DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/22 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 60.6 - - 64.1 - - 58.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 156 - - 157 - - -73 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 628 - - 5380 - - 5378 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 4262 - - 4228 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1445 - - 6197 - - 6195 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 677 - - 1026 - - 1270 - - 5421 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 159 - - 400 - - 393 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 23 - - 27 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 224 - - 210 - - 204 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2683 - - -1610 - - -3442 - - -6295 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4129 - - 7807 - - 9638 - - 7141 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5540 - - -8077 - - -9093 - - -11335 ODpotential blCL - - - 6985 - - 14274 - - 15288 - - 12181 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 74 - - 78 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 60.6 - - 64.1 - - 58.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.4 - - 29.2 - - 24.5 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.7 - - 59.6 - - 63.2 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.2 - - 28.0 - - 23.4 - - 29.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 156 - - 157 - - -73 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 628 - - 5380 - - 5378 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 97721 24 249 32 251 32 241 28 250 97721 90296 22 238 25 250 25 265 25 259 90296 84522 16 238 20 226 23 257 22 259 84522 79725 15 252 20 229 22 245 22 261 79725 75595 22 270 21 251 20 263 20 265 75595 71942 24 270 18 272 23 268 24 275 71942 68634 15 268 21 279 23 266 26 273 68634 65586 21 279 31 289 26 277 28 274 65586 62753 29 282 39 285 27 285 26 277 62753 60005 36 285 35 285 30 293 30 289 60005 57143 34 289 35 290 38 289 35 290 57143 54173 31 293 39 287 40 285 36 291 54173 51336 31 292 39 288 40 287 40 292 51336 48792 33 296 39 290 42 289 43 293 48792 46528 40 296 43 290 46 291 45 288 46528 44489 41 297 49 288 47 294 43 280 44489 42642 46 300 49 287 52 289 41 281 42642 40959 47 300 45 294 51 290 50 288 40959 39422 47 306 45 292 53 294 61 287 39422 38004 50 306 50 290 52 289 69 285 38004 36677 53 303 52 284 52 288 75 284 36677 35393 55 303 45 279 53 289 74 282 35393 34086 53 302 46 280 54 290 69 282 34086 32727 49 302 46 281 55 289 62 279 32727 31320 44 306 42 282 54 288 53 277 31320 29847 35 310 39 283 49 282 44 278 29847 28296 32 308 39 284 45 281 44 276 28296 26668 29 302 40 283 47 283 53 278 26668 24965 36 289 41 282 49 282 56 277 24965 23188 46 287 39 278 45 280 47 274 23188 21339 38 289 31 279 43 277 42 266 21339 19410 31 295 33 284 38 263 31 274 19410 17397 28 294 31 279 34 263 31 260 17397 15346 26 289 27 266 37 264 37 254 15346 13372 26 279 26 256 36 259 28 262 13372 11574 25 274 25 251 34 257 25 269 11574 9976 22 272 21 250 32 254 33 266 9976 8558 17 265 21 244 32 242 41 258 8558 7302 17 251 24*231 31*223 40 239 7302 6190 19 241 24*224 28*211 39 221 6190 5206 20 241 24 223 28 210 38 217 5206 4339 20 243 24 224 28 210 38 215 4339 3571 19 245 24 224 27 210 37 214 3571 2882 20 247 23 224 27 210 36 213 2882 2272 19 247 23 224 27 210 34 211 2272 1763 18*246 22 224 26 210 31 209 1763 1372 12*238 21 225 25 210 27 208 1372 1103 11 237 20 224 24 209 22 206 1103 939 10 237 18 225 21 210 18*206 939 846 8 235 14 224 16 209 12*204 846 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