DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 64.9 - - 67.4 - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 85 - - 16 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1132 - - 2084 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 1499 - - 830 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1949 - - 2901 - - 847 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 897 - - 1773 - - 4820 - - 5660 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 177 - - 242 - - 38 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 189 - - 168 - - 185 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -379 - - 624 - - -1797 - - -3113 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2328 - - 2277 - - 2645 - - 3961 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3548 - - -162 - - -2351 - - -4867 ODpotential blCL - - - 5497 - - 3063 - - 3198 - - 5714 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 96 - - 93 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 650 - - 760 - - 1230 - - 1030 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 64.9 - - 67.4 - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.7 - - 57.8 - - 58.7 - - 55.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.4 - - 64.1 - - 67.0 - - 71.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.5 - - 56.5 - - 57.3 - - 54.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 85 - - 16 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1132 - - 2084 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 82 - - 71 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - 11 - - 9 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] 97628 13 111 14 133 5 323 4 088 97628 90251 12 100 9 121 12 183 3 068 90251 84571 7 101 4 149 12 171 2 091 84571 79844 9 121 5 154 9 145 3 096 79844 75757 9 114 4 171 5 179 6 332 75757 72144 4 084 2 261 5 195 9 257 72144 68861 2 202 8 278 10 299 6 273 68861 65825 9 293 15 252 19 285 16 282 65825 63014 20 305 13 268 18 277 20 282 63014 60300 21 290 12 278 20 276 25 256 60300 57455 18 260 21 277 22 257 18 255 57455 54495 21 266 30 274 29 285 32 286 54495 51685 36 270 44 269 46 272 39 275 51685 49169 39 262 48 255 50 260 39 268 49169 46922 29 255 39 242 45 256 40 270 46922 44897 31 269 29 229 38 256 46 271 44897 43067 38 269 31 282 38 261 51 271 43067 41396 38 270 56 281 48 270 56 266 41396 39856 51 272 74 277 59 272 58 261 39856 38429 59 270 77 276 67 274 57 263 38429 37097 59 269 72 276 70 273 57 267 37097 35815 58 270 67 273 68 270 58 269 35815 34506 56 272 62 267 61 267 57 271 34506 33143 55 275 60 261 55 264 56 272 33143 31729 54 276 60 257 56 259 54 273 31729 30251 55 274 49 254 53 251 49 271 30251 28698 55 270 42 251 47 247 43 260 28698 27069 45 261 37 253 46 247 39 260 27069 25364 43 252 35 259 42 248 40 269 25364 23581 43 246 32 260 35 253 41 270 23581 21721 40 241 30 260 35 267 40 274 21721 19779 33 243 31 258 34 273 35 278 19779 17751 27 273 36 259 32 272 29 280 17751 15679 27 292 40 260 30 277 25 285 15679 13679 22 285 43 252 29 274 20 281 13679 11856 19 264 45 244 28 262 20 269 11856 10231 20 254 44 241 26 258 21 251 10231 8786 19 248 42 243 24 259 25 244 8786 7498 20 240 38 249 22 250 24 239 7498 6354 24 240 31 249 20 235 21 227 6354 5340 26 242 22 228 16 210 19 216 5340 4445 25 247 17 205 14 193 17 213 4445 3652 22 249 15 202 12 185 16 212 3652 2943 18 233 11*197 10 183 14 210 2943 2315 16*203 8*191 7 182 13 209 2315 1790 14*189 7 189 5 177 12 207 1790 1388 13 187 7 188 4 173 10 205 1388 1111 13 187 6 188 4 171 8 201 1111 943 12 186 6 187 3*171 6*197 943 847 9 185 5 186 3*168 3*185 847 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