DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 80.3 - - 83.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 261 - - 160 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3667 - - 4708 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3189 - - 3751 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4484 - - 5525 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 620 - - 1391 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 408 - - 381 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 020 - - 022 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -88 - - -492 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4573 - - 6018 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4176 - - -3810 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8660 - - 9335 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 83.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 60.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.6 - - 82.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.1 - - 59.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 261 - - 160 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3667 - - 4708 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99531 29 106 29 099 99531 92013 32 094 29 103 92013 86224 29 092 24 100 86224 81422 23 089 18 093 81422 77282 15 106 16 084 77282 73624 18 115 10 094 73624 70312 12 093 12 083 70312 67265 11 064 4 025 67265 64451 12 042 5 012 64451 61740 11 010 6 358 61740 58924 17 324 8 358 58924 56031 25 317 21 311 56031 53300 43 324 27 320 53300 50847 48 316 44 309 50847 48645 55 315 55 307 48645 46641 68 316 63 311 46641 44795 79 314 71 313 44795 43083 87 310 83 310 43083 41483 95 308 89 308 41483 39977 95 308 88 307 39977 38555 93 309 87 307 38555 37178 93 310 88 306 37178 35777 92 311 89 308 35777 34322 91 312 88 311 34322 32817 82 315 77 310 32817 31247 71 312 64 306 31247 29604 64 309 63 302 29604 27886 61 310 64 307 27886 26087 57 310 62 310 26087 24214 53 307 50 317 24214 22272 50 315 43 318 22272 20252 47 320 46 316 20252 18145 44 320 46 318 18145 16000 43 315 42 325 16000 13937 44 318 41 332 13937 12061 41 329 38 343 12061 10397 31 334 26 342 10397 8922 18 342 19 339 8922 7610 16 349 16 351 7610 6446 16 359 11*359 6446 5416 12*016 8*013 5416 4508 11*019 8 016 4508 3703 11 020 8 020 3703 2982 10 020 8 023 2982 2343 10 020 8 025 2343 1810 10 020 8 028 1810 1400 9 020 8 029 1400 1117 9 021 7 030 1117 946 8 020 7 030 946 848 7 020 6 030 848 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