DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 63.8 - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 428 - - 282 - - 60 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4388 - - 5432 - - 2189 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3908 - - 4553 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5205 - - 6249 - - 3006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 864 - - 507 - - 1720 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 501 - - 469 - - 209 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 025 - - 033 - - 072 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -521 - - -540 - - -2067 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5726 - - 6789 - - 5074 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9299 - - -8433 - - -9958 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14504 - - 14682 - - 12964 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 80 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 63.8 - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.7 - - 37.1 - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.2 - - 62.0 - - 56.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.7 - - 36.1 - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 428 - - 282 - - 60 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4388 - - 5432 - - 2189 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 17 - - 21 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98146 18 113 9 102 3 085 98146 90741 9 131 4 124 11 034 90741 85052 7 139 3 150 7 071 85052 80334 6 110 5 111 7 049 80334 76270 6 138 3 097 3 003 76270 72658 5 163 3 164 4 215 72658 69377 11 197 10 195 9 227 69377 66356 12 202 13 204 15 245 66356 63568 15 238 12 224 21 233 63568 60890 18 239 15 246 11 220 60890 58088 22 237 29 251 21 250 58088 55157 35 237 45 241 38 244 55157 52354 45 230 55 240 49 251 52354 49834 54 232 62 237 62 245 49834 47585 61 238 58 235 66 236 47585 45569 67 243 58 245 68 242 45569 43752 77 243 75 250 81 249 43752 42092 77 236 79 246 95 247 42092 40549 66 237 76 242 93 242 40549 39098 63 243 75 236 86 238 39098 37725 61 242 71 233 81 234 37725 36394 59 237 67 231 78 232 36394 35036 58 236 64 233 75 230 35036 33623 58 236 63 232 73 227 33623 32155 58 238 63 231 71 230 32155 30621 58 241 62 236 67 235 30621 29008 58 243 61 240 63 239 29008 27320 60 240 59 240 59 243 27320 25554 63 235 61 240 53 247 25554 23714 64 238 59 246 46 252 23714 21803 57 246 50 249 41 250 21803 19810 48 253 46 249 40 246 19810 17727 51 263 50 253 41 248 17727 15601 54 268 49 264 40 251 15601 13555 46 259 44 263 32 256 13555 11700 41 281 34 282 20 271 11700 10059 22 280 20 279 14 264 10059 8609 14 271 16 275 12 269 8609 7325 9 299 6*287 10 271 7325 6192 4*005 6*042 6 287 6192 5196 7*032 6 041 6 316 5196 4323 7 031 7 038 6 011 4323 3554 8 028 7 034 8*043 3554 2868 8 026 7 031 13*069 2868 2262 8 023 8 028 14 071 2262 1756 8 021 8 026 15 072 1756 1368 8 019 8 024 15 073 1368 1101 8 018 7 024 14 073 1101 939 8 017 7 024 13 073 939 846 7 017 7 023 10 073 846 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