DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/18 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0736z - - 0738z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 44.5 - - 49.9 - - 49.5 - - 49.7 - - 47.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - -15 - - 56 - - 0 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 28 - - 1655 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit 829 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top 845 - - 845 - - 2472 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 150 - - 2624 - - 1304 - - 2814 - - 2718 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 20 - - 192 - - 18 - - 21 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 13 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 4 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 144 - - 313 - - 065 - - 296 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -9 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -245 - - -1236 - - 384 - - -887 - - -193 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1090 - - 2082 - - 2088 - - 1732 - - 1038 sfcLCL ODpotential -7890 - - -5234 - - -309 - - -1282 - - -453 ODpotential blCL 8735 - - 6079 - - 2781 - - 2127 - - 1298 blCL maxRH 96 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 30 - - 0 - - 80 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 44.5 - - 49.9 - - 49.5 - - 49.7 - - 47.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 42.9 - - 43.9 - - 43.5 - - 45.2 - - 45.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.2 - - 50.5 - - 48.9 - - 49.7 - - 47.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.4 - - 42.9 - - 42.3 - - 44.3 - - 45.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - -15 - - 56 - - 0 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 28 - - 1655 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 83 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 97532 6 295 17 241 10 255 17 244 17 249 97532 90253 3 271 4 284 12 243 9 275 5 232 90253 84663 2 357 6 084 7 207 5 247 2 289 84663 80001 1 313 6 085 3 206 4 256 5 339 80001 75966 2 278 4 061 4 145 8 234 9 291 75966 72382 3 245 4 242 0 070 9 206 8 263 72382 69122 5 254 6 221 8 254 11 255 10 282 69122 66111 12 233 9 246 7 242 10 224 9 243 66111 63302 15 228 16 264 20 270 18 261 16 269 63302 60578 17 251 24 260 30 236 20 254 19 269 60578 57742 25 254 28 239 25 262 32 272 39 270 57742 54802 34 281 25 272 46 268 46 267 48 261 54802 51996 53 286 48 278 59 260 51 263 52 263 51996 49470 69 269 62 264 57 252 60 262 61 268 49470 47202 71 254 58 252 55 254 65 257 67 268 47202 45143 57 249 50 256 55 260 64 257 71 267 45143 43261 50 272 60 269 63 268 69 262 77 262 43261 41544 65 284 75 272 75 265 78 261 82 256 41544 39978 79 278 81 269 80 262 83 256 85 251 39978 38534 85 276 80 267 80 259 84 251 84 246 38534 37182 85 275 75 265 80 257 84 247 81 244 37182 35875 83 274 72 263 78 255 82 245 79 240 35875 34546 80 272 73 261 73 253 79 245 78 237 34546 33163 76 270 75 259 69 252 74 243 76 236 33163 31727 74 262 74 256 65 248 70 242 74 236 31727 30225 73 256 68 254 61 245 69 242 71 238 30225 28646 71 256 63 255 65 242 70 240 68 241 28646 26992 68 260 59 255 71 240 71 239 65 244 26992 25259 58 264 54 251 69 242 70 242 61 243 25259 23447 44 261 49 249 63 243 69 248 56 237 23447 21556 39 256 46 246 57 244 64 252 52 234 21556 19581 39 257 42 242 51 241 56 251 50 235 19581 17518 44 269 39 244 47 251 50 242 50 237 17518 15416 39 266 38 240 49 257 49 235 53 238 15416 13393 38 246 59 233 48 256 47 236 52 236 13393 11556 46 245 63 223 43 249 45 232 50 236 11556 9931 45 243 50 213 44 246 45 226 45 240 9931 8495 34 242 34 212 51 241 35 230 39 237 8495 7227 23 242 22 227 50 225 25 239 25 245 7227 6109 19 253 13 252 32 201 18 248 19 265 6109 5125 15 272 10 287 16 191 13 243 15 273 5125 4263 11 284 9 300 4 159 9 240 11 279 4263 3506 4 265 8 298 3 093 6 236 11 320 3506 2831 1 114 7 312 4*085 4 242 16 338 2831 2236 3 043 9 334 3*076 4 273 17 340 2236 1740 5 022 10 333 3 070 5 289 17 340 1740 1358 6 006 10 327 3 062 5 292 15 340 1358 1096 6 342 9 321 3 057 5 294 13 340 1096 936 3*327 8 316 2 056 5 296 12 341 936 845 2*144 6*313 2 054 4*296 9*340 845 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