DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - - - - 65.9 - - 71.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 19 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2401 - - 30 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3218 - - 847 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1517 - - 5762 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 186 - - 39 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 236 - - 246 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 6 - - -3343 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3212 - - 4190 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5955 - - -3865 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9173 - - 4712 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 650 - - 700 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.9 - - 71.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.5 - - 56.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.7 - - 71.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.2 - - 54.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 19 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2401 - - 30 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 56 - - 48 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - - 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 16 233 29 249 97163 89767 21 258 31 248 89767 84098 28 262 19 246 84098 79425 25 252 16 251 79425 75412 18 257 11 265 75412 71859 13 261 13 277 71859 68629 16 280 13 279 68629 65658 16 286 18 287 65658 62906 16 292 19 263 62906 60227 26 302 21 299 60227 57427 31 291 31 289 57427 54527 31 290 30 285 54527 51752 31 296 29 292 51752 49244 29 298 32 300 49244 46996 32 303 41 299 46996 44965 39 302 41 297 44965 43122 42 297 39 300 43122 41441 41 295 37 300 41441 39896 39 292 36 298 39896 38462 38 291 37 302 38462 37119 39 292 42 305 37119 35823 41 292 45 306 35823 34503 41 292 45 305 34503 33133 41 291 42 304 33133 31714 41 290 39 303 31714 30229 39 292 37 303 30229 28668 39 293 36 305 28668 27029 39 291 36 304 27029 25312 41 290 34 304 25312 23518 38 285 33 301 23518 21653 38 279 30 297 21653 19713 43 269 29 293 19713 17693 47 262 33 277 17693 15633 48 263 36 274 15633 13642 47 262 33 271 13642 11822 44 258 30 267 11822 10197 46 250 29 271 10197 8750 46 242 27 281 8750 7464 43 236 28 279 7464 6324 34 233 26 259 6324 5315 23 243 22 247 5315 4426 21 249 21 247 4426 3640 20*238 20 246 3640 2934 19*236 19 246 2934 2309 18 236 18 246 2309 1788 17 236 16 246 1788 1387 16 235 15 246 1387 1110 14 236 14 246 1110 943 13 235 13*245 943 847 10 235 10*246 847 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