DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - - - - 59.6 - - 59.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 252 - - 90 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3032 - - 2726 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2680 - - 1907 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3849 - - 3543 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 959 - - 1010 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 372 - - 258 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 075 - - 084 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2155 - - -3143 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6005 - - 6687 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10122 - - -11076 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13971 - - 14619 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 59.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.5 - - 33.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.9 - - 59.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.7 - - 33.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 252 - - 90 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3032 - - 2726 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 98199 19 102 11 148 98199 90780 5 095 3 107 90780 85072 7 050 5 356 85072 80317 6 050 4 021 80317 76213 3 026 3 237 76213 72586 9 218 6 194 72586 69305 9 220 8 220 69305 66291 8 232 13 229 66291 63497 8 211 15 217 63497 60793 7 194 13 228 60793 57963 17 251 21 258 57963 55019 38 247 41 245 55019 52213 46 237 40 238 52213 49678 45 240 42 251 49678 47414 57 244 65 249 47414 45392 72 238 88 232 45392 43566 85 221 75 234 43566 41904 68 250 83 255 41904 40370 85 254 118 255 40370 38933 79 248 106 257 38933 37575 77 242 79 250 37575 36261 82 240 75 245 36261 34921 81 240 73 242 34921 33523 73 240 73 238 33523 32069 70 238 70 238 32069 30547 70 238 68 240 30547 28945 66 243 64 246 28945 27271 60 250 57 251 27271 25522 56 253 52 247 25522 23692 53 254 48 245 23692 21782 50 250 47 255 21782 19791 46 247 34 256 19791 17712 45 244 32 245 17712 15593 38 243 32 240 15593 13548 29 239 20 250 13548 11692 21 230 14 262 11692 10057 13 186 17 219 10057 8615 6 141 14 170 8615 7337 9 097 13 127 7337 6206 12 088 17 094 6206 5207 13 090 17 083 5207 4331 12*083 16 085 4331 3560 13*079 16*085 3560 2873 13 077 16*085 2873 2265 13 076 16 084 2265 1758 13 074 16 084 1758 1369 13 073 15 084 1369 1102 12 073 15 084 1102 939 12 072 13 084 939 846 10 071 11 084 846 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