DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/30 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 - - - 77.4 - - 83.2 - - 82.1 - - 79.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 175 - - 13 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1657 - - 4503 - - 31 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1447 - - 3669 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2474 - - 5320 - - 848 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1417 - - 2263 - - 7343 - - 5284 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 253 - - 392 - - 37 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 313 - - 282 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 81 - - 846 - - -3600 - - -2845 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2393 - - 4474 - - 4449 - - 3693 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2038 - - -199 - - -4525 - - -4464 ODpotential blCL - - - 4512 - - 5519 - - 5373 - - 5312 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 82 - - 74 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 1170 - - 970 - - 910 - - 930 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 83.2 - - 82.1 - - 79.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.3 - - 66.1 - - 65.3 - - 65.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 82.0 - - 82.1 - - 80.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 64.9 - - 64.3 - - 64.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 175 - - 13 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1657 - - 4503 - - 31 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 14 - - 14 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] 99184 39 095 29 102 29 087 31 080 99184 91662 31 083 29 090 24 089 28 082 91662 85863 22 085 25 088 20 095 18 088 85863 81048 16 083 20 093 17 089 17 090 81048 76918 15 083 19 095 12 088 15 076 76918 73288 16 077 16 083 10 113 9 064 73288 70005 11 071 10 073 8 101 9 066 70005 66977 8 076 7 082 6 112 8 061 66977 64171 10 038 9 077 3 136 4 357 64171 61478 4 334 6 357 5 160 6 218 61478 58679 16 292 17 296 11 290 10 268 58679 55768 24 236 20 244 22 248 21 248 55768 52995 20 231 27 238 27 243 26 245 52995 50511 30 251 41 252 35 256 34 259 50511 48282 45 239 57 249 51 259 51 255 48282 46264 51 225 62 230 55 240 61 236 46264 44434 48 230 55 216 53 221 60 227 44434 42750 52 251 51 216 43 224 65 235 42750 41180 53 252 44 237 47 246 75 236 41180 39703 48 253 53 265 70 258 78 234 39703 38304 45 257 63 258 76 253 77 238 38304 36947 49 257 61 247 75 245 80 244 36947 35566 58 266 62 242 74 239 79 245 35566 34131 70 278 63 243 74 237 76 243 34131 32642 60 275 59 245 72 238 76 242 32642 31084 46 267 56 247 69 234 71 239 31084 29446 42 257 53 251 65 235 69 235 29446 27731 30 254 44 248 58 235 68 233 27731 25936 25 249 38 242 56 230 64 239 25936 24069 32 246 37 248 48 231 55 240 24069 22139 37 252 39 246 42 237 45 239 22139 20134 33 256 39 243 44 240 41 235 20134 18042 27 263 37 252 39 250 37 237 18042 15915 24 272 32 263 29 252 35 261 15915 13875 23 280 28 267 29 276 41 282 13875 12022 25 286 28 265 23 280 30 291 12022 10375 25 285 23 269 20 265 12 295 10375 8913 21 288 15 291 12 268 11 276 8913 7610 16 296 11 307 8 292 10 260 7610 6451 15 301 10 310 10 301 9 269 6451 5421 14 303 9*312 11 302 9 276 5421 4512 12 308 9*313 10 300 11 276 4512 3706 11 314 9 313 10 298 11 281 3706 2983 10*314 9 313 10 293 12 285 2983 2344 9*308 9 313 9 290 12 288 2344 1810 7 302 8 313 8 286 12 290 1810 1400 7 302 8 313 8 285 11 290 1400 1117 6 300 7 313 7 283 9 289 1117 946 6 300 7 312 7*283 7*288 946 848 5 300 6 312 5*282 4*286 848 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