DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - - 71.4 - - 64.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5653 - - 2915 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4631 - - 2072 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6470 - - 3732 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2971 - - 2446 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 447 - - 267 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 259 - - 287 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 13 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1282 - - 988 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5189 - - 2744 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -113 - - -221 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6583 - - 3953 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 840 - - 520 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 64.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.2 - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.2 - - 64.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.0 - - 53.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5653 - - 2915 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 97 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 98839 23 106 21 096 98839 91340 21 093 16 093 91340 85570 18 094 19 090 85570 80777 19 095 17 081 80777 76634 12 073 14 080 76634 72965 9 056 10 071 72965 69645 6 054 7 073 69645 66591 7 032 6 018 66591 63756 8 006 2 290 63756 61005 16 332 3 289 61005 58123 14 294 12 301 58123 55127 17 306 26 281 55127 52266 30 286 24 287 52266 49690 28 274 30 294 49690 47382 24 281 32 293 47382 45286 26 292 37 295 45286 43367 33 296 40 294 43367 41600 41 293 41 295 41600 39964 47 290 46 296 39964 38442 53 291 50 293 38442 37021 59 291 53 293 37021 35656 62 289 55 293 35656 34277 61 286 56 294 34277 32854 57 281 56 302 32854 31392 54 284 61 311 31392 29875 50 285 64 315 29875 28290 48 292 63 316 28290 26641 48 293 56 310 26641 24931 46 291 49 303 24931 23160 42 284 43 299 23160 21319 39 278 40 299 21319 19399 37 276 37 295 19399 17399 33 274 34 292 17399 15360 33 268 30 290 15360 13393 31 264 28 288 13393 11604 23 258 26 286 11604 10017 22 253 26 282 10017 8605 22 252 27 278 8605 7348 23*254 28 277 7348 6231 23*256 29 279 6231 5239 24 257 28 280 5239 4365 24 258 28*281 4365 3592 25 259 27*283 3592 2899 25 259 25 286 2899 2285 25 260 24 287 2285 1772 24 260 23 288 1772 1378 24 260 22 288 1378 1106 23 260 21 288 1106 941 21 260 18 289 941 847 16 260 14 288 847 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