DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - - - - 49.2 - - 54.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 87 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1010 - - 1684 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 829 - - 829 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1827 - - 2501 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 589 - - 1066 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 207 - - 218 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 049 - - 068 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2444 - - -2407 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4271 - - 4908 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6855 - - -5665 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8682 - - 8166 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.2 - - 54.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.4 - - 35.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.2 - - 53.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.2 - - 34.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 87 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1010 - - 1684 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 27 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 96814 29 092 27 090 96814 89644 24 092 21 096 89644 84062 18 080 16 099 84062 79396 13 077 9 060 79396 75347 10 060 5 073 75347 71737 7 021 7 082 71737 68453 4 032 7 005 68453 65439 2 348 8 348 65439 62655 5 354 1 206 62655 59954 11 315 8 285 59954 57114 13 269 23 256 57114 54144 22 273 22 275 54144 51281 36 274 37 267 51281 48691 42 259 43 262 48691 46378 39 258 49 265 46378 44278 39 266 57 259 44278 42362 45 260 63 252 42362 40614 49 255 62 250 40614 39008 56 253 65 252 39008 37513 59 249 66 252 37513 36113 56 253 68 255 36113 34770 60 258 80 256 34770 33422 68 258 90 254 33422 32048 72 257 93 250 32048 30643 67 255 83 247 30643 29188 61 254 71 244 29188 27669 59 255 67 241 27669 26084 60 249 67 231 26084 24427 60 246 66 225 24427 22697 61 245 61 226 22697 20896 54 247 53 230 20896 19020 39 242 46 235 19020 17065 35 241 41 237 17065 15072 32 245 30 232 15072 13153 30 249 15 221 13153 11404 33 239 18 198 11404 9844 22 222 23 183 9844 8455 18 201 21 179 8455 7219 15 202 17 174 7219 6118 11 208 15 153 6118 5142 8 205 17 140 5142 4282 9 176 18 130 4282 3522 17 148 16 114 3522 2844 16 136 14*090 2844 2246 10*098 14*070 2246 1746 7*053 14 069 1746 1363 7 050 13 068 1363 1098 7 048 13 068 1098 937 7 047 12 067 937 845 6 045 10 066 845 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