DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - - - - 83.5 - - 77.1 - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - -9 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2205 - - 31 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1738 - - 831 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3022 - - 848 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1054 - - 3030 - - 2408 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 263 - - 23 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 9 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 194 - - 218 - - 204 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 656 - - -222 - - -174 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2366 - - 1070 - - 1022 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1727 - - -953 - - -942 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4749 - - 1801 - - 1789 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3470 - - 2790 - - 1780 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.5 - - 77.1 - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.0 - - 74.3 - - 72.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.7 - - 77.3 - - 74.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 74.0 - - 71.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - -9 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2205 - - 31 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 60 - - 94 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - 17 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] 98843 28 081 25 088 22 091 98843 91368 26 085 25 088 19 072 91368 85634 20 080 19 081 18 070 85634 80884 13 085 13 071 17 067 80884 76792 10 103 12 068 17 070 76792 73180 12 104 14 087 18 077 73180 69923 12 091 18 091 17 085 69923 66945 8 087 13 091 13 082 66945 64202 8 113 8 120 7 109 64202 61560 7 128 6 143 9 119 61560 58798 9 217 14 239 3 301 58798 55914 9 195 15 219 18 250 55914 53150 14 239 24 244 27 239 53150 50650 25 241 30 238 28 238 50650 48397 28 241 27 234 31 244 48397 46359 31 253 29 247 37 247 46359 44509 48 253 41 240 35 250 44509 42812 49 246 37 219 37 241 42812 41240 46 244 41 217 41 231 41240 39770 44 240 39 223 47 227 39770 38380 42 241 36 226 49 234 38380 37031 40 241 33 227 47 237 37031 35654 38 235 31 229 42 237 35654 34221 35 233 31 231 39 238 34221 32733 33 231 32 232 39 235 32733 31174 33 229 32 231 39 231 31174 29532 35 233 33 229 39 227 29532 27810 40 246 35 228 40 227 27810 26007 38 243 38 227 39 230 26007 24131 35 229 36 225 36 234 24131 22187 37 224 36 222 35 242 22187 20166 39 223 42 228 38 248 20166 18067 35 221 46 231 39 252 18067 15940 31 214 47 231 40 257 15940 13904 30 210 47 231 41 259 13904 12054 31 215 45 229 42 259 12054 10406 32 220 41 224 44 258 10406 8934 32 225 40 224 46 257 8934 7619 32 225 39 225 45 250 7619 6447 30 223 37 227 42 240 6447 5411 27 222 35 233 41 232 5411 4498 25 221 35 235 39 228 4498 3693 23*215 33 232 37 222 3693 2972 18*198 30 229 34 217 2972 2335 17 195 27 226 32 216 2335 1804 16 194 22 223 28 211 1804 1397 15 192 19 221 24 208 1397 1116 15 192 16 220 20 206 1116 945 13 191 13*219 18 205 945 847 11 191 9*218 12*204 847 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