DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 81.7 - - 84.7 - - 81.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 226 - - 138 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1208 - - 5598 - - 5805 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 831 - - 4608 - - 4499 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2025 - - 6415 - - 6622 - - 848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4386 - - 2047 - - 1757 - - 7090 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 216 - - 451 - - 393 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 213 - - 203 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1062 - - 432 - - -702 - - -5131 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3087 - - 5984 - - 7324 - - 5980 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2365 - - -780 - - -3330 - - -6707 ODpotential blCL - - - 4390 - - 7195 - - 9952 - - 7555 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 67 - - 65 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 1120 - - 680 - - 540 - - 760 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 81.7 - - 84.7 - - 81.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.7 - - 58.1 - - 55.3 - - 57.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.7 - - 80.1 - - 83.6 - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.6 - - 56.9 - - 54.0 - - 56.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 226 - - 138 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1208 - - 5598 - - 5805 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 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] 98572 23 081 19 082 21 063 23 067 98572 91202 29 089 19 084 22 087 23 084 91202 85516 24 095 18 113 16 107 19 077 85516 80782 19 102 20 112 16 128 12 079 80782 76692 10 104 10 116 12 114 9 128 76692 73070 8 153 6 151 5 119 7 164 73070 69782 6 161 7 186 3 208 6 207 69782 66748 6 190 11 195 13 219 12 235 66748 63922 12 219 13 207 19 210 18 236 63922 61186 17 231 16 226 23 211 23 237 61186 58330 26 240 22 238 21 221 23 238 58330 55360 30 244 27 234 26 244 26 246 55360 52530 28 245 26 236 28 248 25 251 52530 50000 22 250 22 246 26 244 23 260 50000 47754 18 256 22 252 19 249 25 252 47754 45740 11 294 14 233 22 249 24 245 45740 43917 13 326 3 267 17 216 28 235 43917 42247 14 315 11 288 19 224 32 233 42247 40692 15 314 21 287 23 253 33 246 40692 39227 17 316 27 288 27 267 37 260 39227 37841 22 308 31 290 38 279 41 268 37841 36500 26 305 33 290 38 281 40 267 36500 35138 28 308 32 289 34 279 35 262 35138 33724 28 307 26 289 31 278 33 265 33724 32263 27 302 23 290 27 272 33 270 32263 30739 27 302 20 277 26 271 33 272 30739 29141 21 297 18 262 28 272 32 272 29141 27466 17 287 19 260 30 274 30 271 27466 25716 16 280 19 261 27 271 25 274 25716 23894 14 281 18 264 21 265 23 285 23894 22003 13 293 18 280 17 286 22 285 22003 20034 12 321 17 291 20 298 18 289 20034 17983 8 314 9 303 20 294 19 301 17983 15889 9 309 9 314 19 295 18 299 15889 13866 9 311 11 316 16 303 20 284 13866 12019 6 328 6 282 16 306 18 280 12019 10373 6 275 7 260 14 290 18 278 10373 8908 7 237 11 246 15 276 17 267 8908 7606 9 219 15*222 14*227 20 235 7606 6448 12 224 15*217 15*208 21 224 6448 5419 15 222 15 215 15 206 21 222 5419 4510 17 220 15 214 15 205 21 220 4510 3705 18 221 15 214 15 203 21 218 3705 2983 17 222 15 212 15 202 20 217 2983 2344 15*221 14 212 15 201 20 215 2344 1810 12*216 14 211 14 200 18 213 1810 1400 10 212 13 211 14 199 17 210 1400 1117 9 211 12 210 13 199 14 208 1117 946 8 211 11 210 13 199 11*207 946 848 7 210 10 210 11 199 7*205 848 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