DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - - 87.0 - - 87.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 268 - - 187 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7530 - - 7042 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6197 - - 5603 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8347 - - 7859 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3485 - - 3196 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 523 - - 455 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 24 - - 26 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 049 - - 039 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -399 - - -433 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8746 - - 8292 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1445 - - -1306 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9792 - - 9165 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 130 - - 400 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.0 - - 87.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.4 - - 53.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.1 - - 85.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.1 - - 52.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 268 - - 187 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7530 - - 7042 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 57 - - 33 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98569 15 100 9 119 98569 91131 13 076 12 069 91131 85396 16 062 12 077 85396 80637 12 071 10 083 80637 76540 11 076 9 094 76540 72922 9 072 7 075 72922 69651 9 080 7 066 69651 66640 6 066 6 020 66640 63845 2 073 6 302 63845 61143 6 289 9 265 61143 58329 15 279 12 282 58329 55410 22 273 20 291 55410 52624 25 272 26 279 52624 50116 28 275 27 273 50116 47881 30 280 28 275 47881 45876 34 280 33 290 45876 44056 36 273 40 296 44056 42386 37 269 45 295 42386 40833 38 268 47 293 40833 39375 38 279 47 285 39375 37998 40 289 48 274 37998 36666 36 289 50 270 36666 35308 33 288 52 276 35308 33893 35 280 53 284 33893 32426 39 277 56 290 32426 30896 33 296 51 296 30896 29290 27 307 48 308 29290 27609 24 303 36 311 27609 25849 23 306 27 296 25849 24012 17 314 26 300 24012 22101 14 315 22 319 22101 20110 12 295 18 328 20110 18039 10 328 14 340 18039 15930 12 286 15 340 15930 13896 8 259 13 327 13896 12045 10 356 9 341 12045 10398 11 020 7 012 10398 8933 3*054 4*013 8933 7627 3*055 3*025 7627 6464 3 055 3 028 6464 5431 4 052 3 033 5431 4519 4 052 3 040 4519 3711 4 049 3 042 3711 2987 4 047 3 046 2987 2347 5 046 3 047 2347 1812 5 045 4 048 1812 1401 5 044 3 048 1401 1118 5 043 3 049 1118 946 5 042 3 048 946 848 4 042 3 048 848 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