DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/16 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
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Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time
FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD
Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 80.9 - - 82.3 - - 73.8 Temp@2m
Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 135 - - 31 - - -50 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - 1565 - - 9168 - - 10123 - - 30 BL Depth
Hcrit - - - 830 - - 7043 - - 6364 - - 831 Hcrit
BL Top - - - 2382 - - 9985 - - 10940 - - 847 BL Top
Hgt.Variab. - - - 3514 - - 4073 - - 3030 - - 7636 Hgt.Variab.
W* - - - 221 - - 454 - - 320 - - 26 W*
B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S
BL Wind - - - 25 - - 33 - - 39 - - 18 BL Wind
Direction - - - 204 - - 207 - - 199 - - 265 Direction
Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 17 - - 20 - - 0 Wind Shear
Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 30 - - 19 - - 1 Max.Converg
CLOUDpotent - - - -3631 - - 311 - - 39 - - -6581 CLOUDpotentl
sfcLCL - - - 6013 - - 9674 - - 10901 - - 7428 sfcLCL
ODpotential - - - -6158 - - -1084 - - -1864 - - -8273 ODpotential
blCL - - - 8540 - - 11069 - - 12804 - - 9120 blCL
maxRH - - - 68 - - 98 - - 93 - - 71 maxRH
CAPE - - - 700 - - 330 - - 340 - - 260 CAPE
Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 80.9 - - 82.3 - - 73.8 Temp@2m
DewPt@2m - - - 51.0 - - 40.8 - - 36.6 - - 43.7 DewPt@2m
Temp@Bot - - - 74.2 - - 80.2 - - 82.1 - - 74.7 Temp@Bot
DewPt@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 39.6 - - 35.3 - - 42.9 DewPt@bot
Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 135 - - 31 - - -50 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - 1565 - - 9168 - - 10123 - - 30 BL Depth
EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 90 - - 72 - - 0 EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 EXPERIMENT2
PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue]
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Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z
[ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft]
98345 17 104 11 112 7 097 8 076 98345
90817 12 120 6 083 7 081 3 130 90817
85061 14 096 9 128 1 101 6 104 85061
80304 13 065 12 132 4 179 9 051 80304
76202 11 050 10 107 1 117 7 046 76202
72584 4 121 5 015 7 041 2 025 72584
69319 13 144 8 293 6 020 5 001 69319
66307 6 083 9 261 9 314 14 339 66307
63501 12 345 4 242 10 280 14 305 63501
60780 13 300 5 263 10 286 17 294 60780
57937 14 288 13 264 16 269 20 276 57937
54977 22 296 20 281 18 261 20 258 54977
52127 32 247 26 258 20 249 17 259 52127
49545 33 229 28 248 31 265 28 257 49545
47229 33 235 41 250 40 248 33 261 47229
45128 43 239 44 239 42 248 45 260 45128
43210 47 232 44 237 53 249 49 252 43210
41445 46 233 53 241 65 243 48 245 41445
39808 50 234 64 231 61 234 48 245 39808
38279 53 237 60 229 55 228 54 245 38279
36849 59 239 57 236 53 234 60 245 36849
35481 66 241 64 239 66 244 58 244 35481
34107 76 242 74 237 77 241 47 249 34107
32699 86 239 81 238 79 237 53 255 32699
31264 88 237 94 243 81 237 52 250 31264
29777 82 235 101 245 86 239 50 246 29777
28220 72 233 88 247 89 239 50 244 28220
26586 67 233 67 248 89 236 48 245 26586
24880 62 234 64 242 87 236 45 247 24880
23106 55 238 66 236 82 237 45 241 23106
21273 51 238 68 231 71 236 43 236 21273
19378 49 234 67 227 64 234 40 232 19378
17411 45 230 60 222 59 232 44 222 17411
15402 40 234 50 217 53 228 45 216 15402
13460 39 243 42 213 48 223 38 207 13460
11686 37 240 39 212 41*208 37 211 11686
10100 36 232 37*209 41*205 37 218 10100
8684 37 226 35*206 41 203 37 229 8684
7422 37 221 35 207 41 201 36 241 7422
6298 39 217 35 207 41 199 37 252 6298
5300 42 216 35 207 41 198 39 261 5300
4417 42 217 34 207 41 197 40 264 4417
3635 41 217 33 207 40 196 41 265 3635
2932 38*215 32 207 40 196 40 265 2932
2309 31*209 32 207 39 196 39 266 2309
1788 27 204 31 206 38 195 38 266 1788
1387 25 203 30 207 36 195 35 266 1387
1111 23 202 28 207 33 195 30 266 1111
943 20 201 24 206 28 194 26*266 943
847 15 200 19 206 21 194 18*265 847
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)
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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