579 109 227 116 230 22579 20717 105 228 101 230 20717 18802 102 228 78 236 18802 16831 93 232 60 246 16831 14836 68 238 49 256 14836 12917 49 237 43 258 12917 11170 48 230 43 260 11170 9616 48 244 43 262 9616 8237 47 258 40 266 8237 7020 38 270 32 274 7020 5953 24 287 31 280 5953 5011 24*288 31*281 5011 4180 24*288 30*282 4180 3446 24 288 28 283 3446 2788 23 288 27 284 2788 2206 23 288 26 284 2206 1720 22 288 25 285 1720 1347 21 288 23 285 1347 1090 20 287 21 285 1090 934 18 287 18 285 934 845 14 286 14 285 845 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