DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - - 78.0 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1640 - - 1000 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1372 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2457 - - 1817 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1389 - - 1723 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 244 - - 116 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 25 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 154 - - 161 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 15 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 37 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1120 - - 600 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1337 - - 1217 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 411 - - -211 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2046 - - 2028 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2740 - - 3060 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.0 - - 74.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.2 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.1 - - 73.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1640 - - 1000 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 92 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - - 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] 98756 31 098 26 096 98756 91295 30 101 26 090 91295 85577 27 094 24 089 85577 80838 25 083 23 079 80838 76746 17 076 21 082 76746 73132 11 103 19 090 73132 69872 17 121 12 099 69872 66885 19 120 12 137 66885 64124 17 133 13 148 64124 61459 13 130 14 157 61459 58680 8 233 7 174 58680 55774 14 215 20 247 55774 52982 31 238 41 228 52982 50474 44 209 45 220 50474 48241 32 200 46 220 48241 46214 32 246 53 231 46214 44374 48 251 56 245 44374 42713 50 250 57 242 42713 41172 50 247 55 244 41172 39715 55 242 55 246 39715 38331 54 241 54 245 38331 36983 51 244 52 241 36983 35607 51 246 49 236 35607 34174 50 244 48 233 34174 32685 45 241 50 233 32685 31128 42 238 52 233 31128 29490 40 238 50 230 29490 27776 38 238 48 229 27776 25985 37 240 50 232 25985 24117 38 243 52 234 24117 22177 41 243 51 232 22177 20161 43 243 50 230 20161 18069 47 243 52 235 18069 15947 53 239 59 241 15947 13911 51 236 64 242 13911 12063 45 235 62 237 12063 10418 39 237 58 227 10418 8948 36 232 57 219 8948 7634 33 225 54 216 7634 6463 28 217 46 208 6463 5425 21 202 40 191 5425 4512 18 175 38 177 4512 3705 20 161 37 171 3705 2982 21*156 36 168 2982 2344 20*154 34*167 2344 1810 20 154 30*163 1810 1400 19 154 28 161 1400 1118 17 154 25 160 1118 946 16 154 22 159 946 848 12 155 15 158 848 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