DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 - - - 54.9 - - 61.1 - - 63.8 - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 193 - - 116 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2117 - - 3598 - - 3884 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1796 - - 3035 - - 2981 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2934 - - 4415 - - 4701 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1377 - - 1174 - - 1117 - - 4747 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 374 - - 326 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 10 - - 53 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 027 - - 033 - - 023 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -7 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 269 - - 194 - - -124 - - -2825 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2665 - - 4221 - - 4825 - - 3671 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8437 - - -8754 - - -7327 - - -3456 ODpotential blCL - - - 11371 - - 13169 - - 12028 - - 4302 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 75 - - 85 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.9 - - 61.1 - - 63.8 - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.3 - - 45.7 - - 45.7 - - 48.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 59.6 - - 62.7 - - 62.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 44.4 - - 44.4 - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 193 - - 116 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2117 - - 3598 - - 3884 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 0 - - 38 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98170 8 226 10 251 16 258 18 300 98170 90734 6 215 8 271 14 235 20 294 90734 85041 2 063 3 269 7 249 11 290 85041 80326 6 042 5 195 6 321 5 295 80326 76274 6 034 3 180 4 347 1 029 76274 72682 1 024 2 202 1 026 3 049 72682 69419 3 236 7 200 5 223 5 286 69419 66426 8 264 9 232 8 228 10 264 66426 63646 12 251 16 232 21 229 21 244 63646 60942 13 230 18 228 23 235 24 239 60942 58106 23 263 25 255 23 246 25 264 58106 55153 39 248 35 258 34 265 36 270 55153 52337 37 236 42 251 43 261 44 267 52337 49799 32 243 43 244 46 248 45 260 49799 47524 35 252 39 244 42 250 46 255 47524 45469 39 252 43 256 50 260 57 247 45469 43610 41 258 53 252 58 245 57 234 43610 41929 52 261 65 247 52 253 41 245 41929 40396 62 265 62 276 50 263 57 248 40396 38969 64 269 76 274 60 262 67 246 38969 37620 62 270 73 266 65 262 61 246 37620 36310 55 264 74 261 68 264 57 244 36310 34973 48 259 75 258 68 260 58 245 34973 33577 40 257 66 258 69 255 58 243 33577 32126 34 254 60 255 70 257 58 244 32126 30606 31 253 55 252 65 256 55 246 30606 29004 31 255 47 250 58 252 53 246 29004 27322 32 254 41 253 48 254 49 257 27322 25559 35 255 36 255 34 261 41 259 25559 23722 35 260 32 256 30 260 30 252 23722 21818 30 264 27 262 25 263 23 259 21818 19836 26 260 24 268 22 267 20 256 19836 17767 24 261 23 263 23 263 19 252 17767 15649 19 267 22 262 23 261 19 255 15649 13601 15 267 20 259 20 257 19 258 13601 11739 15 263 18 257 19 262 18 265 11739 10096 17 270 17 268 16 272 14 268 10096 8647 15 291 11 290 11 279 9 247 8647 7365 9 318 6 306 6 282 4 228 7365 6234 9 354 5 000 2 313 1 071 6234 5238 15 011 7*030 1*011 4 070 5238 4363 16 014 7*032 1*015 4 075 4363 3589 14*019 7 032 1 022 4 076 3589 2895 8*024 7 033 1 022 4 076 2895 2282 7 027 7 034 1 021 4 074 2282 1769 7 028 7 033 1 027 4 072 1769 1376 6 029 6 034 1 024 4 073 1376 1105 6 029 6 035 1 028 4 073 1105 940 5 029 6 035 1 033 4 074 940 846 5 029 5 034 1 033 3*074 846 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