DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/16 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 89.6 - - 92.2 - - 90.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 226 - - 120 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1509 - - 4294 - - 6368 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1335 - - 3612 - - 4822 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2326 - - 5111 - - 7185 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1282 - - 2392 - - 2360 - - 8346 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 245 - - 413 - - 387 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 15 - - 18 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 106 - - 150 - - 178 - - 185 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 4 - - 18 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -647 - - -539 - - 230 - - -5165 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2973 - - 5650 - - 6956 - - 6013 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3366 - - -2101 - - -488 - - -6004 ODpotential blCL - - - 5692 - - 7212 - - 7673 - - 6852 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 71 - - 86 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 690 - - 960 - - 610 - - 1040 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 89.6 - - 92.2 - - 90.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.3 - - 67.6 - - 64.6 - - 66.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.7 - - 87.9 - - 91.1 - - 90.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.6 - - 66.6 - - 63.5 - - 65.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 226 - - 120 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1509 - - 4294 - - 6368 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 0 - - 44 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 14 - - 12 - - 14 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] 99721 43 088 37 097 30 099 28 086 99721 92201 38 087 31 093 30 102 26 095 92201 86398 26 089 26 090 24 097 24 087 86398 81562 28 101 18 100 17 072 21 068 81562 77391 26 082 20 097 12 073 15 064 77391 73713 18 056 20 075 14 081 11 085 73713 70394 13 053 18 066 13 082 10 065 70394 67356 14 053 15 035 13 068 12 049 67356 64551 14 025 8 026 9 068 9 026 64551 61841 16 020 14 024 9 057 8 013 61841 59026 19 357 15 357 11 357 17 348 59026 56140 17 330 18 333 17 330 22 329 56140 53424 23 328 26 330 25 329 24 326 53424 51001 22 325 28 322 32 333 29 334 51001 48830 23 338 30 321 33 324 32 324 48830 46856 26 340 29 316 30 318 34 316 46856 45041 25 318 29 309 29 308 29 309 45041 43356 21 297 29 289 29 296 25 302 43356 41779 21 276 29 279 28 282 24 292 41779 40294 23 261 30 270 26 291 24 293 40294 38890 23 261 28 275 28 299 23 298 38890 37526 22 275 27 285 28 299 22 303 37526 36136 23 288 24 288 25 293 22 298 36136 34690 19 302 21 289 22 280 23 278 34690 33191 17 298 18 284 21 277 22 264 33191 31626 16 295 17 285 20 278 18 276 31626 29982 17 300 17 293 17 285 16 292 29982 28258 20 285 20 293 18 293 17 290 28258 26451 20 283 20 286 19 287 18 279 26451 24559 18 285 18 270 20 269 20 268 24559 22587 14 302 15 273 16 252 17 256 22587 20533 13 285 15 280 15 250 16 252 20533 18392 13 274 14 287 11 278 13 274 18392 16215 9 266 11 300 7 281 9 247 16215 14130 6 239 7 267 7 256 6 237 14130 12242 8 228 7 241 6 237 3 244 12242 10567 7 244 2 227 1 181 2 179 10567 9076 5 040 7 094 5 148 4 181 9076 7748 8 054 7 088 4*177 4 193 7748 6564 5 034 3 055 4*179 4 197 6564 5513 1 308 2*205 4 180 5 197 5513 4584 2 211 3*168 4 182 6 195 4584 3762 3 178 5 155 4 180 6 193 3762 3025 6 122 5 152 4 178 7 191 3025 2373 10*107 5 149 4 176 7 189 2373 1829 10*106 5 146 4 175 7 188 1829 1411 10 105 5 144 4 175 7 186 1411 1123 9 106 5 143 3 175 6 185 1123 948 9 105 5 143 3 172 6 186 948 848 7 105 4 143 3 172 4*185 848 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