DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.4 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 282 - - 146 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5063 - - 6135 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4282 - - 4751 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5880 - - 6952 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1948 - - 1464 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 463 - - 401 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 120 - - 127 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2689 - - -3413 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8569 - - 10365 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7428 - - -7993 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13308 - - 14945 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.4 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.7 - - 39.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - 80.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.4 - - 37.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 282 - - 146 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5063 - - 6135 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 28 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97873 18 205 17 237 97873 90444 10 209 9 241 90444 84763 5 272 4 266 84763 80072 9 239 6 255 80072 76042 8 249 4 309 76042 72470 6 285 7 338 72470 69226 8 290 9 310 69226 66247 9 290 8 294 66247 63492 8 274 6 272 63492 60826 4 250 8 276 60826 58038 6 231 13 276 58038 55135 7 248 13 245 55135 52362 11 274 13 211 52362 49864 15 273 13 197 49864 47624 18 269 9 228 47624 45598 23 233 14 246 45598 43753 20 216 13 226 43753 42063 11 220 4 265 42063 40502 21 188 11 210 40502 39054 23 163 16 156 39054 37701 20 171 19 127 37701 36392 22 175 15 121 36392 35054 15 188 11 101 35054 33660 8 218 8 070 33660 32212 5 265 11 059 32212 30697 4 199 14 091 30697 29099 20 156 18 107 29099 27420 20 170 10 103 27420 25663 12 169 5 115 25663 23833 12 139 7 116 23833 21932 17 127 10 102 21932 19952 20 124 17 102 19952 17888 22 122 20 110 17888 15783 19 119 18 113 15783 13756 11 123 16 111 13756 11912 8 136 14 116 11912 10271 11 139 15 136 10271 8815 16 142 14 154 8815 7524 19 141 12*140 7524 6378 15*133 12*135 6378 5361 13*122 12 132 5361 4463 12 121 12 129 4463 3668 12 119 13 127 3668 2956 12 119 13 125 2956 2325 11 119 13 123 2325 1798 11 119 13 122 1798 1393 10 119 12 122 1393 1114 9 119 12 121 1114 944 9 119 11 121 944 847 8 119 10 120 847 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