DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 77.6 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 331 - - 221 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5715 - - 5839 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4859 - - 4764 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6532 - - 6656 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1020 - - 1304 - - 5602 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 507 - - 449 - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 071 - - 072 - - 087 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2998 - - -4004 - - -8816 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9530 - - 10660 - - 9663 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10806 - - -12207 - - -17582 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17338 - - 18863 - - 18429 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 45 - - 39 - - 34 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 77.6 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.1 - - 33.9 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.7 - - 76.0 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.8 - - 32.7 - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 331 - - 221 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5715 - - 5839 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98614 26 093 19 095 16 074 98614 91119 16 105 17 087 22 069 91119 85387 18 084 12 102 16 080 85387 80651 19 075 16 089 13 082 80651 76585 14 080 20 079 12 078 76585 73001 16 087 19 075 13 081 73001 69752 19 063 16 080 12 070 69752 66757 14 054 13 068 12 067 66757 63966 11 052 11 051 14 056 63966 61246 11 030 12 025 13 039 61246 58412 18 003 19 358 19 003 58412 55491 23 339 27 338 28 347 55491 52720 24 319 31 330 31 331 52720 50237 25 318 30 322 28 332 50237 48027 24 325 30 316 33 326 48027 46042 25 338 28 308 37 323 46042 44245 34 344 25 329 31 334 44245 42594 45 333 31 345 38 346 42594 41055 49 333 31 355 41 347 41055 39608 47 341 29 357 41 344 39608 38237 40 355 19 016 35 341 38237 36907 33 015 18 032 20 345 36907 35554 26 017 16 030 14 026 35554 34149 16 008 15 013 16 029 34149 32691 9 017 14 359 13 013 32691 31165 9 033 14 359 9 010 31165 29556 14 027 16 006 9 027 29556 27862 19 029 19 017 11 044 27862 26082 23 034 20 026 13 051 26082 24218 22 041 17 031 10 051 24218 22273 19 045 13 027 7 044 22273 20243 15 052 9 015 5 019 20243 18121 14 066 7 022 4 010 18121 15951 10 073 4 024 2 008 15951 13859 8 027 7 015 4 004 13859 11963 10 012 12 026 8 031 11963 10288 11 018 14 036 10 045 10288 8810 12 030 12 043 11 049 8810 7504 11*049 8*059 7 035 7504 6351 10*069 8*067 3 032 6351 5333 11 070 9 069 3 056 5333 4436 11 071 9 071 6 077 4436 3644 12 071 10 073 10 087 3644 2936 12 071 10 072 12 087 2936 2309 12 072 11 074 12 088 2309 1787 12 072 11 074 13 087 1787 1386 12 072 11 074 12 088 1386 1110 11 071 11 074 12 087 1110 943 11 071 10 074 11*087 943 847 9 071 9 074 8*087 847 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