DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - - 80.2 - - 84.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 182 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3282 - - 6518 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2887 - - 5181 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4099 - - 7335 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1771 - - 2080 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 389 - - 439 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 273 - - 230 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -841 - - -38 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4941 - - 7373 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4158 - - -736 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8257 - - 8071 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1520 - - 1010 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 84.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 55.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.4 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.1 - - 54.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 182 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3282 - - 6518 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 37 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - 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] 98102 7 075 3 263 98102 90704 4 088 3 116 90704 85012 2 000 6 024 85012 80262 3 199 5 314 80262 76164 4 186 7 271 76164 72551 3 198 6 236 72551 69276 4 282 8 236 69276 66253 8 253 10 238 66253 63449 12 260 15 256 63449 60726 18 256 16 246 60726 57893 21 254 29 260 57893 54978 29 240 29 249 54978 52206 29 237 37 258 52206 49715 35 251 42 249 49715 47482 36 244 44 250 47482 45457 39 254 49 251 45457 43609 49 263 53 257 43609 41918 54 259 55 261 41918 40363 56 254 61 265 40363 38917 57 253 66 263 38917 37557 58 252 66 259 37557 36241 58 251 65 258 36241 34899 57 252 66 257 34899 33505 57 255 69 258 33505 32066 57 259 69 259 32066 30565 57 263 67 257 30565 28988 57 264 66 260 28988 27334 55 260 62 262 27334 25602 51 263 56 266 25602 23790 47 261 54 268 23790 21905 48 261 50 268 21905 19945 53 274 44 273 19945 17907 45 280 36 281 17907 15828 40 278 27 279 15828 13818 35 282 22 280 13818 11981 25 285 19 269 11981 10342 18 285 17 235 10342 8883 12 274 17 215 8883 7586 9 279 11*215 7586 6431 5 347 10*217 6431 5406 6 345 9 222 5406 4500 5*301 8 226 4500 3697 6*275 7 230 3697 2978 6 274 6 235 2978 2341 7 273 6 240 2341 1808 7 273 5 243 1808 1399 6 273 5 246 1399 1117 6 273 5 248 1117 945 6 273 4 247 945 848 5 274 4 248 848 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