DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 89.9 - - 90.7 - - 87.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 117 - - 34 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2487 - - 3130 - - 3108 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1763 - - 2522 - - 1834 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3304 - - 3947 - - 3925 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1177 - - 1458 - - 1523 - - 5412 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 253 - - 318 - - 242 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 18 - - 23 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 210 - - 212 - - 215 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 627 - - 133 - - -479 - - -2271 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2678 - - 3815 - - 4405 - - 3119 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -404 - - -3833 - - -4885 - - -3671 ODpotential blCL - - - 3708 - - 7780 - - 8810 - - 4519 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 80 - - 70 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 3320 - - 3870 - - 3380 - - 4110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 89.9 - - 90.7 - - 87.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 75.3 - - 75.4 - - 73.8 - - 76.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.3 - - 89.0 - - 90.7 - - 88.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 74.4 - - 74.2 - - 72.7 - - 75.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 117 - - 34 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2487 - - 3130 - - 3108 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 22 - - 0 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 18 - - 17 - - 20 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] 99298 34 091 34 099 27 108 24 081 99298 91750 32 094 30 091 22 101 25 091 91750 85963 28 093 24 091 23 083 24 088 85963 81180 22 078 19 094 21 085 19 080 81180 77064 20 069 17 093 21 096 15 076 77064 73426 15 060 15 085 22 095 13 102 73426 70131 9 072 12 063 16 091 12 107 70131 67113 8 091 4 058 7 080 7 083 67113 64334 5 081 6 086 4 118 3 077 64334 61657 6 230 2 322 4 168 4 082 61657 58862 10 215 10 225 14 265 14 336 58862 55985 9 250 11 219 17 242 25 270 55985 53297 18 260 17 273 8 232 20 235 53297 50905 23 266 30 286 13 276 14 241 50905 48753 29 272 34 285 31 273 23 265 48753 46792 33 261 29 274 36 258 33 260 46792 44986 31 248 24 246 35 243 35 248 44986 43306 27 248 23 241 33 239 37 238 43306 41731 30 253 31 255 33 239 38 238 41731 40248 33 256 35 257 31 246 39 240 40248 38844 37 254 31 245 33 249 39 236 38844 37480 34 250 38 241 35 250 40 233 37480 36088 31 246 40 242 34 248 40 232 36088 34639 31 235 39 238 36 238 37 235 34639 33139 32 230 37 236 38 230 34 236 33139 31572 33 235 36 239 35 227 34 234 31572 29928 33 240 37 244 33 228 34 236 29928 28206 32 248 39 246 35 227 33 238 28206 26406 32 256 39 243 36 225 34 236 26406 24531 32 253 38 238 35 232 35 234 24531 22580 31 235 36 232 35 236 35 236 22580 20549 32 227 35 230 30 244 29 239 20549 18439 31 231 34 240 24 250 20 250 18439 16291 30 236 30 247 21 257 18 266 16291 14218 30 237 29 252 19 265 18 267 14218 12323 26 238 27 254 19 265 20 265 12323 10631 24 238 27 253 25 259 21 253 10631 9122 23 236 28 250 31 251 29 249 9122 7779 24 237 28 248 34 243 34 247 7779 6587 22 246 25 241 33 234 32 241 6587 5531 18 267 19 226 29 225 30 234 5531 4600 19 265 19*212 26*215 30 229 4600 3775 19*254 19*211 25*213 29 226 3775 3036 17*236 19 210 25 213 28 223 3036 2381 17 234 18 210 24 212 27 221 2381 1834 16 232 18 209 24 212 25 220 1834 1414 16 231 17 210 23 212 23 218 1414 1125 15 231 17 209 21 212 19 217 1125 949 13 231 15 209 19 212 16 216 949 848 10 230 12 209 14 212 11*215 848 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