DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.8 - - 48.4 - - 47.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 27 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3553 - - 1561 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2651 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4370 - - 2378 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2159 - - 2798 - - 3880 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 302 - - 151 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 268 - - 315 - - 204 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -13 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 58 - - -691 - - -1036 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4312 - - 3069 - - 1881 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -707 - - -2001 - - -1531 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5077 - - 4379 - - 2376 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 10 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.8 - - 48.4 - - 47.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.0 - - 37.9 - - 41.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.8 - - 48.0 - - 46.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.8 - - 36.7 - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 27 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3553 - - 1561 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 74 - - 99 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 97308 11 243 19 259 16 255 97308 89907 8 215 13 258 13 272 89907 84287 8 216 6 253 8 285 84287 79629 8 221 6 211 6 288 79629 75619 1 102 5 232 5 314 75619 72061 4 031 6 217 5 281 72061 68814 2 004 8 214 10 256 68814 65805 2 266 6 231 9 240 65805 62990 4 270 13 260 11 253 62990 60230 14 223 22 244 22 246 60230 57339 17 247 19 239 23 247 57339 54334 24 258 20 264 23 267 54334 51456 34 267 36 277 33 279 51456 48866 37 260 38 270 38 276 48866 46549 33 256 38 268 43 273 46549 44453 27 270 44 268 48 274 44453 42539 38 284 48 269 52 275 42539 40776 49 280 51 271 54 274 40776 39142 53 276 54 276 54 274 39142 37622 55 274 59 278 54 276 37622 36203 55 274 64 276 59 276 36203 34844 57 278 65 272 64 274 34844 33479 63 280 67 273 66 272 33479 32080 68 281 71 275 68 272 32080 30655 71 282 73 278 72 270 30655 29186 71 285 70 279 73 268 29186 27658 71 285 61 280 68 268 27658 26066 67 284 55 279 62 271 26066 24402 62 286 51 277 56 269 24402 22665 55 288 50 277 51 268 22665 20856 51 288 47 276 52 268 20856 18971 49 287 44 276 52 268 18971 17005 44 282 42 271 47 269 17005 15002 41 285 39 259 41 269 15002 13077 35 284 37 256 32 252 13077 11328 30 280 35 258 30 253 11328 9773 29 269 29 262 26 272 9773 8391 27 260 22 266 20 294 8391 7163 22 259 19 271 19 306 7163 6072 14 261 16 275 18 310 6072 5105 9*262 13 282 15 311 5105 4254 6*263 12 290 12 308 4254 3502 5 266 11 294 9 294 3502 2830 5 267 10*299 8 265 2830 2235 4 268 7*310 8 247 2235 1739 4 270 7 315 7 235 1739 1358 4 272 6 317 6 212 1358 1095 4 273 6 318 6 207 1095 936 3 273 5 318 6 205 936 845 3 274 5 319 5*204 845 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