DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/15 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1704z - - 1706z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.4 - - 60.8 - - 69.0 - - 74.5 - - 70.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 78 - - 254 - - 181 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 627 - - 2874 - - 3762 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit 829 - - 829 - - 2580 - - 3088 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top 845 - - 1444 - - 3691 - - 4579 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 166 - - 2547 - - 1087 - - 1641 - - 4746 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 157 - - 371 - - 362 - - 12 W* B/S 1 - - 10 - - 13 - - 15 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 024 - - 024 - - 044 - - 011 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - -1 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1226 - - -2835 - - -3989 - - -5291 - - -7522 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2071 - - 4279 - - 7681 - - 9871 - - 8370 sfcLCL ODpotential -10153 - - -9000 - - -9457 - - -9305 - - -11796 ODpotential blCL 10998 - - 10444 - - 13148 - - 13884 - - 12643 blCL maxRH 57 - - 58 - - 55 - - 65 - - 53 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 46.4 - - 60.8 - - 69.0 - - 74.5 - - 70.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.5 - - 45.2 - - 38.4 - - 34.1 - - 37.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.4 - - 60.1 - - 67.2 - - 73.1 - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.4 - - 43.5 - - 37.1 - - 32.9 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 78 - - 254 - - 181 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 28 - - 627 - - 2874 - - 3762 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97449 18 311 5 236 13 259 14 260 12 311 97449 90176 10 321 1 015 7 307 7 236 9 293 90176 84573 8 331 7 013 4 343 1 325 11 305 84573 79930 4 359 10 348 6 347 8 046 4 304 79930 75913 5 049 2 279 6 334 10 009 2 013 75913 72343 6 346 4 347 2 010 7 328 8 295 72343 69095 5 334 13 332 4 266 13 304 10 309 69095 66096 12 318 17 324 10 275 22 296 20 315 66096 63300 14 302 17 307 18 273 28 279 28 304 63300 60589 20 315 19 301 23 280 28 279 31 293 60589 57758 33 309 28 290 29 287 32 284 31 294 57758 54801 42 299 34 283 34 286 32 289 43 290 54801 51979 46 296 37 287 38 291 45 288 45 284 51979 49454 55 294 42 292 44 296 54 290 45 291 49454 47201 59 286 53 291 57 292 62 293 61 285 47201 45180 57 283 57 286 62 285 65 286 66 278 45180 43356 61 285 54 286 62 287 62 284 68 282 43356 41689 68 281 56 288 63 294 62 287 73 284 41689 40152 67 277 61 284 64 296 70 288 74 283 40152 38723 65 280 62 279 63 294 73 286 68 282 38723 37378 67 284 60 283 61 291 69 283 62 278 37378 36075 71 285 59 287 60 288 62 286 57 278 36075 34747 72 285 61 286 60 284 58 291 53 283 34747 33364 68 289 62 284 61 282 56 289 53 285 33364 31930 63 292 61 283 61 282 53 285 51 286 31930 30428 60 292 58 283 60 281 52 284 49 283 30428 28850 58 292 56 283 58 281 51 284 45 282 28850 27199 54 291 54 283 55 282 50 286 40 288 27199 25472 52 291 51 286 50 284 48 286 36 287 25472 23668 51 291 47 289 45 292 42 289 30 291 23668 21786 48 292 44 292 41 299 36 292 26 303 21786 19822 44 293 40 294 37 306 32 297 22 294 19822 17777 43 298 36 298 34 309 26 298 20 290 17777 15693 45 304 35 305 33 313 26 304 19 267 15693 13684 47 309 36 308 30 309 27 298 21 277 13684 11850 45 313 37 311 30 303 27 293 22 281 11850 10215 36 317 36 315 27 304 26 303 20 288 10215 8759 27 323 28 325 19 307 18 303 15 300 8759 7467 24 328 21 322 14 314 12 298 10 294 7467 6322 23 332 16 322 14 323 9 332 4 322 6322 5310 20 344 16 355 13 346 5*006 5 051 5310 4420 20 001 16 009 7*035 5*014 7 056 4420 3633 20 013 13 014 6*047 4 014 8 053 3633 2929 16 023 11 018 5 048 4 013 8 052 2929 2305 13 032 9 022 5 046 4 011 8 051 2305 1784 16 081 6*029 5 043 4 008 7 050 1784 1385 19 089 3*025 4 040 4 006 7 049 1385 1109 13 077 3 024 4 038 4 005 7 048 1109 942 9*064 3 023 4 038 4 005 6*048 942 847 4*024 2 022 4 037 3 004 4*047 847 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