DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/15 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.0 - - 72.0 - - 76.5 - - 73.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 353 - - 215 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2147 - - 2899 - - 2842 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2007 - - 2704 - - 2493 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2964 - - 3716 - - 3659 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 609 - - 872 - - 1027 - - 2914 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 324 - - 413 - - 350 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 18 - - 17 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 195 - - 186 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -711 - - -1537 - - -2914 - - -4312 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3676 - - 5253 - - 6574 - - 5159 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6306 - - -5452 - - -6536 - - -8447 ODpotential blCL - - - 9270 - - 9168 - - 10195 - - 9294 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 72 - - 57 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.0 - - 72.0 - - 76.5 - - 73.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.7 - - 51.8 - - 50.5 - - 54.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.6 - - 70.1 - - 75.1 - - 74.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 51.0 - - 49.7 - - 53.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 353 - - 215 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2147 - - 2899 - - 2842 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98288 4 152 5 199 5 235 15 271 98288 90834 9 107 6 218 13 254 9 281 90834 85080 10 113 9 235 11 207 5 276 85080 80324 2 115 8 206 6 173 10 243 80324 76232 3 192 4 195 4 295 9 212 76232 72604 5 240 4 307 8 274 3 265 72604 69324 8 237 5 272 6 285 7 269 69324 66306 6 204 9 255 9 310 3 324 66306 63496 4 345 10 279 10 274 13 316 63496 60790 9 322 10 276 7 261 12 288 60790 57979 16 323 13 295 14 308 11 283 57979 55076 19 312 12 283 14 293 12 282 55076 52324 29 329 18 316 15 274 11 283 52324 49846 30 303 24 293 19 274 14 274 49846 47610 28 299 30 285 26 283 22 273 47610 45574 30 298 31 279 32 275 33 278 45574 43715 36 290 29 280 28 269 38 270 43715 42006 41 287 34 286 29 269 35 264 42006 40429 44 282 33 279 33 266 41 262 40429 38973 38 280 35 271 40 264 43 261 38973 37617 36 283 39 266 45 257 45 267 37617 36306 39 287 41 266 46 258 48 263 36306 34971 40 288 42 267 47 256 47 260 34971 33580 39 286 43 270 46 258 47 263 33580 32135 38 282 46 273 51 275 47 267 32135 30623 44 278 50 275 52 279 47 269 30623 29033 49 276 50 274 47 276 48 270 29033 27366 48 272 52 271 47 271 48 272 27366 25621 48 269 52 266 46 267 49 274 25621 23800 47 271 45 267 43 267 50 273 23800 21906 47 279 42 276 41 272 46 269 21906 19937 48 283 43 282 41 278 45 274 19937 17887 42 284 46 282 44 282 49 283 17887 15796 32 279 43 284 45 279 47 280 15796 13776 29 278 41 289 40 280 38 271 13776 11934 23 287 28 292 33 292 28 265 11934 10292 21 300 15 309 25 299 19 267 10292 8832 15 299 14 326 14 287 8 261 8832 7534 20 257 16 300 6 264 9 207 7534 6380 20 242 15 277 4 274 14 183 6380 5358 18 257 13 242 8 246 16 182 5358 4455 21 254 16*216 13*209 19 193 4455 3658 21*232 19*199 16*190 21 192 3658 2946 21*206 19 197 17 187 20 188 2946 2318 21 205 19 195 17 186 20 187 2318 1793 21 203 19 194 17 185 19 185 1793 1390 20 203 18 193 17 184 18 184 1390 1112 19 202 17 193 16 183 16 183 1112 944 17 202 16 192 15 183 13*183 944 847 14 202 13 192 12 183 9*182 847 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