DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - - 56.5 - - 60.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 193 - - 146 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2099 - - 2189 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1924 - - 1862 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2916 - - 3006 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 310 - - 526 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 308 - - 284 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 106 - - 114 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 729 - - -64 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2187 - - 3070 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 506 - - -5377 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2410 - - 8383 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.5 - - 60.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.9 - - 49.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.2 - - 58.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.6 - - 48.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 193 - - 146 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2099 - - 2189 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 64 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 97163 22 222 21 261 97163 89773 21 240 24 253 89773 84123 16 224 19 229 84123 79465 5 239 7 243 79465 75466 2 247 8 290 75466 71942 4 283 7 254 71942 68739 8 277 7 281 68739 65769 9 288 13 281 65769 63002 10 312 14 277 63002 60314 12 308 15 283 60314 57494 14 294 14 283 57494 54546 20 285 25 277 54546 51726 24 269 27 275 51726 49191 27 280 37 272 49191 46931 35 274 39 264 46931 44898 35 271 39 258 44898 43057 37 271 41 266 43057 41380 46 277 47 271 41380 39848 54 273 52 266 39848 38433 51 269 55 262 38433 37108 48 272 49 264 37108 35823 48 276 43 268 35823 34510 46 278 45 267 34510 33141 44 272 52 264 33141 31718 42 259 48 263 31718 30226 40 255 37 267 30226 28655 39 252 34 269 28655 27005 34 251 34 264 27005 25276 24 263 28 258 25276 23472 24 259 20 252 23472 21597 22 246 16 248 21597 19645 26 235 16 254 19645 17609 27 222 18 241 17609 15533 23 209 16 226 15533 13535 20 203 18 220 13535 11717 14 182 15 202 11717 10098 10 162 16 186 10098 8656 15 160 16 181 8656 7373 20 157 16 174 7373 6235 22 155 17 178 6235 5230 15 156 13 187 5230 4347 11 145 10 163 4347 3570 16*130 11*142 3570 2880 17*109 13*117 2880 2271 17 107 13 115 2271 1762 17 106 13 114 1762 1372 16 105 13 113 1372 1103 15 104 13 112 1103 940 14 103 12 112 940 846 12 103 10 111 846 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