DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.5 - - 51.3 - - 52.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 39 - - 26 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 702 - - 1049 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1519 - - 1866 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 978 - - 1168 - - 2279 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 127 - - 130 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 342 - - 303 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 594 - - 730 - - -299 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 925 - - 1136 - - 1145 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 244 - - 296 - - -679 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1275 - - 1570 - - 1525 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 140 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.5 - - 51.3 - - 52.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.0 - - 49.0 - - 50.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.1 - - 51.1 - - 53.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.4 - - 48.4 - - 50.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 39 - - 26 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 702 - - 1049 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 97653 3 269 3 084 7 023 97653 90266 3 140 4 091 3 125 90266 84589 9 124 6 130 4 172 84589 79879 8 138 5 162 3 090 79879 75827 7 132 9 180 3 088 75827 72248 7 147 8 201 3 321 72248 68995 7 187 9 208 6 242 68995 65985 8 222 8 205 8 216 65985 63187 12 234 10 240 12 215 63187 60477 13 236 13 241 15 209 60477 57650 17 248 15 240 17 227 57650 54705 21 240 22 228 24 232 54705 51877 26 226 25 229 28 237 51877 49331 30 223 36 231 34 238 49331 47058 34 232 37 224 33 232 47058 44994 46 221 46 220 38 240 44994 43105 54 198 53 211 53 231 43105 41371 64 201 59 204 58 215 41371 39767 86 202 60 203 55 215 39767 38281 99 194 78 202 59 216 38281 36895 106 189 80 195 55 212 36895 35563 102 194 74 192 50 217 35563 34224 91 190 69 203 48 224 34224 32852 81 194 66 204 43 223 32852 31443 76 199 54 207 30 237 31443 29974 74 199 45 218 33 248 29974 28428 71 196 44 230 36 249 28428 26802 68 192 39 226 40 247 26802 25095 67 194 35 223 37 250 25095 23312 37 224 27 237 34 257 23312 21453 27 240 27 237 36 260 21453 19511 21 233 31 247 37 260 19511 17483 22 225 30 255 33 259 17483 15414 28 228 28 260 31 261 15414 13420 31 232 28 267 29 265 13420 11605 29 230 27 265 29 266 11605 9993 25 240 26 266 31 269 9993 8565 26 242 27 270 32 274 8565 7299 23 235 27 270 29 274 7299 6175 15 239 28 270 29 274 6175 5183 13 280 27 274 29 274 5183 4311 16 272 23 282 27 271 4311 3543 13 260 20 290 23 268 3543 2858 7 283 17 298 18 274 2858 2255 9 347 16*301 15 283 2255 1752 9*344 15*302 13 288 1752 1366 9*343 13 304 12 290 1366 1099 9 342 12 304 11 291 1099 938 8 342 11 304 9*292 938 846 7 340 8 304 7*293 846 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