DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/17 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.5 - - 81.7 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -4 - - -11 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 30 - - 31 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 831 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 847 - - 848 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2471 - - 6771 - - 716 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 23 - - 38 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 139 - - 180 - - 159 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -522 - - -3297 - - -524 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1369 - - 4145 - - 1371 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1121 - - -4324 - - -2941 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1968 - - 5172 - - 3788 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 73 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1110 - - 2230 - - 2280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.5 - - 81.7 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 66.0 - - 69.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.6 - - 81.8 - - 73.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.3 - - 64.6 - - 68.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -4 - - -11 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 30 - - 31 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 0 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 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] 97947 2 134 5 015 3 003 97947 90569 6 089 3 087 5 025 90569 84902 6 075 5 058 8 029 84902 80204 5 052 2 300 8 030 80204 76142 1 173 2 243 4 352 76142 72542 3 155 7 201 8 280 72542 69289 6 248 5 210 10 256 69289 66295 8 252 5 207 12 227 66295 63514 19 259 19 264 10 274 63514 60826 18 228 17 280 17 273 60826 58033 30 262 32 281 22 274 58033 55149 36 258 41 268 41 270 55149 52426 46 245 50 240 48 243 52426 49995 43 246 42 232 41 225 49995 47799 38 259 35 257 39 251 47799 45793 42 268 43 271 54 256 45793 43965 49 267 53 268 60 253 43965 42291 63 259 62 253 61 250 42291 40743 62 251 50 248 57 237 40743 39299 41 247 39 249 52 223 39299 37939 37 249 41 239 40 221 37939 36622 34 241 39 232 31 219 36622 35280 31 226 38 235 24 224 35280 33880 34 226 37 237 21 228 33880 32427 36 236 35 237 23 225 32427 30904 38 249 30 228 26 230 30904 29301 40 251 25 226 31 238 29301 27617 39 248 26 232 35 238 27617 25854 42 251 27 236 38 237 25854 24015 42 258 32 244 41 238 24015 22105 43 259 36 248 39 241 22105 20116 45 246 37 249 36 242 20116 18043 42 228 42 246 38 239 18043 15932 43 240 48 242 44 243 15932 13899 42 239 45 239 44 243 13899 12044 45 229 35 244 37 240 12044 10389 46 221 28 253 26 240 10389 8914 43 213 25 242 16 233 8914 7601 41 199 29 203 19 210 7601 6438 40 184 31 194 34 194 6438 5410 36 172 29 190 34 193 5410 4502 33 165 27 186 33 193 4502 3698 31 160 26 184 32 194 3698 2976 28 151 25 184 30 195 2976 2337 24 145 23 183 27 195 2337 1804 22 141 22 183 22 191 1804 1395 20 139 20 182 16 179 1395 1115 17 138 19 182 11 163 1115 945 15 138 16*181 9 160 945 847 9*139 12*180 6*159 847 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