DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/11 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 - - - - - - 57.8 - - 61.1 - - 60.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 274 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5459 - - 5649 - - 3911 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4713 - - 4712 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6276 - - 6466 - - 4728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1072 - - 1371 - - 2637 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 521 - - 472 - - 136 W* B/S - - - - - - 25 - - 18 - - 15 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 023 - - 336 - - 110 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -6 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -390 - - -1564 - - -3319 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6666 - - 8030 - - 8048 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4811 - - -8775 - - -10879 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11087 - - 15241 - - 15607 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 59 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.8 - - 61.1 - - 60.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.6 - - 28.8 - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.4 - - 59.2 - - 60.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.3 - - 27.6 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 274 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5459 - - 5649 - - 3911 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98137 12 210 4 253 5 312 98137 90682 3 240 9 222 9 303 90682 84957 1 219 5 246 8 269 84957 80204 4 236 1 289 4 228 80204 76101 5 186 5 214 6 294 76101 72475 3 296 2 137 5 242 72475 69186 7 273 5 314 4 016 69186 66152 7 242 15 265 14 297 66152 63342 7 308 9 280 13 278 63342 60611 19 310 15 310 13 308 60611 57750 26 295 27 302 22 308 57750 54777 31 279 35 292 30 300 54777 51939 32 283 39 285 38 293 51939 49393 36 297 40 288 45 294 49393 47122 42 303 42 293 51 295 47122 45070 47 306 41 298 48 298 45070 43209 53 309 48 314 60 305 43209 41518 60 309 61 312 60 301 41518 39965 62 315 70 312 60 311 39965 38526 76 326 71 312 73 314 38526 37188 90 330 68 314 80 313 37188 35898 93 328 74 317 81 310 35898 34579 92 328 82 318 82 308 34579 33203 87 332 79 318 80 313 33203 31773 79 327 76 318 71 314 31773 30277 78 321 72 319 65 312 30277 28699 77 322 68 322 61 315 28699 27041 68 322 67 326 57 315 27041 25302 59 319 67 327 55 316 25302 23481 55 317 58 324 55 319 23481 21580 54 318 49 318 50 322 21580 19604 50 319 44 315 46 318 19604 17550 45 316 42 316 44 313 17550 15456 39 315 40 317 43 314 15456 13437 32 314 34 317 40 316 13437 11604 26 316 28 311 36 315 11604 9983 22 320 22 300 31 306 9983 8556 18 313 18 297 24 296 8556 7297 10*301 8*302 14 278 7297 6185 3*348 6*319 6 267 6185 5201 3 014 5 325 3*261 5201 4333 4 021 5 331 1*206 4333 3564 4 026 5 336 1 133 3564 2876 4 028 5 340 2 111 2876 2268 4 029 5 345 2 107 2268 1760 4 030 4 348 2 104 1760 1370 4 031 4 351 3 102 1370 1102 4 030 4 350 3 101 1102 939 4 031 4 352 3 102 939 846 4 030 4 353 2 102 846 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