DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - - - - - 80.3 - - 82.0 - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 34 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2925 - - 3916 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2381 - - 2162 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3742 - - 4733 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1828 - - 1131 - - 3073 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 245 - - 27 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 147 - - 149 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 459 - - 889 - - -1295 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3283 - - 3844 - - 2143 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -603 - - -241 - - -3244 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4345 - - 4974 - - 4092 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 91 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 800 - - 730 - - 2460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 82.0 - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 67.7 - - 73.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.2 - - 81.7 - - 81.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.1 - - 66.5 - - 72.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 34 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2925 - - 3916 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 64 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 18 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] 99256 31 080 16 085 27 067 99256 91731 27 077 23 095 25 066 91731 85946 19 093 25 082 19 068 85946 81154 20 085 19 070 15 076 81154 77033 14 084 14 077 13 086 77033 73392 12 093 11 094 13 081 73392 70099 10 070 9 108 8 070 70099 67075 4 056 5 102 6 051 67075 64275 3 212 1 267 3 342 64275 61562 3 223 7 251 5 207 61562 58742 3 285 7 232 8 247 58742 55838 19 251 18 270 19 269 55838 53093 24 250 29 252 28 252 53093 50662 28 259 30 265 24 257 50662 48503 32 272 37 274 29 283 48503 46539 32 278 32 273 46 275 46539 44740 34 280 30 278 49 255 44740 43078 51 291 31 274 51 237 43078 41524 61 296 28 275 44 229 41524 40059 57 299 28 279 33 237 40059 38673 52 299 26 280 29 251 38673 37324 48 299 21 282 29 257 37324 35945 43 299 23 286 28 256 35945 34509 37 300 32 282 27 261 34509 33018 33 302 34 282 25 283 33018 31460 33 302 33 286 29 296 31460 29820 35 300 32 288 33 297 29820 28100 35 297 29 288 34 296 28100 26298 33 300 27 289 33 299 26298 24420 27 303 28 292 32 302 24420 22471 17 270 29 287 32 296 22471 20454 23 266 26 270 29 300 20454 18358 24 286 21 267 25 309 18358 16214 20 297 19 281 30 299 16214 14138 16 284 21 282 32 287 14138 12240 12 268 22 280 28 278 12240 10548 11 256 19 273 25 259 10548 9041 12 247 15 259 23 239 9041 7701 12 232 11 251 17 218 7701 6512 11 210 9 213 16 178 6512 5461 12 178 11*164 23 181 5461 4539 12*166 12*157 29 189 4539 3725 13*151 12 153 30 180 3725 2997 13 149 11 150 27 173 2997 2354 13 147 11 147 24 169 2354 1817 13 146 11 145 22 166 1817 1404 12 144 10 144 19 164 1404 1119 12 144 10 143 17 162 1119 947 11 143 9 142 14*162 947 848 9 144 7 141 10*160 848 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