DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 1009z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.6 - - 64.4 - - 66.3 - - 64.8 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 19 - - 174 - - 162 - - 67 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 141 - - 4678 - - 5187 - - 3785 - - 2377 BL Depth Hcrit 824 - - 3759 - - 4116 - - 2493 - - 825 Hcrit BL Top 958 - - 5495 - - 6004 - - 4602 - - 3194 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 390 - - 3480 - - 3925 - - 4410 - - 4510 Hgt.Variab. W* 58 - - 387 - - 395 - - 271 - - 131 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 16 - - 19 - - 21 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 309 - - 302 - - 298 - - 324 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 15 - - 9 - - 12 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 5 - - -3 - - -11 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1103 - - 860 - - 388 - - -416 - - -1573 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2061 - - 4635 - - 5616 - - 5019 - - 4767 sfcLCL ODpotential -3759 - - -685 - - -916 - - -1613 - - -2888 ODpotential blCL 4717 - - 6180 - - 6920 - - 6215 - - 6082 blCL maxRH 80 - - 98 - - 85 - - 96 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 280 - - 130 - - 220 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m 53.6 - - 64.4 - - 66.3 - - 64.8 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 47.7 - - 47.1 - - 44.7 - - 45.9 - - 46.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.3 - - 63.0 - - 65.1 - - 64.2 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 47.3 - - 45.7 - - 43.1 - - 44.6 - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 19 - - 174 - - 162 - - 67 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 141 - - 4678 - - 5187 - - 3785 - - 2377 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 20 - - 90 - - 41 - - 84 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98982 29 083 23 099 24 099 22 100 19 090 98982 91517 21 092 20 110 17 093 18 099 15 094 91517 85758 15 098 16 110 11 084 14 095 11 084 85758 80972 12 103 12 099 7 094 10 072 12 101 80972 76833 8 088 8 097 5 113 5 089 8 072 76833 73164 5 038 5 073 2 168 3 047 5 073 73164 69840 5 337 2 043 8 180 6 293 6 333 69840 66774 10 272 12 319 5 354 7 287 6 298 66774 63921 15 236 19 280 16 292 19 281 15 299 63921 61160 14 287 16 257 12 272 18 269 17 295 61160 58270 23 301 27 293 24 295 24 287 23 297 58270 55261 32 286 37 282 40 291 38 290 38 291 55261 52395 32 280 41 282 47 282 44 282 44 283 52395 49818 34 289 44 282 45 273 44 278 43 284 49818 47507 47 296 44 282 42 273 45 281 43 291 47507 45410 58 295 44 283 42 279 47 285 44 296 45410 43490 64 291 45 285 45 284 50 289 47 297 43490 41720 66 285 47 287 48 289 51 291 49 295 41720 40078 66 281 51 289 51 291 53 290 51 292 40078 38548 64 279 55 291 55 292 54 289 51 290 38548 37115 62 279 60 292 58 292 55 287 52 289 37115 35740 60 281 64 292 60 289 56 286 52 290 35740 34360 61 285 67 292 62 286 57 286 51 289 34360 32948 64 288 70 290 63 284 57 287 48 289 32948 31509 66 290 72 287 64 283 57 288 44 292 31509 30027 68 292 74 285 64 281 58 288 42 296 30027 28483 68 293 74 283 64 280 59 288 41 298 28483 26869 65 292 72 283 63 281 58 288 39 300 26869 25178 57 292 69 285 60 283 55 291 36 303 25178 23411 51 293 64 286 56 287 51 296 32 310 23411 21567 49 295 60 287 52 291 45 302 28 326 21567 19638 47 295 54 288 49 295 36 310 28 326 19638 17615 44 294 48 289 46 298 34 316 29 322 17615 15540 41 290 44 291 39 302 32 313 28 319 15540 13534 40 284 39 293 32 302 30 310 30 319 13534 11713 39 285 35 293 28 301 29 311 30 322 11713 10099 36 289 34 287 26 296 27 302 31 322 10099 8666 31 293 33 281 25 291 26 300 32 323 8666 7392 28 300 31 289 24 293 26 307 32 328 7392 6261 27 304 26*293 23*295 26 315 31 332 6261 5258 26 307 24*300 21*296 25*319 29 335 5258 4375 24 309 22 302 20 297 24*321 27 337 4375 3595 23 314 20 301 20 297 23 323 25*338 3595 2897 20 320 15 301 20 298 22 324 21*339 2897 2281 18 319 13 302 19 298 21 324 20 339 2281 1766 16 314 12 302 18 299 20 325 19 339 1766 1372 14 311 12 303 17 299 19 325 18 339 1372 1100 11*310 11 303 17 299 18 325 16 339 1100 936 10*310 10 303 15 299 16 325 14 339 936 841 6 308 9 303 13 299 12 325 10 339 841 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