DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.4 - - 88.0 - - 84.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 270 - - 163 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5195 - - 6470 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4373 - - 5091 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6012 - - 7287 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2229 - - 1890 - - 8406 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 463 - - 426 - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 196 - - 186 - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3070 - - -3053 - - -7915 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9082 - - 10341 - - 8763 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6490 - - -6548 - - -10646 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12502 - - 13835 - - 11494 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 64 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.4 - - 88.0 - - 84.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.5 - - 45.4 - - 49.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.5 - - 86.5 - - 85.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.1 - - 44.1 - - 48.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 270 - - 163 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5195 - - 6470 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98641 5 105 8 086 21 053 98641 91203 9 125 10 093 6 070 91203 85478 13 117 8 088 9 134 85478 80712 11 096 10 112 9 095 80712 76595 9 073 11 102 10 071 76595 72970 7 096 7 070 9 061 72970 69709 7 122 3 084 11 026 69709 66706 2 077 4 155 8 356 66706 63910 2 203 3 154 6 327 63910 61191 7 222 7 263 7 270 61191 58355 12 237 13 254 10 240 58355 55424 19 241 22 236 20 258 55424 52638 26 231 25 233 29 250 52638 50144 32 231 28 238 30 247 50144 47921 33 228 33 227 36 235 47921 45926 36 238 35 229 33 224 45926 44117 48 231 41 231 36 227 44117 42456 54 221 46 224 38 223 42456 40913 52 223 45 220 36 218 40913 39466 47 220 45 220 31 221 39466 38098 47 219 44 220 28 226 38098 36772 49 218 41 217 34 219 36772 35417 44 216 37 223 37 217 35417 34003 32 214 37 228 36 229 34003 32533 24 200 42 227 30 242 32533 30995 14 191 39 223 18 214 30995 29379 16 199 23 222 19 191 29379 27683 14 230 17 232 9 198 27683 25910 14 267 8 260 6 232 25910 24063 15 269 11 272 9 298 24063 22144 14 256 15 274 13 307 22144 20146 14 248 15 277 11 298 20146 18064 10 255 9 280 7 297 18064 15946 5 294 4 263 5 291 15946 13907 6 328 4 322 4 343 13907 12051 7 334 8 349 6 032 12051 10400 4 346 6 355 5 036 10400 8931 2 262 3 310 3 262 8931 7626 5 232 5*208 6 215 7626 6464 6*208 6*201 6 208 6464 5431 7*202 6 196 7 192 5431 4518 7 198 7 190 8 184 4518 3711 7 197 7 186 8 177 3711 2987 7 197 7 182 8 171 2987 2346 6 194 7 180 8 166 2346 1811 6 194 7 178 9 162 1811 1401 6 193 7 176 8 160 1401 1118 6 193 7 176 8 158 1118 946 5 191 6 175 6*156 946 848 5 192 6 174 5*155 848 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