DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - - - - 72.6 - - 74.6 - - 72.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 67 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3430 - - 4527 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2782 - - 3180 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4247 - - 5344 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2664 - - 2507 - - 6670 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 337 - - 305 - - 27 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 314 - - 293 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 404 - - 1007 - - -2215 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3843 - - 4338 - - 3062 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -995 - - 54 - - -3224 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5242 - - 5290 - - 4071 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 84 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 220 - - 310 - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 74.6 - - 72.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.5 - - 58.5 - - 61.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.5 - - 74.0 - - 72.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.2 - - 57.1 - - 60.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 67 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3430 - - 4527 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 37 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 12 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] 99261 27 104 20 093 24 082 99261 91726 28 097 22 090 24 088 91726 85906 23 086 23 095 25 080 85906 81100 20 086 20 097 22 080 81100 76973 19 093 15 097 14 089 76973 73319 14 074 13 095 8 118 73319 70002 7 046 7 087 7 144 70002 66939 3 135 2 146 3 108 66939 64094 5 326 1 308 5 340 64094 61349 10 276 13 293 16 306 61349 58498 11 281 19 264 23 276 58498 55540 22 299 14 286 21 277 55540 52717 37 288 40 293 35 289 52717 50182 40 273 44 274 42 279 50182 47914 38 286 38 274 42 282 47914 45865 51 290 48 293 61 298 45865 44020 65 285 79 291 79 285 44020 42352 71 285 87 278 82 280 42352 40809 87 293 78 284 84 279 40809 39360 111 296 89 296 84 278 39360 37989 109 289 98 289 84 279 37989 36657 108 286 102 283 84 281 36657 35296 108 286 101 282 83 283 35296 33878 107 287 96 285 80 285 33878 32405 106 288 94 288 80 289 32405 30865 105 288 95 289 78 289 30865 29244 101 295 91 291 71 288 29244 27545 81 295 79 292 59 288 27545 25768 67 287 68 290 57 283 25768 23916 66 277 62 281 61 281 23916 21991 60 277 64 279 58 283 21991 19986 56 275 59 287 47 290 19986 17902 52 278 48 287 36 293 17902 15782 43 281 42 282 26 294 15782 13743 31 287 36 278 22 304 13743 11891 21 287 25 288 20 315 11891 10253 19 288 16 308 14 310 10253 8801 20 295 14 304 11 296 8801 7512 19 302 13 293 10 277 7512 6368 16 307 11 289 9 279 6368 5352 14 309 10*290 7 283 5352 4455 12*311 9*291 5 289 4455 3660 11*313 8 292 4 304 3660 2948 11 314 8 293 4 325 2948 2319 10 314 7 294 5 338 2319 1794 10 315 7 294 6 347 1794 1390 9 315 6 295 6 350 1390 1112 9 315 6 294 6 350 1112 944 8 315 6 294 6 351 944 847 7 315 5 295 5*350 847 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