DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 74.5 - - 72.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -36 - - -6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 30 - - 30 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 831 - - 831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 847 - - 847 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2680 - - 2884 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 36 - - 24 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 171 - - 216 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2202 - - -297 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3049 - - 1144 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5386 - - -904 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6233 - - 1751 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 360 - - 1990 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 72.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 69.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.4 - - 72.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.5 - - 69.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -36 - - -6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 30 - - 30 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 45 - - 94 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 16 - - - 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] 97999 11 136 5 205 97999 90627 9 104 6 145 90627 84977 9 084 9 104 84977 80274 4 081 9 092 80274 76204 6 136 7 156 76204 72617 5 150 8 145 72617 69379 7 220 3 086 69379 66399 9 211 11 260 66399 63646 8 172 18 243 63646 60985 17 262 18 243 60985 58208 31 245 31 241 58208 55328 29 244 35 240 55328 52583 41 235 40 232 52583 50111 41 223 36 229 50111 47890 33 227 37 241 47890 45874 55 243 58 248 45874 44044 76 240 71 238 44044 42383 80 229 75 233 42383 40850 73 219 75 227 40850 39415 69 219 72 224 39415 38054 66 219 72 223 38054 36730 61 219 65 219 36730 35376 56 218 62 218 35376 33964 51 219 59 217 33964 32497 49 219 58 217 32497 30961 49 220 53 217 30961 29346 48 220 43 217 29346 27650 46 219 35 218 27650 25873 43 222 33 227 25873 24020 38 232 36 245 24020 22097 36 249 37 255 22097 20095 38 255 35 250 20095 18008 36 256 27 248 18008 15880 28 251 21 243 15880 13832 27 249 22 238 13832 11976 32 249 23 249 11976 10332 34 250 25 255 10332 8872 31 250 24 258 8872 7570 30 243 25 251 7570 6410 33 230 29 242 6410 5382 33 215 33 236 5382 4478 36 204 33 232 4478 3677 38 197 32 230 3677 2960 36 191 30 227 2960 2327 32 182 26 224 2327 1799 27 175 22 220 1799 1393 25 173 19 219 1393 1114 22 172 16 218 1114 945 18 171 14*217 945 847 13*171 10*216 847 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