DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 77.7 - - 70.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 318 - - 181 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2899 - - 3216 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2676 - - 2702 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3716 - - 4033 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1403 - - 1705 - - 2580 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 401 - - 347 - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 20 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 097 - - 096 - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5828 - - -5350 - - -7669 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9545 - - 9383 - - 8516 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13909 - - -12768 - - -16238 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17625 - - 16801 - - 17085 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 86 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 77.7 - - 70.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.2 - - 39.7 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.0 - - 76.5 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.9 - - 38.4 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 318 - - 181 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2899 - - 3216 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 11 - - 42 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 98492 23 108 14 107 15 064 98492 91051 14 113 13 092 14 093 91051 85333 16 114 12 094 14 085 85333 80569 20 083 17 113 10 076 80569 76460 19 074 14 102 10 069 76460 72837 15 058 13 076 11 057 72837 69568 15 049 12 065 8 042 69568 66567 11 026 10 040 12 028 66567 63783 12 359 14 024 14 009 63783 61092 15 348 15 010 14 358 61092 58301 17 340 16 356 15 349 58301 55417 20 328 19 329 17 344 55417 52674 21 322 21 319 20 316 52674 50224 29 310 26 316 24 305 50224 48043 33 297 30 305 24 301 48043 46078 31 285 30 292 23 301 46078 44292 21 275 28 281 23 291 44292 42643 14 280 21 269 25 277 42643 41100 9 284 12 254 18 273 41100 39648 8 287 7 267 12 266 39648 38275 9 289 9 275 7 267 38275 36938 9 287 11 270 7 284 36938 35571 11 287 11 280 8 292 35571 34145 13 286 13 284 9 299 34145 32663 15 273 16 291 10 315 32663 31111 16 272 16 298 10 338 31111 29475 15 292 15 300 9 327 29475 27756 11 300 14 298 11 300 27756 25955 9 304 8 319 8 299 25955 24083 7 004 5 041 1 176 24083 22145 4 055 5 091 4 155 22145 20132 2 353 3 046 1 150 20132 18034 2 307 4 342 3 344 18034 15892 1 019 3 340 4 311 15892 13827 4 062 2 034 2 348 13827 11951 5 085 2 111 4 021 11951 10287 9 101 7 116 5 088 10287 8810 12 113 9 127 6 095 8810 7497 17 118 12 141 7 127 7497 6336 21 113 18 131 14 139 6336 5314 22 107 23 114 18 124 5314 4417 18*105 21*106 19 118 4417 3627 16*100 21*099 19 111 3627 2921 16 098 21 097 19 094 2921 2300 16 097 21 096 19 090 2300 1781 16 095 20 095 18 088 1781 1383 15 095 20 094 18 087 1383 1108 14 094 19 094 16 086 1108 942 14 093 17 094 14*085 942 847 11 093 14 093 10*084 847 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