DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.2 - - 47.9 - - 48.5 - - 46.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 169 - - 93 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3518 - - 5337 - - 5297 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2704 - - 4257 - - 3838 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4335 - - 6154 - - 6114 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4435 - - 3508 - - 3690 - - 7381 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 313 - - 405 - - 335 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 335 - - 334 - - 336 - - 356 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 81 - - 1018 - - 888 - - -3323 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4254 - - 5137 - - 5226 - - 4168 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1239 - - -28 - - -9 - - -3790 ODpotential blCL - - - 5574 - - 6182 - - 6123 - - 4635 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 98 - - 98 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 80 - - 60 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.2 - - 47.9 - - 48.5 - - 46.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.6 - - 28.4 - - 28.6 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.3 - - 46.9 - - 47.7 - - 47.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 27.2 - - 27.4 - - 30.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 169 - - 93 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3518 - - 5337 - - 5297 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 93 - - 92 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97445 8 189 14 258 13 242 17 275 97445 90075 9 240 10 226 14 238 10 247 90075 84440 5 175 12 191 10 240 7 220 84440 79752 4 124 9 189 7 266 5 232 79752 75702 7 185 6 181 8 256 7 239 75702 72113 4 222 8 210 11 227 10 238 72113 68845 9 265 7 232 10 212 9 249 68845 65812 14 246 10 255 12 248 9 249 65812 62967 17 229 15 239 21 248 14 275 62967 60194 14 225 19 220 27 248 24 267 60194 57296 12 275 20 226 26 236 20 264 57296 54289 29 281 22 274 20 263 27 279 54289 51427 35 267 34 273 26 264 32 271 51427 48859 37 266 36 271 33 272 36 269 48859 46557 41 267 41 273 39 274 37 271 46557 44466 42 269 43 273 43 273 39 272 44466 42545 42 275 43 272 46 272 41 270 42545 40773 45 280 46 271 46 270 43 268 40773 39128 49 278 50 272 48 269 43 266 39128 37594 52 273 53 270 47 269 41 268 37594 36163 52 272 54 268 47 271 39 272 36163 34797 53 273 54 264 45 273 37 272 34797 33430 51 271 46 266 42 273 32 270 33430 32039 44 273 41 272 35 275 24 281 32039 30628 39 283 34 277 28 283 16 296 30628 29171 36 293 30 287 26 303 17 333 29171 27645 36 299 31 293 29 309 19 341 27645 26044 36 294 29 292 28 307 18 344 26044 24366 36 290 29 289 27 303 17 338 24366 22610 35 291 30 289 27 300 18 327 22610 20782 35 291 31 289 28 301 23 320 20782 18881 35 292 30 290 28 301 26 317 18881 16906 29 295 27 295 27 300 28 309 16906 14901 23 301 24 295 27 297 29 307 14901 12975 23 308 22 294 26 296 31 308 12975 11240 27 302 23 298 26 291 31 292 11240 9706 26 303 20 308 23 292 28 293 9706 8340 27 322 20 316 21 297 22 301 8340 7125 26 324 20*319 17*310 17 314 7125 6046 23 324 19*322 16*314 14 321 6046 5088 18*328 16 329 13 328 12 326 5088 4243 16*336 14 335 12 335 11 330 4243 3495 14 336 13 337 11 339 10 333 3495 2825 12 335 13 339 11 342 9 337 2825 2232 11 334 12 340 10 345 8 342 2232 1737 11 335 12 340 10 347 7 346 1737 1357 11 334 11 341 10 348 6 350 1357 1095 10 334 11 342 9 348 5 352 1095 936 9 334 10 342 9 349 4*353 936 845 8 334 9 342 7 350 3*356 845 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