DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 74.9 - - 78.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 152 - - 7 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2645 - - 31 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2231 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3462 - - 848 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1749 - - 3961 - - 5966 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 31 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 185 - - 163 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 495 - - -1566 - - -2072 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2967 - - 2414 - - 2920 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -182 - - -2031 - - -2952 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3644 - - 2879 - - 3800 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 100 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 590 - - 1020 - - 1710 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 74.9 - - 78.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.5 - - 67.0 - - 68.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.5 - - 74.7 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.3 - - 66.3 - - 67.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 152 - - 7 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2645 - - 31 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 81 - - 101 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 15 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] 99710 37 081 26 092 27 083 99710 92177 28 092 23 091 23 075 92177 86375 24 092 18 080 21 073 86375 81557 19 085 22 082 20 076 81557 77401 15 078 22 083 19 072 77401 73730 10 086 16 078 19 071 73730 70406 9 123 11 100 13 068 70406 67354 14 116 10 125 7 063 67354 64530 10 102 7 169 2 283 64530 61788 2 359 7 198 6 288 61788 58928 15 225 12 241 13 245 58928 55958 9 256 10 215 12 248 55958 53130 37 259 37 252 29 256 53130 50602 46 228 37 238 29 249 50602 48338 30 220 31 236 32 250 48338 46290 28 252 34 246 36 249 46290 44426 39 260 42 250 42 244 44426 42716 54 255 50 245 45 242 42716 41138 72 243 57 237 46 240 41138 39669 87 234 62 231 46 240 39669 38290 90 230 66 230 45 242 38290 36957 83 232 63 232 43 244 36957 35600 74 238 54 237 40 248 35600 34188 59 242 43 247 36 255 34188 32723 49 243 42 254 33 258 32723 31189 46 248 42 258 28 263 31189 29574 34 247 39 262 24 265 29574 27880 30 239 28 259 18 254 27880 26109 26 237 23 250 14 220 26109 24256 24 254 20 258 15 213 24256 22323 24 267 19 262 14 221 22323 20301 19 261 17 255 16 234 20301 18190 22 253 19 261 20 253 18190 16036 23 246 18 262 20 265 16036 13962 27 236 19 243 21 264 13962 12081 27 245 21 233 21 256 12081 10414 23 256 19 239 19 253 10414 8936 13 248 17 224 16 232 8936 7624 8 243 15 216 15 214 7624 6460 5 232 14 213 12 202 6460 5427 7 222 13 211 9 193 5427 4514 5 207 11 203 8 183 4514 3708 3*190 9 189 6 177 3708 2985 3*188 7 173 5 179 2985 2345 3 187 6 168 4 182 2345 1810 3 184 6 166 4 187 1810 1400 3 184 5 164 3 190 1400 1117 3 184 5 163 3 192 1117 946 2 184 5*163 2*195 946 848 2 183 4*163 2*196 848 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