DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - - - - 52.8 - - 52.8 - - 50.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 184 - - 85 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6847 - - 7033 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5437 - - 4965 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7664 - - 7850 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2387 - - 2415 - - 9124 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 447 - - 350 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 17 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 274 - - 287 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1071 - - 357 - - -6345 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6593 - - 7493 - - 7190 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 209 - - -512 - - -6849 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7455 - - 8362 - - 7694 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.8 - - 52.8 - - 50.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.7 - - 22.7 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.5 - - 52.2 - - 50.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 25.5 - - 21.5 - - 20.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 184 - - 85 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6847 - - 7033 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 100 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97971 7 208 11 252 15 303 97971 90551 7 223 11 214 15 263 90551 84829 12 229 7 208 12 249 84829 80072 14 219 7 248 9 269 80072 75954 16 220 13 250 9 264 75954 72291 15 242 16 242 14 259 72291 68967 20 254 22 256 22 266 68967 65911 22 250 26 254 27 264 65911 63074 23 257 29 263 32 265 63074 60318 33 263 37 267 39 263 60318 57435 41 254 42 263 44 256 57435 54434 45 257 46 258 44 254 54434 51564 54 260 50 260 48 264 51564 48986 63 259 61 260 58 265 48986 46681 71 255 70 255 65 260 46681 44592 71 252 72 252 70 259 44592 42681 70 251 74 252 74 258 42681 40919 74 253 77 253 76 256 40919 39282 81 255 80 253 76 255 39282 37750 87 257 82 251 79 258 37750 36316 97 257 85 253 85 258 36316 34941 103 253 92 255 86 255 34941 33556 95 250 94 253 86 255 33556 32135 88 253 94 251 90 256 32135 30683 88 254 95 252 93 256 30683 29186 91 253 97 252 90 256 29186 27629 94 252 100 252 85 256 27629 26009 96 251 101 251 83 256 26009 24322 97 251 98 249 75 257 24322 22573 89 250 94 248 62 261 22573 20760 79 257 79 247 54 264 20760 18879 71 259 70 246 50 267 18879 16923 61 261 57 253 45 269 16923 14931 49 257 47 254 39 274 14931 13013 39 262 38 259 34 274 13013 11267 26 271 28 263 31 272 11267 9724 15 265 17 271 20 272 9724 8363 13*267 17*272 18 276 8363 7147 13*269 17*279 19 282 7147 6065 13 270 17 282 19 288 6065 5105 12 272 17 286 21 294 5105 4257 12 274 18 288 21 296 4257 3506 11 275 18 289 21 296 3506 2834 11 276 18 290 21 297 2834 2238 10 277 18 291 21 297 2238 1741 10 277 17 291 21 297 1741 1359 9 277 17 292 20 298 1359 1096 9 278 16 292 18 297 1096 937 9 278 15 292 16 298 937 845 7 278 12 291 12*297 845 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