DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 82.4 - - 87.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 203 - - 187 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2818 - - 6295 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2482 - - 5027 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3635 - - 7112 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4436 - - 2858 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 351 - - 438 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 302 - - 302 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 19 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -291 - - 231 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3926 - - 6881 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1394 - - -415 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5029 - - 7527 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1760 - - 320 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.4 - - 87.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.7 - - 59.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.9 - - 85.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.5 - - 59.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 203 - - 187 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2818 - - 6295 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 33 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 10 - - - 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] 98604 21 094 16 101 98604 91111 16 080 16 050 91111 85415 14 082 14 056 85415 80721 11 059 10 097 80721 76653 8 037 9 100 76653 73036 5 015 7 053 73036 69770 8 052 7 047 69770 66776 9 023 7 025 66776 64009 7 345 7 308 64009 61340 7 276 6 289 61340 58551 7 275 12 293 58551 55655 18 301 15 291 55655 52887 25 297 23 300 52887 50395 38 287 36 291 50395 48175 38 281 41 287 48175 46174 36 281 40 289 46174 44350 38 297 37 283 44350 42671 44 290 35 282 42671 41108 45 286 36 286 41108 39647 44 292 41 288 39647 38271 45 298 42 285 38271 36936 47 299 35 284 36936 35573 49 294 33 291 35573 34155 49 293 34 294 34155 32683 45 296 34 296 32683 31142 41 298 33 297 31142 29520 39 300 33 299 29520 27817 39 303 34 304 27817 26034 41 306 33 313 26034 24172 40 308 31 316 24172 22235 35 312 29 313 22235 20215 29 297 24 303 20215 18112 31 283 28 287 18112 15970 35 281 29 292 15970 13914 32 283 27 305 13914 12056 25 280 19 282 12056 10410 23 278 19 259 10410 8944 22 284 17 260 8944 7637 18 292 12*268 7637 6474 15 294 10*277 6474 5440 13 294 9 283 5440 4527 10 294 8 292 4527 3718 9*296 7 308 3718 2993 8*299 7 314 2993 2351 7 301 7 318 2351 1815 7 302 7 320 1815 1403 7 303 7 322 1403 1119 6 304 7 323 1119 947 6 305 7 323 947 848 5 305 6 324 848 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