DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - - 80.4 - - 83.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 316 - - 202 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3880 - - 4326 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3417 - - 3569 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4697 - - 5143 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1180 - - 970 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 440 - - 395 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 30 - - 21 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 249 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4837 - - -5188 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9534 - - 10331 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12596 - - -11725 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17293 - - 16868 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 65 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 83.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.7 - - 40.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.4 - - 39.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 316 - - 202 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3880 - - 4326 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98228 16 117 10 106 98228 90855 12 052 15 071 90855 85166 15 054 16 056 85166 80442 15 070 9 048 80442 76388 19 058 7 073 76388 72806 19 034 12 071 72806 69545 15 024 12 046 69545 66533 14 028 13 022 66533 63740 13 360 15 013 63740 61047 14 354 16 355 61047 58258 17 335 17 349 58258 55386 20 322 19 334 55386 52664 25 322 25 324 52664 50234 23 300 27 311 50234 48073 28 277 28 283 48073 46134 27 266 30 264 46134 44374 29 275 25 266 44374 42739 34 260 25 280 42739 41201 29 280 26 289 41201 39746 23 299 27 288 39746 38365 22 312 25 289 38365 37020 22 316 24 301 37020 35644 22 311 24 312 35644 34210 23 314 24 321 34210 32720 26 326 20 323 32720 31161 26 331 20 327 31161 29519 22 300 19 309 29519 27798 21 291 20 302 27798 26000 16 302 19 308 26000 24132 13 298 17 303 24132 22200 9 299 11 333 22200 20196 6 302 7 355 20196 18108 2 324 6 012 18108 15972 3 293 5 012 15972 13907 4 252 3 357 13907 12028 6 230 2 276 12028 10359 5 222 4 248 10359 8879 6 222 4 242 8879 7565 4 224 5 233 7565 6403 2 265 6 224 6403 5377 3*218 4*229 5377 4475 3*216 4*233 4475 3677 3 218 4 238 3677 2962 3 224 4 245 2962 2329 3 227 3 252 2329 1800 3 232 3 258 1800 1394 2 235 3 262 1394 1115 2 238 3 265 1115 945 2 239 3 265 945 847 2 239 3 267 847 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