DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.9 - - 55.9 - - 64.2 - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 131 - - 7 - - -118 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 934 - - 1678 - - 1236 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 1488 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1751 - - 2495 - - 2053 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 601 - - 727 - - 3404 - - 640 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 171 - - 258 - - 132 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 26 - - 26 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 174 - - 187 - - 194 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1202 - - -729 - - -2346 - - -3050 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2953 - - 3224 - - 4399 - - 3897 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9556 - - -5720 - - -5054 - - -5581 ODpotential blCL - - - 11307 - - 8215 - - 7107 - - 6427 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 81 - - 67 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.9 - - 55.9 - - 64.2 - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 44.8 - - 47.9 - - 46.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 55.2 - - 64.0 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.0 - - 43.6 - - 46.6 - - 46.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 131 - - 7 - - -118 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 934 - - 1678 - - 1236 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96773 32 238 35 245 45 233 45 244 96773 89354 34 242 38 243 36 242 40 244 89354 83728 25 232 39 240 34 257 36 252 83728 79103 27 257 29 239 34 257 30 260 79103 75118 32 268 30 252 33 252 33 269 75118 71592 35 268 34 267 33 260 38 264 71592 68380 37 270 35 271 34 270 35 259 68380 65403 35 275 34 274 37 282 30 269 65403 62632 36 279 35 276 38 281 25 286 62632 59936 39 278 38 277 40 276 33 291 59936 57119 39 275 41 278 38 271 38 282 57119 54194 36 271 38 273 37 267 37 282 54194 51396 34 280 33 274 34 266 41 281 51396 48877 37 284 35 282 31 272 43 267 48877 46621 33 275 34 276 33 276 39 261 46621 44578 34 274 32 263 36 269 43 277 44578 42727 38 275 33 258 35 262 45 272 42727 41047 40 271 32 255 36 266 40 262 41047 39512 40 269 28 265 39 263 34 262 39512 38098 41 269 32 265 40 256 37 266 38098 36780 46 266 33 261 38 254 40 265 36780 35508 47 261 29 266 35 257 36 263 35508 34211 43 260 29 272 29 259 34 265 34211 32861 36 260 31 260 24 261 34 266 32861 31461 32 262 27 255 24 262 33 263 31461 29996 29 263 22 256 28 262 31 258 29996 28455 27 265 23 255 28 261 31 259 28455 26837 26 266 25 249 25 260 31 258 26837 25142 29 263 29 245 24 259 32 257 25142 23369 34 259 32 242 25 258 34 259 23369 21519 35 261 33 239 28 253 34 259 21519 19589 34 263 33 245 31 252 32 248 19589 17578 29 257 36 253 31 250 32 240 17578 15522 36 251 43 249 36 241 34 240 15522 13534 40 243 45 233 42 241 39 244 13534 11721 33 236 43 229 46 232 45 250 11721 10108 36 237 43 228 48 228 48 249 10108 8676 40 231 44 222 51 226 54 238 8676 7407 39 223 46 220 53 225 52 224 7407 6281 40 226 48 221 50 223 50 220 6281 5280 45 229 47 221 46 218 49 217 5280 4396 49 223 46 218 40 209 47 213 4396 3614 49 210 41 210 36 201 46 208 3614 2913 43 196 35*199 34 199 44 204 2913 2293 36*185 29*189 33*197 42 201 2293 1776 28*176 27 187 31*196 38 197 1776 1379 26 174 26 186 29 195 33 194 1379 1106 23 173 24 185 26 194 27 191 1106 941 20 173 22 185 22 193 22 190 941 846 16 172 16 184 17 193 13*188 846 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