DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 80.1 - - 82.2 - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 316 - - 211 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2173 - - 6398 - - 6650 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1955 - - 5374 - - 5361 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2990 - - 7215 - - 7467 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2897 - - 916 - - 788 - - 6744 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 306 - - 518 - - 461 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 22 - - 16 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 186 - - 218 - - 203 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6778 - - -2924 - - -3272 - - -9351 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9768 - - 10139 - - 10739 - - 10199 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16458 - - -10584 - - -10320 - - -16580 ODpotential blCL - - - 19448 - - 17799 - - 17787 - - 17427 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 71 - - 72 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 80.1 - - 82.2 - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 38.6 - - 38.1 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 78.0 - - 80.5 - - 80.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.0 - - 37.4 - - 36.9 - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 316 - - 211 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2173 - - 6398 - - 6650 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98694 29 105 18 126 16 097 18 053 98694 91209 19 093 18 119 15 066 16 089 91209 85479 19 105 16 097 8 077 17 090 85479 80728 22 094 13 110 4 129 15 066 80728 76644 17 078 14 102 10 119 7 053 76644 73047 13 065 14 071 12 089 2 129 73047 69780 12 069 12 054 13 067 4 102 69780 66760 10 073 9 040 11 052 7 055 66760 63957 9 055 6 042 8 025 10 030 63957 61253 9 038 7 024 7 013 9 013 61253 58449 11 352 11 359 10 357 11 360 58449 55552 14 332 17 338 15 339 16 341 55552 52789 19 325 18 323 19 320 20 334 52789 50304 21 322 18 300 22 301 23 313 50304 48087 14 296 18 289 20 289 21 300 48087 46104 18 318 20 293 28 294 36 301 46104 44322 28 303 27 300 31 301 31 294 44322 42689 29 284 34 315 29 319 27 316 42689 41162 29 290 31 318 34 320 39 320 41162 39720 29 290 27 315 32 310 46 320 39720 38348 30 283 21 306 34 305 44 319 38348 37013 27 276 24 293 42 309 41 318 37013 35646 22 270 27 283 47 305 39 311 35646 34223 19 270 23 278 34 291 43 300 34223 32748 19 257 19 275 24 271 40 293 32748 31208 15 243 15 272 19 266 36 287 31208 29586 14 241 15 274 17 262 28 285 29586 27881 13 223 20 251 20 257 24 277 27881 26092 15 238 19 233 22 248 24 269 26092 24223 15 242 16 232 20 243 22 263 24223 22282 14 229 14 233 16 233 20 241 22282 20263 11 214 13 237 13 222 19 224 20263 18155 8 211 12 223 13 230 19 221 18155 15998 9 211 13 209 15 236 18 227 15998 13917 12 205 16 203 17 227 18 242 13917 12027 16 215 15 219 16 231 17 244 12027 10352 10 246 11 250 11 243 12 236 10352 8868 3 235 7 226 7 230 11 214 8868 7558 5 014 4*200 5*205 11 188 7558 6403 7 007 4*209 5*203 11 179 6403 5380 3 268 4 213 5 202 11 178 5380 4476 9 220 4 215 5 202 11 178 4476 3677 11*197 4 219 5 203 10 179 3677 2961 11*187 4 221 5 203 10 180 2961 2328 11 186 4 221 5 205 10 181 2328 1799 10 186 4 224 5 204 9 182 1799 1393 10 186 4 222 5 205 9 182 1393 1114 9 186 4 224 5 204 8 183 1114 944 8 187 4 224 5 204 7 183 944 847 7 187 3 224 4 204 6*183 847 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