DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/06 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0806z - - 1008z - - 1344z - - 1608z - - 1908z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 29.7 - - 29.4 - - 32.1 - - 33.3 - - 30.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 32 - - 31 - - 91 - - 89 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1864 - - 1479 - - 1878 - - 1518 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 799 - - 799 - - 1187 - - 799 - - 799 Hcrit BL Top 2681 - - 2296 - - 2695 - - 2335 - - 816 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 88 - - 409 - - 98 - - 374 - - 1469 Hgt.Variab. W* 160 - - 147 - - 227 - - 210 - - 22 W* B/S 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 16 - - 15 - - 15 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 259 - - 271 - - 239 - - 257 - - 246 Direction Wind Shear 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 821 - - 535 - - 671 - - 290 - - -759 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1860 - - 1761 - - 2024 - - 2045 - - 1575 sfcLCL ODpotential 442 - - 341 - - 300 - - 249 - - -837 ODpotential blCL 2239 - - 1955 - - 2395 - - 2086 - - 1653 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 101 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.7 - - 29.4 - - 32.1 - - 33.3 - - 30.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.8 - - 24.9 - - 26.4 - - 27.5 - - 27.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.3 - - 29.1 - - 31.5 - - 32.6 - - 30.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.8 - - 24.8 - - 26.4 - - 27.5 - - 27.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 32 - - 31 - - 91 - - 89 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1864 - - 1479 - - 1878 - - 1518 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 100 - - 95 - - 103 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 68736 20 053 21 050 17 051 15 053 14 041 68736 59380 10 267 23 265 25 281 19 293 19 270 59380 54792 29 272 31 269 32 263 34 273 35 275 54792 49535 34 277 30 267 36 256 46 259 48 264 49535 46953 38 266 35 261 44 260 50 262 53 261 46953 43260 33 268 29 267 42 260 49 264 51 266 43260 41257 32 263 25 271 37 268 45 263 49 263 41257 40412 32 255 32 260 37 273 41 264 45 265 40412 40040 29 256 33 259 39 274 39 263 41 266 40040 39631 25 260 29 257 40 271 35 268 39 266 39631 39076 23 261 24 258 38 268 38 265 36 267 39076 38721 21 260 21 259 34 266 37 269 35 269 38721 38386 15 260 18 252 32 265 35 260 34 271 38386 38098 14 282 11 239 26 256 30 258 32 271 38098 37739 14 273 8 284 19 250 26 256 32 268 37739 37227 13 230 13 297 16 253 22 254 36 250 37227 36010 8 224 14 267 13 256 22 259 35 256 36010 35569 4 279 8 246 9 255 23 263 33 254 35569 35149 4 335 3 241 7 250 24 248 30 247 35149 34398 7 010 3 146 5 251 22 232 29 238 34398 32980 9 020 4 118 6 224 19 235 29 238 32980 31587 10 015 5 056 5 226 16 245 28 233 31587 29463 10 000 7 017 4 297 15 262 27 234 29463 26005 10 340 7 350 8 311 17 283 27 249 26005 23312 11 323 8 324 10 301 19 287 28 269 23312 22006 11 317 8 304 10 290 22 281 28 277 22006 21063 14 327 10 331 11 318 22 273 28 275 21063 20039 16 333 14 338 16 324 16 274 27 266 20039 16797 14 330 15 334 17 330 14 287 22 264 16797 15749 12 323 15 326 17 327 15 301 19 271 15749 12743 7 312 15 313 18 318 20 312 18 272 12743 10232 10 331 12 310 16 311 20 310 17 277 10232 7753 8 326 6 290 11 293 12 293 12 277 7753 6941 8 311 6 277 11 272 12 290 14 293 6941 6306 9 304 5 286 10 271 12 291 14 291 6306 5826 10 304 6 303 8 277 10 292 15 282 5826 5355 11 308 6 305 8 281 5 276 14 277 5355 4892 11 308 7 294 8 281 3 265 12 280 4892 4438 10 308 8 272 8 273 2 289 11 296 4438 3990 10 305 9 269 8 272 3 321 12 309 3990 3549 11 301 9 281 8 272 7 321 13 324 3549 3114 13*281 13 283 11*257 9 329 13 332 3114 2686 19*262 21*275 18*249 10*309 11 328 2686 2272 18 260 18*271 17 241 14*259 12 279 2272 1868 17 259 17 271 16 239 13 258 14 252 1868 1469 16 259 16 271 16 237 13 257 13 249 1469 1206 15 258 15 271 15 237 12 256 12 248 1206 1010 13 257 14 271 13 236 11 254 11 247 1010 880 12 258 12 270 12 235 10 253 9*246 880 815 9 257 9 269 9 234 8 253 7*246 815 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