DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 = 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 - - - 49.3 - - 53.3 - - 59.6 - - 56.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 112 - - 97 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2444 - - 2752 - - 3662 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1794 - - 2137 - - 2742 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3261 - - 3569 - - 4479 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 489 - - 577 - - 1168 - - 4629 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 258 - - 285 - - 307 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 10 - - 11 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 284 - - 291 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1145 - - 930 - - 142 - - -1967 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2116 - - 2639 - - 4337 - - 2813 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 672 - - 341 - - -5491 - - -2804 ODpotential blCL - - - 2589 - - 3228 - - 9970 - - 3650 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 80 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.3 - - 53.3 - - 59.6 - - 56.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.0 - - 44.7 - - 43.6 - - 47.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 52.4 - - 58.8 - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.8 - - 43.4 - - 42.3 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 112 - - 97 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2444 - - 2752 - - 3662 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 99 - - 22 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 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] 97452 15 232 30 256 19 276 18 261 97452 90043 13 234 15 244 21 249 23 269 90043 84428 4 210 2 262 14 235 18 273 84428 79793 3 325 5 206 7 255 8 321 79793 75797 4 341 10 245 7 284 5 311 75797 72266 9 355 10 264 11 286 13 320 72266 69071 14 325 4 266 12 260 16 298 69071 66129 12 305 4 320 8 233 13 263 66129 63377 15 301 10 299 11 234 14 236 63377 60664 19 275 24 252 25 236 15 237 60664 57799 26 231 40 220 34 263 25 261 57799 54803 39 193 41 209 44 239 33 243 54803 51919 17 195 27 208 36 240 32 260 51919 49320 45 258 37 246 40 256 46 259 49320 47005 64 247 52 250 55 254 55 252 47005 44917 60 242 53 249 61 251 59 253 44917 43017 48 246 56 250 63 249 64 255 43017 41279 44 254 58 251 62 250 66 253 41279 39679 46 259 62 253 64 249 66 252 39679 38194 56 260 65 249 66 247 72 251 38194 36812 65 258 61 248 67 250 79 250 36812 35490 67 253 62 255 70 257 85 252 35490 34159 60 252 67 256 77 262 88 253 34159 32786 55 263 69 256 77 265 87 253 32786 31370 59 270 66 257 78 264 82 253 31370 29897 59 269 58 252 70 254 77 250 29897 28352 58 271 55 246 68 246 71 242 28352 26731 51 273 51 242 69 246 71 239 26731 25031 48 264 44 240 66 248 66 235 25031 23252 43 262 42 239 63 257 57 241 23252 21400 34 258 45 239 61 264 49 253 21400 19468 29 263 46 243 58 263 46 255 19468 17448 37 260 47 249 55 261 43 258 17448 15385 46 266 49 258 54 255 38 258 15385 13396 46 269 46 264 56 252 38 253 13396 11586 43 274 41 267 54 258 33 257 11586 9980 36 284 36 272 37 260 25 257 9980 8556 29 289 24 283 21 259 19 260 8556 7294 26 299 19 299 14 281 14 274 7294 6176 24 322 19 318 14 301 12 290 6176 5190 26 326 21 328 14*295 13 302 5190 4325 26 321 17*318 13*292 13 304 4325 3559 20*311 11*287 13 292 12 307 3559 2873 19*308 11 285 12 291 10 309 2873 2266 18 306 10 284 12 291 9 310 2266 1760 17 304 10 283 11 291 7 311 1760 1370 16 303 10 282 10 291 6 311 1370 1102 16 303 9 283 10 291 5 309 1102 939 14 302 9 282 9 290 3*305 939 846 11 301 7 281 8 290 2*301 846 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