DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 84.2 - - 81.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 333 - - 213 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5784 - - 6111 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4919 - - 4959 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6601 - - 6928 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1115 - - 1301 - - 7716 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 511 - - 452 - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 220 - - 217 - - 220 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1685 - - -1814 - - -7283 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8286 - - 8743 - - 8132 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7035 - - -6835 - - -11850 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13636 - - 13763 - - 12698 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 69 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 84.2 - - 81.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.1 - - 48.7 - - 48.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.5 - - 82.8 - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.1 - - 47.6 - - 47.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 333 - - 213 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5784 - - 6111 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98797 11 121 11 085 6 101 98797 91321 16 120 10 047 14 087 91321 85544 13 115 7 090 12 077 85544 80769 8 120 9 122 5 035 80769 76678 6 124 8 102 1 048 76678 73068 5 107 4 118 4 056 73068 69797 7 078 5 170 6 032 69797 66787 8 067 6 181 7 348 66787 63994 7 002 5 018 5 351 63994 61287 5 301 12 331 9 337 61287 58468 6 317 9 291 12 300 58468 55557 11 306 4 309 9 277 55557 52783 18 265 12 284 12 287 52783 50284 18 256 20 249 18 261 50284 48061 25 252 27 247 24 249 48061 46081 30 243 33 240 33 242 46081 44297 32 247 38 233 39 246 44297 42654 33 241 40 233 40 241 42654 41116 33 228 39 233 40 235 41116 39665 31 219 37 232 37 235 39665 38289 31 217 36 233 34 237 38289 36952 29 221 37 234 35 242 36952 35585 29 221 37 235 37 241 35585 34159 32 220 37 234 40 236 34159 32679 34 220 36 235 41 236 32679 31128 34 223 35 240 42 239 31128 29497 35 224 34 242 43 240 29497 27786 35 226 35 241 42 239 27786 25995 35 227 36 239 40 241 25995 24127 37 227 37 240 40 245 24127 22186 37 232 38 244 40 246 22186 20166 34 237 35 248 35 246 20166 18061 30 237 29 244 29 245 18061 15920 27 235 26 233 25 232 15920 13861 26 232 24 230 23 226 13861 11992 23 234 22 234 19 228 11992 10340 17 230 19 232 15 227 10340 8877 15 225 17 227 17 227 8877 7579 17*223 17*220 19 220 7579 6425 18*221 17*218 19 217 6425 5399 18 221 17 218 19 217 5399 4493 18 220 18 217 19 217 4493 3691 18 220 17 217 19 218 3691 2972 18 220 17 216 18 219 2972 2336 18 220 17 216 18 219 2336 1805 17 220 17 216 17 220 1805 1397 16 219 16 216 16 220 1397 1116 16 219 15 216 14 220 1116 945 15 219 14 216 12*220 945 848 12 219 12 215 8*220 848 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