DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - - 67.8 - - 70.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 180 - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4277 - - 4304 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3519 - - 3247 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5094 - - 5121 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1307 - - 3161 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 390 - - 331 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 333 - - 305 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 912 - - 676 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4183 - - 4445 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -117 - - -230 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5211 - - 5351 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 160 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 70.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.2 - - 53.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.5 - - 69.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.9 - - 52.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 180 - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4277 - - 4304 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 49 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 99152 27 101 21 089 99152 91630 21 076 20 094 91630 85821 15 104 13 085 85821 81006 15 121 11 109 81006 76860 9 113 14 110 76860 73200 8 107 10 115 73200 69891 4 033 6 149 69891 66851 4 224 3 164 66851 64037 6 206 6 217 64037 61324 7 296 3 275 61324 58501 22 280 15 269 58501 55566 33 265 24 261 55566 52757 44 257 34 259 52757 50227 47 259 39 265 50227 47969 56 272 57 272 47969 45929 67 264 73 259 45929 44049 71 253 72 249 44049 42291 68 260 68 255 42291 40653 82 270 80 268 40653 39135 99 270 94 268 39135 37716 110 265 102 264 37716 36347 114 260 104 261 36347 34954 115 258 106 260 34954 33510 113 258 108 260 33510 32018 113 260 111 261 32018 30463 116 262 112 261 30463 28831 118 265 112 262 28831 27120 116 267 111 265 27120 25336 103 269 99 268 25336 23493 82 272 80 268 23493 21602 61 272 55 273 21602 19653 46 274 41 274 19653 17624 39 269 37 272 17624 15549 34 270 36 272 15549 13548 27 280 30 280 13548 11726 28 286 26 295 11726 10111 28 291 22 301 10111 8685 26 308 19 297 8685 7417 23 326 17 297 7417 6289 19 336 15 297 6289 5288 16*335 13*298 5288 4405 15*333 12*300 4405 3623 14 333 11 303 3623 2922 14 333 11 304 2922 2301 13 333 10 306 2301 1782 13 333 10 307 1782 1383 12 333 9 308 1383 1109 12 333 9 308 1109 942 11 333 8 308 942 847 9 332 7 308 847 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