DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.2 - - 67.2 - - 74.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 63 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2952 - - 775 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2115 - - 830 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3769 - - 1592 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2548 - - 1777 - - 6927 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 270 - - 152 - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 054 - - 080 - - 082 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6249 - - -4933 - - -8744 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10018 - - 6525 - - 9592 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14236 - - -10956 - - -14094 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18005 - - 12548 - - 14941 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.2 - - 67.2 - - 74.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.3 - - 41.9 - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.2 - - 66.5 - - 75.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.2 - - 40.9 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 63 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2952 - - 775 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 99 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 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] 98501 28 082 20 067 20 070 98501 91061 17 058 18 068 19 064 91061 85368 13 060 19 081 18 052 85368 80637 14 081 16 085 16 045 80637 76544 14 078 18 081 16 045 76544 72918 18 065 20 073 18 049 72918 69644 23 055 16 073 16 051 69644 66636 21 041 16 063 11 044 66636 63838 16 019 15 015 13 021 63838 61132 18 004 16 353 17 016 61132 58305 22 349 23 352 19 353 58305 55375 22 321 31 336 21 330 55375 52604 26 313 37 315 34 324 52604 50121 28 314 40 302 45 315 50121 47889 35 316 38 304 44 309 47889 45856 38 311 39 308 39 300 45856 43995 37 312 41 309 38 312 43995 42293 37 310 41 307 40 311 42293 40728 36 302 38 312 40 311 40728 39271 29 298 39 315 38 316 39271 37902 16 307 35 312 32 317 37902 36577 14 317 29 316 30 327 36577 35226 16 318 28 318 31 329 35226 33820 18 314 28 317 33 326 33820 32361 20 316 27 314 34 325 32361 30833 20 319 26 316 35 323 30833 29224 20 314 26 318 36 319 29224 27535 20 313 26 312 38 317 27535 25763 20 315 25 311 38 321 25763 23911 22 310 26 318 38 325 23911 21985 25 313 23 325 35 321 21985 19983 25 315 22 329 29 322 19983 17903 25 314 21 330 25 334 17903 15785 26 312 20 334 23 344 15785 13743 26 317 18 335 23 343 13743 11887 27 328 15 344 24 344 11887 10239 24 336 16 348 18 005 10239 8782 17 339 17 347 14 022 8782 7492 15 343 16 016 10 023 7492 6349 12 344 17 047 9 025 6349 5334 9 352 17 057 8 037 5334 4439 7*051 14 049 9 058 4439 3648 7*054 10 041 11 074 3648 2939 7 055 7 059 13 079 2939 2312 8 054 7 083 14 081 2312 1789 7 054 7*083 14 082 1789 1388 7 053 5*081 14 082 1388 1111 7 053 5 081 13 083 1111 943 7 052 4 080 11 082 943 847 6 051 4 079 8*082 847 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