DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - - 54.9 - - 57.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 122 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3711 - - 3757 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2901 - - 2851 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4528 - - 4574 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2757 - - 2931 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 329 - - 316 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 334 - - 339 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 524 - - -325 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4004 - - 4900 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 319 - - -720 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4209 - - 5294 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.9 - - 57.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.4 - - 38.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 54.0 - - 56.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.8 - - 38.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 122 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3711 - - 3757 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 98052 10 088 11 127 98052 90607 4 156 3 348 90607 84879 4 100 2 316 84879 80134 5 061 1 090 80134 76045 9 027 6 105 76045 72418 7 349 4 087 72418 69112 7 014 2 311 69112 66060 15 305 13 314 66060 63237 14 293 15 300 63237 60516 12 331 13 312 60516 57676 17 316 22 306 57676 54724 27 316 23 308 54724 51897 27 317 24 323 51897 49350 28 331 36 316 49350 47078 39 323 41 313 47078 45023 47 317 44 317 45023 43139 52 319 52 316 43139 41404 57 320 62 316 41404 39801 62 318 72 317 39801 38311 67 321 77 319 38311 36920 77 326 84 321 36920 35588 88 327 88 323 35588 34247 94 326 91 324 34247 32864 94 326 92 325 32864 31435 94 329 89 323 31435 29943 95 330 84 322 29943 28373 94 330 81 322 28373 26725 88 331 81 324 26725 24997 79 331 80 326 24997 23192 71 330 75 328 23192 21316 68 328 67 329 21316 19363 62 329 61 330 19363 17333 50 327 56 332 17333 15274 41 325 48 333 15274 13298 37 329 43 334 13298 11502 37 333 42 334 11502 9908 35 330 39 336 9908 8494 31 329 35 340 8494 7246 24 330 25 330 7246 6145 24 329 25 330 6145 5168 24*330 24*331 5168 4306 24*330 21*336 4306 3544 22 333 21 337 3544 2861 21 334 20 338 2861 2258 21 334 20 339 2258 1754 20 335 19 340 1754 1367 19 336 19 340 1367 1100 18 336 18 341 1100 938 17 336 16 341 938 846 13 336 13 341 846 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