DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 75.1 - - 72.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 140 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5360 - - 6002 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4395 - - 4645 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6177 - - 6819 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2650 - - 3139 - - 8403 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 436 - - 397 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 301 - - 309 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 786 - - 621 - - -4601 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5391 - - 6199 - - 5448 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -263 - - -188 - - -5227 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6440 - - 7007 - - 6074 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 82 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 90 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 75.1 - - 72.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.9 - - 50.8 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 74.0 - - 73.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.6 - - 49.5 - - 50.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 140 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5360 - - 6002 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 29 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 98983 27 090 26 092 26 076 98983 91444 22 079 22 076 20 079 91444 85662 21 100 21 078 19 095 85662 80861 23 087 17 093 17 084 80861 76731 17 076 14 087 15 054 76731 73098 9 087 11 097 10 046 73098 69802 8 070 4 095 9 010 69802 66755 2 349 8 014 10 352 66755 63932 8 318 15 283 19 309 63932 61211 14 248 15 252 20 271 61211 58367 14 299 15 315 10 292 58367 55403 34 290 32 291 30 306 55403 52579 41 287 38 284 39 292 52579 50042 46 286 48 291 49 291 50042 47774 51 288 56 290 54 292 47774 45719 57 292 57 291 59 294 45719 43839 64 294 63 295 64 297 43839 42114 69 292 69 295 70 298 42114 40528 73 290 74 297 72 301 40528 39065 76 288 76 292 76 303 39065 37700 76 288 72 288 76 300 37700 36381 76 288 70 290 74 298 36381 35036 71 290 70 293 72 299 35036 33634 69 299 70 294 71 299 33634 32178 73 304 70 294 70 299 32178 30653 75 303 69 295 69 298 30653 29046 73 304 66 297 68 299 29046 27359 68 306 61 295 65 299 27359 25593 66 304 59 293 61 298 25593 23753 60 299 59 296 58 298 23753 21842 57 296 55 297 54 300 21842 19857 54 294 51 297 48 299 19857 17790 47 295 46 297 44 300 17790 15684 39 298 40 296 38 298 15684 13658 33 296 37 297 33 294 13658 11819 29 289 33 294 31 297 11819 10192 28 293 23 292 24 290 10192 8756 23 296 17 293 18 284 8756 7479 22 295 17*294 16 286 7479 6341 20*295 14*300 13 293 6341 5330 17*296 14 302 12 301 5330 4438 16 298 13 306 10 312 4438 3648 15 299 13 309 10 319 3648 2940 14 301 12 312 9 325 2940 2313 14 302 12 314 9 330 2313 1790 13 304 12 316 9 334 1790 1388 12 304 11 317 8 336 1388 1111 12 305 11 318 8 337 1111 943 11 305 10 318 7*338 943 847 9 305 9 318 5*338 847 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