DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/28 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 55.4 - - 71.0 - - 79.2 - - 81.3 - - 74.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 6 - - 129 - - 273 - - 160 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 1166 - - 6729 - - 7224 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit 829 - - 830 - - 5570 - - 5649 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top 845 - - 1983 - - 7546 - - 8041 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 298 - - 1568 - - 884 - - 1472 - - 6385 Hgt.Variab. W* 24 - - 219 - - 505 - - 438 - - 24 W* B/S 2 - - 14 - - 16 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 042 - - 057 - - 097 - - 098 - - 104 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3697 - - -5117 - - -2112 - - -2605 - - -8062 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4542 - - 7100 - - 9659 - - 10647 - - 8909 sfcLCL ODpotential -13621 - - -10759 - - -8436 - - -8716 - - -14018 ODpotential blCL 14466 - - 12742 - - 15982 - - 16757 - - 14865 blCL maxRH 49 - - 96 - - 77 - - 88 - - 44 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 55.4 - - 71.0 - - 79.2 - - 81.3 - - 74.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.1 - - 43.2 - - 39.7 - - 37.3 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.2 - - 69.9 - - 77.2 - - 79.9 - - 75.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.6 - - 42.2 - - 38.4 - - 36.1 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 6 - - 129 - - 273 - - 160 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 1166 - - 6729 - - 7224 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 84 - - 9 - - 52 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98308 20 056 15 092 10 065 10 032 13 054 98308 90930 5 053 6 097 8 124 1 231 4 060 90930 85225 2 250 6 032 6 154 5 155 5 015 85225 80484 6 056 8 023 5 080 12 078 8 041 80484 76394 12 061 8 047 9 065 10 059 9 028 76394 72776 9 064 8 084 10 065 4 071 5 015 72776 69500 7 105 5 095 7 042 5 081 3 032 69500 66486 10 082 5 109 5 339 6 047 5 031 66486 63691 10 033 9 097 3 241 8 021 5 033 63691 60986 7 003 11 063 7 114 4 026 5 029 60986 58167 2 109 5 032 5 080 4 045 3 039 58167 55253 2 141 1 115 3 335 4 347 6 013 55253 52482 7 245 2 105 2 105 7 277 10 337 52482 49992 6 194 1 113 4 109 4 233 10 278 49992 47771 3 056 6 128 4 154 3 189 2 233 47771 45780 5 184 5 105 6 157 8 185 4 138 45780 43982 21 138 16 135 13 142 14 159 7 149 43982 42335 26 136 18 133 12 142 13 133 15 127 42335 40802 31 145 25 152 20 143 21 129 19 128 40802 39361 33 141 28 134 26 135 27 135 26 134 39361 37998 26 132 26 123 25 121 28 132 27 134 37998 36676 22 132 24 118 24 124 26 133 22 141 36676 35327 22 137 22 120 24 132 25 134 21 145 35327 33919 22 136 20 123 23 136 23 135 19 147 33919 32455 22 133 18 125 21 136 21 136 17 148 32455 30922 21 130 17 125 19 135 17 130 14 147 30922 29305 23 125 17 123 19 134 16 127 10 144 29305 27606 27 121 20 125 18 129 15 136 10 136 27606 25824 32 126 22 130 17 126 13 138 13 121 25824 23963 34 123 28 124 16 137 15 123 16 110 23963 22024 33 110 27 124 20 123 17 110 20 109 22024 20010 37 100 27 124 20 115 17 106 21 108 20010 17920 38 098 31 108 27 109 23 108 24 108 17920 15796 34 100 31 106 28 110 24 109 23 111 15796 13754 24 103 24 112 24 114 21 113 20 118 13754 11899 19 103 19 118 20 119 15 111 14 117 11899 10252 16 114 17 127 16 124 10 114 14 116 10252 8794 10 109 13 136 13*131 6*095 8 082 8794 7501 3 080 10 119 7*104 6*094 6 019 7501 6355 1 345 6 118 7 100 6 094 5 018 6355 5339 3 211 5 094 6 100 6 096 6 058 5339 4443 5 210 5 064 6 098 6 097 9 083 4443 3651 7 210 4 052 6 095 6 098 12 095 3651 2941 8 202 3 064 6 094 6 099 14 098 2941 2314 10 172 3*073 5 093 6 100 15 101 2314 1790 13 135 3*062 5 092 6 101 15 102 1790 1388 13 120 3 058 5 091 6 102 15 103 1388 1111 7 105 3 054 4 090 6 101 13 104 1111 943 3 057 2 054 4 090 6 101 11*104 943 847 2*042 2 052 4 092 5 102 8*104 847 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