DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/14 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 - - - - - - 65.3 - - 69.5 - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 338 - - 228 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4545 - - 5660 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3951 - - 4636 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5362 - - 6477 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1125 - - 1335 - - 5606 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 472 - - 447 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 22 - - 14 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 173 - - 197 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2473 - - -3197 - - -7554 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7835 - - 9674 - - 8400 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11680 - - -11695 - - -15556 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17042 - - 18172 - - 16402 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 49 - - 57 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 69.5 - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.9 - - 29.8 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.2 - - 67.8 - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.6 - - 28.6 - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 338 - - 228 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4545 - - 5660 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98160 6 116 7 218 6 115 98160 90722 7 126 5 194 5 099 90722 84998 4 199 9 173 7 298 84998 80239 6 124 7 186 9 290 80239 76132 6 101 7 179 7 282 76132 72496 2 046 5 219 7 253 72496 69191 4 009 4 247 7 246 69191 66149 6 350 7 299 6 295 66149 63343 11 304 11 312 8 339 63343 60634 12 298 16 311 13 325 60634 57803 14 327 19 320 17 312 57803 54861 23 317 25 312 24 316 54861 52062 26 309 29 300 27 317 52062 49560 30 320 29 307 31 317 49560 47335 40 320 33 322 37 312 47335 45344 48 320 47 325 37 313 45344 43549 59 323 54 323 36 318 43549 41914 67 323 55 325 36 326 41914 40399 65 318 51 322 36 320 40399 38976 55 327 42 323 40 308 38976 37632 53 339 40 327 44 310 37632 36326 52 340 38 339 44 310 36326 34990 53 338 36 341 41 308 34990 33597 50 340 36 333 38 310 33597 32148 42 341 36 318 37 310 32148 30630 42 339 36 312 34 315 30630 29030 44 335 34 310 35 326 29030 27350 45 333 34 312 35 319 27350 25590 44 329 34 318 35 310 25590 23752 45 326 37 324 35 303 23752 21843 46 329 37 326 37 298 21843 19857 46 331 34 326 33 301 19857 17785 42 329 30 329 32 307 17785 15668 40 335 25 330 26 312 15668 13628 35 337 23 330 20 309 13628 11773 25 332 19 331 17 301 11773 10129 19 337 12 328 14 293 10129 8676 13 346 7 305 11 279 8676 7393 9 354 7*234 11 242 7393 6263 4*352 7*221 12 204 6263 5265 4*190 6 216 12 187 5265 4385 4 183 6 205 12 177 4385 3606 4 178 6 197 11 171 3606 2909 4 174 6 189 11 165 2909 2291 4 170 6 183 11 160 2291 1775 4 165 6 177 11 156 1775 1379 4 161 5 174 10 152 1379 1107 4 160 5 173 9 150 1107 941 4 159 5 172 8 148 941 846 4 158 5 171 6*147 846 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