DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.3 - - 79.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 338 - - 236 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3878 - - 4636 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3438 - - 3876 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4695 - - 5453 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1595 - - 907 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 449 - - 425 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 057 - - 066 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3023 - - -2762 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7718 - - 8215 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9593 - - -10235 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14288 - - 15688 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 61 - - 63 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.3 - - 79.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.6 - - 46.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.1 - - 78.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.4 - - 45.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 338 - - 236 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3878 - - 4636 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - 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] 98498 12 038 2 003 98498 91048 11 098 10 067 91048 85321 16 051 15 066 85321 80568 16 036 12 051 80568 76480 11 067 10 049 76480 72879 11 056 14 058 72879 69623 12 037 12 032 69623 66631 12 006 10 013 66631 63847 14 352 12 337 63847 61148 15 340 14 320 61148 58342 15 331 15 326 58342 55441 20 320 22 313 55441 52686 25 317 26 307 52686 50226 31 299 33 302 50226 48061 39 304 44 305 48061 46129 60 304 61 304 46129 44357 69 294 65 294 44357 42710 75 290 64 292 42710 41164 68 290 66 292 41164 39702 61 295 61 294 39702 38316 60 298 57 301 38316 36970 55 297 54 305 36970 35598 49 305 50 307 35598 34169 51 311 47 310 34169 32687 52 314 47 314 32687 31138 46 324 39 322 31138 29513 28 327 26 326 29513 27817 19 339 13 341 27817 26043 17 350 8 005 26043 24189 15 347 8 010 24189 22256 14 344 10 009 22256 20239 15 351 12 007 20239 18131 15 008 13 003 18131 15974 12 021 10 358 15974 13896 5 028 4 348 13896 12012 3 042 1 156 12012 10344 7 019 2 139 10344 8864 9 003 1 085 8864 7551 12 346 3 082 7551 6388 12 352 6*057 6388 5365 8*033 9*062 5365 4464 9*054 10 064 4464 3667 9 056 11 066 3667 2954 10 057 12 066 2954 2323 10 057 12 067 2323 1796 10 058 13 067 1796 1391 10 057 12 068 1391 1113 9 057 12 068 1113 944 9 058 12 068 944 847 8 057 10 068 847 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