DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.7 - - 43.1 - - 42.2 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 100 - - 85 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2228 - - 4334 - - 3887 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1740 - - 3192 - - 2769 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3045 - - 5151 - - 4704 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2721 - - 2710 - - 3748 - - 6592 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 262 - - 320 - - 295 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - 24 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 306 - - 311 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 13 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 7 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 780 - - 1808 - - 1047 - - -1760 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2265 - - 3343 - - 3658 - - 2604 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 306 - - 618 - - 81 - - -2424 ODpotential blCL - - - 2739 - - 4533 - - 4623 - - 3268 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 98 - - 96 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 90 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.7 - - 43.1 - - 42.2 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 31.7 - - 29.5 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.9 - - 42.5 - - 41.6 - - 38.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 30.5 - - 28.3 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 100 - - 85 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2228 - - 4334 - - 3887 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 92 - - 84 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96339 14 238 22 241 29 247 30 257 96339 89056 16 277 12 237 20 251 24 261 89056 83487 13 265 19 253 19 268 22 264 83487 78879 8 241 17 248 21 269 24 277 78879 74923 7 290 13 256 20 248 24 262 74923 71406 11 254 14 278 13 252 21 245 71406 68185 21 279 30 286 25 278 19 271 68185 65203 29 247 34 271 30 266 28 277 65203 62432 25 274 33 281 35 275 38 276 62432 59730 39 284 40 280 42 274 39 272 59730 56884 45 278 42 274 45 282 44 286 56884 53915 51 276 48 281 55 284 52 288 53915 51080 52 271 55 275 58 278 59 285 51080 48537 51 278 54 266 57 275 61 278 48537 46265 57 287 51 278 58 273 61 273 46265 44208 66 287 59 284 56 275 59 280 44208 42332 70 285 64 286 61 286 63 281 42332 40610 74 285 74 288 71 286 66 283 40610 39025 83 282 85 285 78 284 72 289 39025 37564 89 277 89 283 83 287 81 295 37564 36208 86 276 90 287 90 293 95 299 36208 34910 82 283 99 294 100 297 105 297 34910 33597 90 296 115 297 110 298 108 295 33597 32236 107 302 122 296 114 297 106 294 32236 30826 117 301 120 296 113 296 104 294 30826 29353 108 298 115 296 110 294 104 295 29353 27805 98 299 110 296 106 296 101 295 27805 26185 94 298 102 295 100 295 94 296 26185 24492 90 295 95 294 93 291 88 295 24492 22727 86 293 91 294 86 291 84 294 22727 20891 81 292 86 295 82 294 79 293 20891 18975 75 293 82 295 81 293 77 292 18975 16976 74 294 77 296 80 293 77 292 16976 14938 71 297 74 299 76 295 75 293 14938 12978 60 301 66 301 69 299 67 295 12978 11204 48 302 53 303 55 303 55 300 11204 9637 40 304 44 305 44 307 42 309 9637 8260 34 307 32 307 27 305 29 308 8260 7052 31 306 26 308 25 306 24 312 7052 5983 24 309 25*308 25 308 24 316 5983 5034 21 319 25*308 26*309 24 321 5034 4198 22 319 23 308 26*310 24 324 4198 3458 21*319 21 306 25 311 24 326 3458 2797 20*317 20 305 25 311 24 328 2797 2212 20 316 19 304 25 311 23 329 2212 1723 19 315 19 304 25 311 21 329 1723 1348 18 314 18 304 24 312 19 329 1348 1090 17 314 17 303 22 312 16 329 1090 934 15 314 15 303 20 312 13 329 934 844 12 313 12 303 15 312 9*329 844 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