DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/23 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 - - 0959z - - 1334z - - 1603z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 66.8 - - 79.2 - - 84.7 - - 87.6 - - 86.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 22 - - 222 - - 336 - - 222 - - 17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 141 - - 2102 - - 5624 - - 5999 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit 830 - - 1962 - - 4798 - - 4894 - - 832 Hcrit BL Top 958 - - 2919 - - 6441 - - 6816 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 456 - - 3540 - - 1257 - - 2363 - - 7922 Hgt.Variab. W* 61 - - 318 - - 508 - - 455 - - 36 W* B/S 2 - - 46 - - 13 - - 15 - - 5 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 1 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 119 - - 049 - - 323 - - 314 - - 241 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 0 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2359 - - -4065 - - -1523 - - -1657 - - -7058 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3317 - - 6984 - - 7964 - - 8473 - - 7907 sfcLCL ODpotential -7945 - - -10240 - - -6297 - - -4771 - - -9043 ODpotential blCL 8903 - - 13159 - - 12738 - - 11587 - - 9891 blCL maxRH 65 - - 62 - - 57 - - 56 - - 53 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 66.8 - - 79.2 - - 84.7 - - 87.6 - - 86.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 55.4 - - 51.7 - - 52.6 - - 53.3 - - 54.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 66.5 - - 77.6 - - 82.3 - - 85.8 - - 85.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 55.0 - - 50.8 - - 51.5 - - 52.2 - - 53.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 22 - - 222 - - 336 - - 222 - - 17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 141 - - 2102 - - 5624 - - 5999 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98875 27 082 31 106 29 083 25 077 28 094 98875 91340 25 080 25 091 24 092 21 096 23 083 91340 85567 26 080 24 093 21 095 25 091 19 082 85567 80803 25 075 23 088 21 100 20 085 21 085 80803 76713 20 078 20 083 20 098 16 100 17 091 76713 73100 15 088 15 088 13 097 12 094 16 093 73100 69834 8 086 13 096 10 116 7 097 11 071 69834 66835 2 142 9 088 10 110 8 142 5 050 66835 64047 5 145 2 068 3 141 8 133 4 120 64047 61334 8 127 4 268 5 238 6 263 4 341 61334 58510 3 048 1 206 5 178 12 241 12 263 58510 55600 19 293 18 276 18 298 14 287 13 275 55600 52830 32 275 32 268 35 277 33 288 28 286 52830 50360 36 293 40 287 45 267 51 280 45 281 50360 48170 61 292 55 284 52 274 56 278 52 287 48170 46185 73 283 65 281 62 280 66 283 64 291 46185 44365 75 282 70 281 67 282 71 284 72 288 44365 42682 74 287 70 282 68 284 71 284 77 286 42682 41113 77 290 72 286 69 287 71 285 78 285 41113 39642 78 288 73 288 70 288 76 286 77 285 39642 38254 74 285 72 287 69 286 78 286 76 286 38254 36912 65 282 66 286 62 286 72 289 70 286 36912 35551 62 281 59 285 51 292 60 287 61 286 35551 34137 62 278 57 285 46 293 46 282 54 288 34137 32670 65 280 51 289 44 292 44 289 51 288 32670 31136 56 297 42 288 38 296 44 292 44 284 31136 29521 42 296 39 282 37 299 44 295 43 284 29521 27822 37 283 42 283 35 290 41 296 44 288 27822 26040 33 281 34 287 37 287 39 294 40 300 26040 24178 24 286 22 274 32 291 38 298 32 311 24178 22241 20 293 15 271 24 282 30 301 23 309 22241 20226 20 295 16 281 19 278 20 294 17 300 20226 18134 19 298 19 293 14 290 13 296 11 295 18134 16005 17 301 19 302 16 311 12 320 6 319 16005 13949 14 307 18 318 16 311 15 329 7 348 13949 12081 15 313 18 340 12 328 13 316 12 322 12081 10425 15 318 19 347 15 355 11 353 11 324 10425 8954 16 327 18 345 21 358 15 000 12 338 8954 7644 16 332 16 340 18*344 12*346 10 331 7644 6477 15 341 15 338 10*327 7*318 7 319 6477 5442 12 350 14 340 7 322 6 316 5 314 5442 4528 8 357 12 351 7 321 6 315 3 298 4528 3718 4 357 9 357 7 322 5 313 2 287 3718 2992 2 018 4*355 6 321 5 313 2 266 2992 2350 4 064 1*039 6 323 5 312 2 254 2350 1814 8 119 1 047 6 323 5 312 2 250 1814 1402 13 120 1 053 6 324 4 312 2 243 1402 1119 11*119 1 053 5 325 4 312 2 244 1119 946 9*119 1 053 5 325 4 312 2*243 946 848 5 119 1 054 5 325 4 313 1*241 848 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