DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/29 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 - - - 52.3 - - 54.2 - - 53.7 - - 47.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 91 - - 55 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1697 - - 4703 - - 4848 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1502 - - 3423 - - 3108 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2514 - - 5520 - - 5665 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2375 - - 3091 - - 4138 - - 4546 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 259 - - 324 - - 282 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 15 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 323 - - 317 - - 309 - - 356 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 8 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 7 - - 1354 - - 1470 - - -1697 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2507 - - 4166 - - 4195 - - 2542 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1468 - - 453 - - 452 - - -2175 ODpotential blCL - - - 3982 - - 5067 - - 5213 - - 3020 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 110 - - 150 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 54.2 - - 53.7 - - 47.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.3 - - 38.9 - - 38.3 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.2 - - 53.5 - - 53.3 - - 47.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.0 - - 37.7 - - 37.1 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 91 - - 55 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1697 - - 4703 - - 4848 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97373 18 230 22 240 28 280 21 283 97373 89955 7 268 12 266 10 251 16 261 89955 84344 9 269 5 264 10 238 7 266 84344 79702 3 095 3 162 6 241 6 290 79702 75703 5 314 5 233 3 281 6 314 75703 72167 9 264 8 261 12 279 12 325 72167 68957 3 307 4 169 12 248 11 291 68957 65985 12 319 6 000 4 212 8 271 65985 63187 16 266 18 296 14 307 8 298 63187 60444 16 247 25 258 21 284 16 286 60444 57563 24 250 21 251 24 262 19 275 57563 54546 26 254 24 265 24 263 27 267 54546 51651 27 258 27 263 30 260 37 264 51651 49051 31 262 29 257 30 258 39 263 49051 46732 40 265 32 262 32 267 35 268 46732 44636 45 262 39 267 38 267 36 272 44636 42720 45 261 41 266 41 262 40 275 42720 40954 49 264 42 263 42 263 44 272 40954 39317 56 264 46 261 50 265 44 270 39317 37790 54 261 51 259 56 263 46 275 37790 36360 50 256 54 258 59 266 55 279 36360 34994 47 254 57 261 64 268 64 278 34994 33628 49 254 60 263 69 266 70 273 33628 32233 54 256 62 264 68 265 72 269 32233 30808 59 257 64 266 66 265 70 267 30808 29334 58 258 67 266 64 266 62 268 29334 27794 55 260 66 265 64 268 59 271 27794 26183 53 263 62 266 62 270 58 272 26183 24495 53 266 60 269 58 271 58 272 24495 22734 51 268 56 271 54 271 54 273 22734 20907 46 271 50 271 48 274 45 277 20907 19011 40 272 42 270 39 277 40 282 19011 17036 28 278 37 267 33 276 36 287 17036 15020 22 276 30 268 30 285 32 292 15020 13076 19 273 25 270 26 285 31 298 13076 11315 21 290 21 271 22 299 25 300 11315 9761 20 285 16 285 19 315 25 298 9761 8385 13 275 14 295 18 309 28 301 8385 7160 12 286 15 300 19 303 30 312 7160 6071 14 300 16*310 20*302 30 322 6071 5106 12 320 16*312 20*303 30 327 5106 4254 10 325 16 314 19 306 28 337 4254 3502 12 315 15 316 18 308 26 344 3502 2830 11*318 15 318 17 310 23 349 2830 2235 11*322 14 319 16 311 20 352 2235 1739 11 323 14 320 15 312 19 354 1739 1358 10 324 13 320 14 313 17 355 1358 1096 10 324 13 320 14 314 15 355 1096 936 9 324 12 321 12 314 13*356 936 845 8 324 10 321 10 313 10*356 845 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