DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - - - - 74.7 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 72 - - 96 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4192 - - 6349 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3036 - - 4664 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5009 - - 7166 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1597 - - 1384 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 309 - - 364 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 25 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 189 - - 191 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 29 - - 888 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4980 - - 6279 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3877 - - -40 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8886 - - 7206 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 310 - - 390 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.6 - - 54.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.3 - - 53.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 72 - - 96 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4192 - - 6349 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 42 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 97203 17 212 27 253 97203 89776 21 239 22 239 89776 84115 14 246 17 234 84115 79454 6 237 13 246 79454 75439 7 271 8 252 75439 71883 11 308 3 304 71883 68657 13 313 6 348 68657 65685 13 301 13 330 65685 62923 9 289 16 313 62923 60238 8 297 18 306 60238 57427 14 303 20 290 57427 54510 14 300 19 281 54510 51729 11 290 17 286 51729 49232 20 270 21 285 49232 47015 24 256 22 255 47015 45037 28 251 24 254 45037 43257 35 241 34 244 43257 41639 36 236 36 250 41639 40135 38 234 41 260 40135 38717 36 234 41 260 38717 37371 34 239 37 256 37371 36063 33 246 31 256 36063 34730 34 252 24 261 34730 33346 34 252 21 270 33346 31913 32 250 25 272 31913 30414 30 244 24 275 30414 28837 26 235 23 271 28837 27184 26 225 24 263 27184 25454 29 221 24 254 25454 23648 25 213 25 252 23648 21771 15 208 25 246 21771 19819 12 216 22 232 19819 17782 15 232 18 226 17782 15700 19 221 19 222 15700 13691 21 211 22 218 13691 11864 26 194 24 212 11864 10240 28 189 27 202 10240 8796 30 195 27 194 8796 7514 30 200 27*192 7514 6373 28 195 27*192 6373 5359 25*190 27 192 5359 4463 25*189 26 191 4463 3669 24 189 26 191 3669 2956 23 189 25 191 2956 2326 23 189 25 191 2326 1798 22 189 24 191 1798 1393 20 190 23 191 1393 1114 19 190 22 191 1114 944 17 189 20 191 944 847 13 189 15 190 847 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