DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - - - - 68.2 - - 70.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 38 - - -21 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 959 - - 30 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1776 - - 847 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1348 - - 1636 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 145 - - 26 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 206 - - 219 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 674 - - -791 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1102 - - 1638 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 226 - - -3776 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1550 - - 4623 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1800 - - 2150 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 70.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.8 - - 65.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.7 - - 71.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.1 - - 64.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 38 - - -21 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 959 - - 30 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 45 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 96559 24 301 30 285 96559 89283 30 270 28 293 89283 83773 32 273 30 292 83773 79258 32 287 28 288 79258 75379 28 282 28 286 75379 71924 25 285 24 278 71924 68753 28 274 20 288 68753 65795 27 252 29 270 65795 63042 25 251 29 250 63042 60378 34 261 27 253 60378 57579 39 262 35 263 57579 54656 51 255 49 260 54656 51871 57 247 55 254 51871 49380 58 249 60 253 49380 47164 60 255 60 258 47164 45175 66 267 77 265 45175 43381 82 266 87 259 43381 41745 84 263 84 256 41745 40232 80 264 80 256 40232 38809 75 265 80 255 38809 37459 73 264 80 254 37459 36147 75 263 78 255 36147 34811 78 263 75 257 34811 33422 77 262 70 255 33422 31984 73 259 67 253 31984 30480 70 257 63 254 30480 28900 65 255 60 257 28900 27241 59 249 57 256 27241 25504 63 250 50 249 25504 23690 60 246 52 249 23690 21804 50 237 46 250 21804 19838 36 240 43 254 19838 17790 31 248 40 251 17790 15702 21 249 45 247 15702 13693 17 233 40 254 13693 11872 22 243 33 261 11872 10256 26 240 29 253 10256 8814 30 232 27 242 8814 7527 32 226 26 233 7527 6379 30 221 24 225 6379 5360 22 221 23 217 5360 4460 17 224 23 209 4460 3664 17 221 22 203 3664 2951 17 215 22 202 2951 2320 16 211 22 201 2320 1794 15*208 20 203 1794 1390 13*206 17 207 1390 1113 13 206 14 210 1113 944 12 205 11*213 944 847 9 205 8*219 847 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