DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - - 71.0 - - 72.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 154 - - -25 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3319 - - 30 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2700 - - 830 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4136 - - 847 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2282 - - 6716 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 333 - - 27 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 242 - - 235 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2619 - - -6038 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6755 - - 6885 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5344 - - -8058 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9480 - - 8905 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 72.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.3 - - 44.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.0 - - 72.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 44.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 154 - - -25 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3319 - - 30 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 74 - - 91 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 98099 7 116 6 297 98099 90669 7 035 8 196 90669 84939 6 319 1 123 84939 80173 6 338 1 015 80173 76063 6 357 4 002 76063 72430 4 299 7 324 72430 69132 6 351 5 304 69132 66090 14 316 12 307 66090 63264 16 306 17 287 63264 60534 19 303 17 288 60534 57688 26 291 19 292 57688 54730 31 279 30 294 54730 51913 42 290 36 285 51913 49372 44 282 38 280 49372 47095 41 282 44 277 47095 45046 44 285 45 277 45046 43191 48 288 50 282 43191 41504 57 289 61 282 41504 39961 66 286 70 276 39961 38533 69 284 74 272 38533 37192 68 284 72 270 37192 35893 66 285 70 269 35893 34569 65 284 69 268 34569 33191 63 282 70 268 33191 31761 55 279 71 269 31761 30266 54 273 70 269 30266 28694 60 266 68 268 28694 27046 62 267 68 267 27046 25320 64 272 67 267 25320 23519 70 272 66 268 23519 21645 76 271 65 269 21645 19695 78 269 61 270 19695 17663 73 265 57 272 17663 15593 66 256 54 271 15593 13600 60 243 53 268 13600 11784 53 237 49 263 11784 10165 50 238 43 260 10165 8727 50 242 42 257 8727 7450 49 246 47 251 7450 6316 44 247 45 247 6316 5311 36 245 43 246 5311 4423 29*242 41 246 4423 3636 25*241 37 244 3636 2931 22 241 34 243 2931 2307 21 242 30 241 2307 1786 19 243 27 239 1786 1386 18 244 24 238 1386 1110 17 244 21 237 1110 943 16 244 18*236 943 847 12 244 13*235 847 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