DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 31.2 - - 36.8 - - 40.3 - - 38.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 292 - - 184 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2952 - - 3401 - - 3376 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2512 - - 3020 - - 2816 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3769 - - 4218 - - 4193 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 706 - - 849 - - 991 - - 4141 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 338 - - 409 - - 352 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 13 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 085 - - 137 - - 137 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 89 - - 211 - - -129 - - -1932 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3680 - - 4007 - - 4322 - - 2776 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8584 - - -8874 - - -8547 - - -2525 ODpotential blCL - - - 12353 - - 13092 - - 12740 - - 3369 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 82 - - 76 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.2 - - 36.8 - - 40.3 - - 38.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.5 - - 22.6 - - 24.8 - - 29.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 35.0 - - 39.0 - - 39.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.4 - - 21.5 - - 23.5 - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 292 - - 184 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2952 - - 3401 - - 3376 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 27 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96405 25 240 35 227 36 240 35 253 96405 89093 30 262 27 237 37 254 31 250 89093 83486 23 251 21 263 29 252 31 250 83486 78860 22 266 19 265 26 237 30 262 78860 74866 29 274 26 283 24 257 34 252 74866 71305 31 264 35 275 36 283 35 277 71305 68083 28 251 34 258 38 277 40 274 68083 65119 27 283 26 261 34 272 38 268 65119 62343 41 295 36 280 42 281 43 279 62343 59636 49 288 44 280 48 279 49 286 59636 56806 51 279 48 280 50 280 51 285 56806 53868 50 276 52 279 54 280 51 284 53868 51072 49 280 54 276 53 279 50 286 51072 48565 51 284 52 279 51 282 51 286 48565 46330 54 286 52 283 52 283 49 285 46330 44312 57 291 51 289 53 285 46 287 44312 42469 61 294 56 293 53 289 51 293 42469 40780 68 291 62 289 58 290 59 290 40780 39232 71 291 62 287 65 289 62 288 39232 37810 75 294 67 294 70 291 63 292 37810 36493 77 294 72 295 72 292 65 295 36493 35224 75 292 75 294 73 294 67 294 35224 33931 71 291 77 297 75 294 66 292 33931 32585 69 296 83 300 74 292 64 291 32585 31185 68 300 82 297 72 294 65 288 31185 29717 66 300 80 299 68 293 62 286 29717 28171 67 295 72 303 62 290 59 288 28171 26544 68 293 66 300 56 290 56 289 26544 24839 67 292 61 297 51 292 51 290 24839 23057 67 292 59 294 49 295 45 289 23057 21200 65 295 56 294 47 298 40 288 21200 19262 61 297 52 296 44 299 38 286 19262 17240 57 299 50 296 41 296 37 284 17240 15174 51 307 47 296 39 295 35 284 15174 13182 32 308 40 304 35 295 30 287 13182 11372 18 304 24 302 28 295 24 284 11372 9770 14 293 13 298 19 283 21 272 9770 8354 13 291 8 294 12 261 21 263 8354 7105 11 304 7 301 8 248 16 253 7105 6006 9 326 3 335 6 214 14 209 6006 5044 6 006 4*136 6*156 13 176 5044 4203 7*082 5*137 6*143 12 156 4203 3463 7*085 5 138 6 141 12 149 3463 2800 8 086 6 137 6 137 12 145 2800 2213 8 086 6 136 6 135 12 141 2213 1724 8 085 6 137 6 134 11 138 1724 1349 8 085 6 137 6 133 11 135 1349 1091 7 085 5 136 6 132 9 133 1091 934 7 085 5 135 6 132 8 130 934 844 6 085 5 136 5 131 5*129 844 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