DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 1000z - - 1337z - - 1603z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.6 - - 53.3 - - 61.8 - - 65.0 - - 67.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -15 - - 3 - - 27 - - -15 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 29 - - 28 - - 631 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit 829 - - 829 - - 830 - - 830 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top 846 - - 845 - - 1448 - - 847 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1233 - - 1426 - - 755 - - 1184 - - 1489 Hgt.Variab. W* 21 - - 22 - - 110 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 10 - - 14 - - 8 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 096 - - 089 - - 112 - - 118 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1814 - - -286 - - 199 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2661 - - 1131 - - 1249 - - 847 - - 847 sfcLCL ODpotential -9801 - - -657 - - -242 - - -1187 - - -561 ODpotential blCL 10647 - - 1502 - - 1690 - - 2034 - - 1408 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 140 - - 160 - - 90 - - 200 - - 680 CAPE Temp@2m 54.6 - - 53.3 - - 61.8 - - 65.0 - - 67.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.0 - - 51.2 - - 58.9 - - 64.3 - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.8 - - 53.2 - - 61.5 - - 65.5 - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.5 - - 50.9 - - 58.6 - - 64.5 - - 67.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -15 - - 3 - - 27 - - -15 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 29 - - 28 - - 631 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 8 - - 11 - - 13 - - 15 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] 98328 20 058 17 099 12 119 13 044 14 059 98328 90916 11 079 13 096 9 066 7 069 6 044 90916 85232 5 077 3 069 6 058 3 124 3 034 85232 80493 5 089 1 067 3 227 3 196 4 038 80493 76378 4 078 5 128 8 188 7 227 7 341 76378 72734 1 054 4 077 7 157 7 209 8 309 72734 69446 6 285 4 341 3 258 4 225 6 294 69446 66431 8 264 5 292 8 225 7 240 2 267 66431 63633 13 234 10 272 9 230 10 252 7 308 63633 60926 20 227 13 231 12 242 14 243 14 259 60926 58111 20 222 16 242 14 256 14 246 15 246 58111 55207 25 242 24 248 22 249 19 251 19 243 55207 52448 30 236 29 246 26 238 28 232 20 239 52448 49966 29 234 40 245 40 232 37 228 32 243 49966 47763 41 229 49 219 55 219 53 218 45 230 47763 45807 52 228 47 219 47 210 52 207 51 215 45807 44035 75 231 42 233 44 213 51 204 47 214 44035 42392 76 229 53 232 59 224 50 213 44 218 42392 40851 71 227 68 224 65 224 57 215 43 220 40851 39397 70 225 70 219 64 222 67 213 42 222 39397 38018 72 225 67 219 66 218 71 212 43 223 38018 36678 72 227 66 218 66 215 63 210 46 221 36678 35311 71 229 65 217 63 214 58 208 51 220 35311 33891 62 224 62 213 60 213 57 207 51 218 33891 32420 58 207 60 213 60 210 55 205 48 209 32420 30884 53 205 59 213 60 207 54 204 49 204 30884 29269 45 207 55 216 61 205 52 203 46 204 29269 27576 39 214 52 216 58 205 51 204 42 198 27576 25802 38 208 53 215 56 204 50 207 41 195 25802 23949 37 204 52 218 59 203 49 206 39 199 23949 22022 34 202 44 214 59 200 45 207 37 202 22022 20019 37 197 38 207 54 197 43 209 33 196 20019 17934 44 183 37 201 48 194 43 211 34 200 17934 15813 41 175 34 201 46 192 41 210 34 205 15813 13774 35 184 37 205 45 190 40 205 32 208 13774 11925 34 189 36 199 43 192 42 204 33 205 11925 10283 28 187 32 195 41 195 43 207 32 201 10283 8824 24 180 31 190 37 198 46 203 33 195 8824 7526 21 160 25 190 28 190 48 197 35 191 7526 6373 21 146 23 192 24 184 42 190 38 191 6373 5352 23 150 25 192 24 179 37 178 40 191 5352 4452 32 153 27 189 22 174 34 164 39 190 4452 3656 39 149 27 175 23 163 31 158 37 188 3656 2944 38 134 25 152 24 151 29 155 35 186 2944 2314 36 113 21 118 23 138 27 153 33 186 2314 1790 31 103 19 098 19*120 22 142 29 184 1790 1387 25 099 18 095 16*114 19 131 25 183 1387 1111 21 098 16 092 15 112 15 124 20 182 1111 943 18*097 13 091 13 111 13*121 17*181 943 847 12*096 10*089 10 110 8*118 11*180 847 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