DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/17 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 - - 1010z - - 1334z - - 1602z - - 1902z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 72.5 - - 82.2 - - 89.1 - - 92.1 - - 88.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 10 - - 133 - - 207 - - 164 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 149 - - 1644 - - 5759 - - 6916 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit 829 - - 1456 - - 4703 - - 5447 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top 966 - - 2461 - - 6576 - - 7733 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 464 - - 1808 - - 1978 - - 1746 - - 5813 Hgt.Variab. W* 51 - - 255 - - 447 - - 439 - - 27 W* B/S 3 - - 8 - - 41 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 2 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 327 - - 063 - - 201 - - 204 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -441 - - -1102 - - 1428 - - 1184 - - -4709 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1408 - - 3563 - - 5148 - - 6549 - - 5555 sfcLCL ODpotential -4689 - - -4075 - - 349 - - -483 - - -7325 ODpotential blCL 5655 - - 6536 - - 6227 - - 8216 - - 8171 blCL maxRH 87 - - 78 - - 80 - - 76 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 320 - - 1040 - - 1590 - - 1040 - - 950 CAPE Temp@2m 72.5 - - 82.2 - - 89.1 - - 92.1 - - 88.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 68.8 - - 69.1 - - 69.1 - - 66.0 - - 67.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.2 - - 81.2 - - 87.6 - - 90.7 - - 88.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 68.4 - - 68.3 - - 68.1 - - 65.0 - - 66.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 10 - - 133 - - 207 - - 164 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 149 - - 1644 - - 5759 - - 6916 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 47 - - 13 - - 19 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 15 - - 14 - - 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] 99207 34 097 31 091 31 092 34 087 33 082 99207 91733 30 084 27 093 27 096 24 083 25 078 91733 85968 24 076 24 090 25 101 17 088 22 085 85968 81207 18 080 21 090 19 092 19 089 21 098 81207 77126 16 085 19 086 15 082 19 080 19 096 77126 73516 16 092 18 084 14 097 13 088 15 088 73516 70241 13 095 13 089 12 105 11 083 10 089 70241 67226 9 091 10 108 9 121 4 086 9 057 67226 64432 6 107 9 106 10 110 9 183 4 305 64432 61732 4 229 1 115 5 065 7 159 6 213 61732 58925 8 227 7 242 7 248 8 221 9 239 58925 56019 24 260 21 263 20 260 13 255 13 241 56019 53269 28 243 30 256 30 251 28 257 28 255 53269 50836 26 252 33 261 30 256 33 252 32 249 50836 48681 36 263 40 269 38 272 36 278 31 265 48681 46729 45 266 43 272 44 273 46 278 40 272 46729 44931 48 264 44 271 39 276 47 271 45 254 44931 43256 49 270 45 274 38 287 44 271 43 246 43256 41684 51 271 45 282 35 283 33 270 32 246 41684 40201 51 269 44 287 31 297 26 248 25 250 40201 38796 51 267 39 282 29 309 22 238 27 247 38796 37430 53 268 37 269 22 302 18 258 21 223 37430 36037 45 267 36 258 16 306 17 285 17 247 36037 34586 21 259 23 233 16 323 16 299 18 260 34586 33078 23 307 9 259 12 256 4 295 17 247 33078 31499 30 323 19 331 8 184 3 198 22 275 31499 29839 27 313 20 339 5 157 13 246 30 287 29839 28104 33 301 20 295 9 250 24 264 30 294 28104 26294 31 310 29 293 23 261 28 271 25 303 26294 24409 21 320 25 303 27 273 30 264 24 305 24409 22453 21 313 22 302 24 271 33 261 22 313 22453 20420 21 313 24 304 22 268 33 272 24 316 20420 18301 21 329 23 309 20 284 34 281 25 308 18301 16143 14 304 20 316 17 298 29 290 24 310 16143 14074 13 312 14 314 14 306 24 305 29 319 14074 12196 16 308 12 323 13 307 24 305 34 323 12196 10524 12 302 8 345 9 307 15 294 30 321 10524 9034 11 281 6 006 1 308 6*243 25 311 9034 7708 7 271 7 001 1*107 7*211 19 297 7708 6529 5 251 8 002 1*146 8 206 11 240 6529 5484 1 246 7 354 1 206 8 205 12 207 5484 4563 4 049 6 359 2 206 8 204 13 192 4563 3746 8 039 6 032 2 202 8 203 14 188 3746 3014 11 024 9*062 2 203 8 203 14 186 3014 2365 11 017 8*063 3 202 8 203 14 184 2365 1823 11 006 7 063 3 201 7 202 13 183 1823 1407 11 359 6 062 3 199 7 202 12 183 1407 1120 7*338 5 061 3 198 7 202 12 182 1120 946 5*329 4 063 3 198 6 202 10 181 946 846 3 326 4 062 2 201 6 202 7*180 846 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