DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 73.3 - - 71.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 174 - - 85 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3750 - - 4936 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3113 - - 3597 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4567 - - 5753 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1691 - - 2357 - - 7609 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 370 - - 330 - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 017 - - 013 - - 026 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -10 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 342 - - 753 - - -2736 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4225 - - 5001 - - 3583 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1511 - - -386 - - -3575 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6078 - - 6139 - - 4422 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 90 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 70 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 73.3 - - 71.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.3 - - 54.4 - - 58.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.6 - - 72.5 - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.0 - - 53.1 - - 57.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 174 - - 85 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3750 - - 4936 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 59 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 11 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] 99521 30 109 22 103 30 082 99521 91921 28 106 27 111 22 092 91921 86068 26 101 21 098 18 098 86068 81216 20 095 18 104 17 101 81216 77032 16 098 18 094 15 111 77032 73349 9 100 14 095 13 094 73349 70036 8 145 7 091 12 098 70036 66990 9 156 2 193 5 080 66990 64170 4 158 8 198 3 284 64170 61443 3 316 6 195 5 241 61443 58601 6 287 7 255 8 279 58601 55661 13 259 13 254 13 273 55661 52865 19 268 14 270 20 262 52865 50347 32 258 31 261 35 253 50347 48085 37 251 40 254 39 248 48085 46033 37 255 43 254 40 256 46033 44157 42 262 45 256 49 259 44157 42435 51 265 48 257 53 257 42435 40839 55 264 47 257 53 256 40839 39356 51 263 42 258 48 259 39356 37968 46 255 34 269 43 259 37968 36631 43 241 31 273 36 257 36631 35273 37 249 33 269 30 253 35273 33862 32 264 31 271 30 253 33862 32400 28 272 26 272 32 256 32400 30870 25 276 24 271 30 261 30870 29258 24 278 21 276 29 260 29258 27567 23 279 21 278 24 259 27567 25797 20 280 19 277 20 263 25797 23947 20 280 17 286 16 273 23947 22019 19 283 17 290 14 293 22019 20007 18 278 14 280 13 290 20007 17913 11 283 13 264 15 275 17913 15783 7 295 11 266 12 272 15783 13735 7 336 8 299 10 289 13735 11874 8 352 9 329 12 310 11874 10229 9 004 10 343 12 338 10229 8780 11 018 10 352 13 353 8780 7497 14 025 10 009 12 357 7497 6356 14 027 10*012 11 000 6356 5342 12*026 10*014 9 004 5342 4446 10*019 10 014 8 008 4446 3653 10 018 9 014 8 013 3653 2943 10 017 9 014 7 018 2943 2315 9 017 8 013 7 023 2315 1791 9 016 8 013 7 026 1791 1389 8 015 8 012 6 028 1389 1111 8 015 7 012 6 028 1111 943 8 015 7 012 5 027 943 847 7 015 6 012 4*026 847 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