DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 = 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 - - - - - - 71.6 - - 73.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5818 - - 6797 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4635 - - 4775 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6635 - - 7614 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1562 - - 2231 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 420 - - 344 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 271 - - 261 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 233 - - 663 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6402 - - 6951 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2769 - - -860 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9404 - - 8474 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.6 - - 73.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.4 - - 45.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.5 - - 72.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.1 - - 44.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5818 - - 6797 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 67 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 98901 30 096 20 075 98901 91372 25 088 22 090 91372 85571 17 086 23 094 85571 80770 16 093 15 087 80770 76653 12 092 14 103 76653 73007 11 084 13 090 73007 69695 9 042 10 064 69695 66652 5 338 5 017 66652 63824 5 328 4 292 63824 61074 11 297 14 308 61074 58198 18 280 24 281 58198 55207 25 283 23 273 55207 52339 34 273 32 277 52339 49753 41 271 42 273 49753 47435 40 272 45 270 47435 45335 44 276 47 268 45335 43415 49 275 49 268 43415 41644 55 275 52 268 41644 40004 59 277 56 270 40004 38486 65 275 60 268 38486 37079 66 272 66 266 37079 35740 66 273 68 265 35740 34394 68 273 69 262 34394 33009 65 272 70 261 33009 31579 61 274 67 263 31579 30088 59 272 60 263 30088 28522 57 272 60 261 28522 26881 54 272 61 262 26881 25161 49 274 56 264 25161 23369 44 277 50 266 23369 21512 39 277 40 269 21512 19583 33 277 36 272 19583 17570 29 282 31 278 17570 15518 26 288 29 283 15518 13536 23 290 25 283 13536 11731 21 297 20 282 11731 10127 20 299 17 276 10127 8703 18 298 17*271 8703 7436 17*284 17*268 7436 6307 16*278 17 266 6307 5304 15 276 17 263 5304 4417 15 274 17 261 4417 3632 14 271 17 260 3632 2929 13 269 17 258 2929 2305 13 267 16 258 2305 1785 12 266 16 257 1785 1385 11 265 16 256 1385 1110 11 264 15 256 1110 943 10 263 14 256 943 847 9 264 11 256 847 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