DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 56.1 - - 58.2 - - 55.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 232 - - 343 - - 248 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5231 - - 6116 - - 6459 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4309 - - 5184 - - 5295 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6048 - - 6933 - - 7276 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1168 - - 746 - - 1219 - - 7825 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 436 - - 522 - - 479 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 16 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 289 - - 285 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -961 - - -1945 - - -1726 - - -7493 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7010 - - 8879 - - 9002 - - 8339 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10415 - - -10247 - - -9255 - - -14631 ODpotential blCL - - - 16463 - - 17180 - - 16531 - - 15477 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 84 - - 84 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 56.1 - - 58.2 - - 55.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.6 - - 19.6 - - 21.1 - - 21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.1 - - 54.0 - - 56.7 - - 55.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.4 - - 18.4 - - 20.0 - - 20.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 232 - - 343 - - 248 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5231 - - 6116 - - 6459 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 37 - - 38 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97885 8 227 10 248 4 273 2 246 97885 90473 10 185 10 171 13 232 10 259 90473 84755 1 248 8 182 13 197 9 221 84755 79987 6 162 13 203 11 207 10 231 79987 75860 11 169 15 202 10 187 7 200 75860 72187 7 223 4 196 12 259 3 282 72187 68849 12 245 9 245 22 229 16 252 68849 65789 8 253 9 215 15 236 17 244 65789 62954 18 278 8 290 15 271 14 264 62954 60203 30 271 28 284 25 275 26 284 60203 57330 30 256 32 264 33 266 38 274 57330 54354 24 268 28 259 33 259 44 263 54354 51522 40 288 39 267 37 271 49 258 51522 48985 54 281 48 268 55 273 52 258 48985 46722 65 270 59 269 66 271 56 268 46722 44673 68 266 69 274 79 268 78 269 44673 42812 73 264 84 274 91 263 88 262 42812 41111 76 267 98 273 100 268 92 263 41111 39538 83 270 113 276 116 271 103 267 39538 38068 92 274 124 276 129 270 115 269 38068 36687 109 277 122 270 128 268 124 267 36687 35352 113 271 116 265 123 266 127 265 35352 33998 102 262 110 256 116 264 123 264 33998 32606 95 254 111 251 100 258 110 261 32606 31182 87 249 101 249 94 247 95 257 31182 29705 88 250 95 248 96 239 87 252 29705 28150 89 253 96 250 95 238 80 244 28150 26514 89 255 94 253 93 240 76 244 26514 24801 85 252 88 259 91 246 73 246 24801 23010 86 248 77 262 84 249 72 246 23010 21146 86 249 67 259 74 255 70 252 21146 19207 82 266 62 254 68 265 67 256 19207 17192 85 272 64 252 62 264 56 257 17192 15141 80 273 67 257 56 265 50 261 15141 13166 69 268 64 268 47 271 44 264 13166 11379 65 261 51 272 37 260 34 263 11379 9804 54 275 38 268 28 255 28 261 9804 8420 33 291 27 277 18*261 18 283 8420 7197 20*300 14*286 16*278 18 298 7197 6108 13*294 13*288 16 281 18 303 6108 5142 13 294 13 289 16 283 19 305 5142 4287 13 295 13 289 16 284 19 307 4287 3531 13 295 13 290 16 286 19 308 3531 2852 12 295 13 290 16 287 19 309 2852 2252 12 296 12 290 16 287 18 309 2252 1750 12 295 12 290 16 288 18 310 1750 1364 11 296 12 291 15 288 17 310 1364 1099 11 296 11 290 15 289 16 310 1099 938 10 295 10 291 14 288 14*310 938 846 9 295 9 291 12 289 10*310 846 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