DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 66.3 - - 60.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 174 - - 29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1642 - - 3415 - - 2891 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 2827 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2459 - - 4232 - - 3708 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1153 - - 518 - - 941 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 204 - - 349 - - 184 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 273 - - 295 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 743 - - 1035 - - 603 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1716 - - 3197 - - 3105 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 128 - - 550 - - 224 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2331 - - 3682 - - 3484 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 150 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 66.3 - - 60.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.6 - - 55.1 - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 65.3 - - 60.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.8 - - 54.3 - - 49.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 174 - - 29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1642 - - 3415 - - 2891 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 7 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] 98165 13 110 9 178 9 025 98165 90756 14 102 6 084 7 048 90756 85072 16 103 9 085 5 107 85072 80370 6 082 8 095 10 121 80370 76322 1 268 3 127 8 095 76322 72739 8 155 11 185 4 168 72739 69497 11 116 16 161 11 176 69497 66512 2 175 9 170 4 214 66512 63741 15 217 15 190 15 224 63741 61064 16 209 12 186 15 195 61064 58263 29 246 25 256 21 266 58263 55360 46 231 46 245 44 246 55360 52606 44 227 54 231 50 236 52606 50136 47 229 51 220 58 236 50136 47919 45 221 50 224 61 239 47919 45899 39 228 51 238 61 238 45899 44068 49 238 63 237 59 232 44068 42412 60 226 64 232 71 228 42412 40878 47 224 68 225 76 220 40878 39429 39 231 63 213 69 211 39429 38058 37 229 60 214 65 209 38058 36728 36 228 63 224 64 213 36728 35366 36 235 61 229 70 223 35366 33946 44 242 57 229 65 232 33946 32471 47 239 54 227 59 232 32471 30925 44 236 51 225 59 231 30925 29296 45 234 49 225 60 233 29296 27589 47 234 49 224 54 236 27589 25805 47 237 51 228 53 240 25805 23941 47 238 51 233 51 246 23941 22000 49 239 49 239 51 251 22000 19981 53 243 52 245 53 255 19981 17881 52 242 54 247 56 256 17881 15745 53 243 52 247 57 253 15745 13690 51 243 47 249 50 249 13690 11817 44 240 40 238 44 236 11817 10152 39 237 36 239 39 237 10152 8680 42 236 36 247 32 256 8680 7381 45 235 33 254 27 281 7381 6236 45 243 27 270 19 284 6236 5229 40 254 23 269 14 281 5229 4349 33 261 18*287 16*300 4349 3577 30 264 18*289 17*304 3577 2886 24*270 18 293 17 306 2886 2275 21*272 18 295 17 306 2275 1765 20 273 18 296 17 307 1765 1373 19 273 18 297 16 307 1373 1103 18 273 17 297 15 307 1103 940 16 273 16 297 14 307 940 846 12 272 13 297 10 307 846 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