DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1553z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.5 - - 56.5 - - 57.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 11 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 770 - - 179 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 829 - - 829 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1587 - - 996 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2362 - - 3723 - - 3626 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 125 - - 60 - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 057 - - 066 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 160 - - -645 - - -1017 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1427 - - 1642 - - 1863 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -689 - - -1116 - - -2052 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2276 - - 2112 - - 2898 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 100 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.5 - - 56.5 - - 57.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.0 - - 52.1 - - 52.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.1 - - 56.3 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.2 - - 51.2 - - 51.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 11 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 770 - - 179 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 75 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 98183 23 230 10 274 13 235 98183 90708 17 228 16 236 16 254 90708 84972 9 189 18 214 12 273 84972 80250 4 191 10 207 6 243 80250 76192 3 309 8 223 4 287 76192 72596 5 335 4 287 6 302 72596 69336 6 291 10 302 9 304 69336 66334 6 258 11 281 12 292 66334 63542 6 245 13 278 14 280 63542 60821 7 297 13 269 15 278 60821 57966 12 269 15 266 15 283 57966 54987 7 260 10 267 19 295 54987 52133 11 269 12 300 21 293 52133 49559 18 248 21 271 20 278 49559 47253 19 256 19 261 22 273 47253 45160 25 270 21 278 23 280 45160 43236 35 269 30 284 27 285 43236 41455 40 264 36 273 31 284 41455 39801 43 261 37 261 33 279 39801 38263 48 255 39 262 37 278 38263 36832 51 251 35 262 39 268 36832 35469 52 251 35 266 33 255 35469 34106 50 254 42 263 30 268 34106 32712 48 252 46 256 38 279 32712 31287 41 248 45 253 45 273 31287 29808 36 253 46 254 42 271 29808 28258 38 254 46 258 41 269 28258 26635 37 249 47 258 35 274 26635 24937 35 244 44 256 24 277 24937 23165 31 241 38 256 18 273 23165 21321 29 246 33 257 19 280 21321 19399 26 249 27 254 21 287 19399 17393 21 236 23 246 20 303 17393 15343 19 234 16 251 25 317 15343 13363 15 278 3 018 21 331 13363 11566 9 327 15 048 16 347 11566 9974 12 039 18 039 16 008 9974 8564 12 053 17 038 17 020 8564 7310 14 065 19 044 15 037 7310 6197 18 072 20 049 14 047 6197 5210 22 078 19 057 14 040 5210 4339 25 080 17 062 15 034 4339 3569 26 079 16 062 16 030 3569 2880 25 076 14 060 15 029 2880 2270 21 069 13 061 12 029 2270 1762 17*061 12 063 10 030 1762 1372 15*058 12 064 9 030 1372 1103 14 057 11*065 8 030 1103 940 12 057 10*066 7 030 940 846 10 056 7 066 5*028 846 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