DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - - - - 72.8 - - 75.5 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 321 - - 104 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3028 - - 4250 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2771 - - 3111 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3845 - - 5067 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1502 - - 2550 - - 6105 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 406 - - 315 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 50 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 192 - - 196 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -928 - - -244 - - -3861 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4773 - - 5312 - - 4708 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3666 - - -790 - - -4355 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7511 - - 5857 - - 5202 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 75.5 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.7 - - 55.1 - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.6 - - 74.5 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.0 - - 54.5 - - 55.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 321 - - 104 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3028 - - 4250 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 55 - - 94 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98539 22 123 9 143 5 083 98539 91053 18 100 11 132 9 113 91053 85273 11 046 7 093 11 106 85273 80494 1 013 6 049 5 047 80494 76401 6 167 3 055 6 345 76401 72782 8 157 2 258 5 351 72782 69495 7 146 2 224 3 300 69495 66472 2 175 3 151 5 176 66472 63663 6 229 4 241 0 229 63663 60942 8 223 12 236 10 257 60942 58109 10 218 20 206 18 238 58109 55158 18 233 21 217 24 236 55158 52337 31 235 28 227 29 231 52337 49814 36 230 28 228 31 227 49814 47580 41 228 37 241 33 231 47580 45589 46 222 46 237 41 230 45589 43791 48 209 48 225 52 217 43791 42144 37 201 48 207 58 203 42144 40609 26 215 47 209 64 200 40609 39160 25 219 48 210 57 199 39160 37796 26 240 45 216 56 227 37796 36481 37 263 45 247 58 228 36481 35138 36 263 46 243 55 228 35138 33736 26 263 40 232 48 225 33736 32281 19 257 34 227 44 219 32281 30756 17 240 28 218 42 215 30756 29146 28 218 25 199 42 210 29146 27452 38 213 33 214 42 205 27452 25679 39 220 35 229 43 210 25679 23837 25 229 34 230 39 220 23837 21931 21 249 29 234 30 224 21931 19954 20 259 22 239 26 231 19954 17894 18 261 16 242 23 237 17894 15788 17 245 17 244 23 246 15788 13754 18 235 17 254 18 242 13754 11904 19 235 13 254 14 236 11904 10259 15 241 10 241 12 228 10259 8801 12 230 14 238 17 234 8801 7506 10 213 15 237 17 234 7506 6359 10 195 12 231 13 229 6359 5344 7 200 8*218 9 220 5344 4448 3*218 7*211 7 211 4448 3655 3*210 6 202 4 177 3655 2946 2 200 6 198 4 145 2946 2317 2 191 5 193 4 128 2317 1793 1 183 5 187 4 119 1793 1389 1 170 4 183 4 115 1389 1112 1 160 4 182 4 111 1112 944 1 155 4 182 4*110 944 847 1 151 4 181 4*109 847 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