DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 74.6 - - 78.0 - - 76.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 243 - - 179 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2943 - - 4611 - - 6259 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2319 - - 3889 - - 4982 - - 831 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3760 - - 5428 - - 7076 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2006 - - 1687 - - 2199 - - 7662 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 299 - - 434 - - 433 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 19 - - 16 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 274 - - 252 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -6 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 203 - - -299 - - -209 - - -6105 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3558 - - 5727 - - 7285 - - 6952 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3397 - - -3297 - - -1968 - - -7679 ODpotential blCL - - - 7157 - - 8725 - - 9044 - - 8526 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 67 - - 71 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 150 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 74.6 - - 78.0 - - 76.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.9 - - 52.2 - - 48.8 - - 48.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.7 - - 72.8 - - 76.6 - - 76.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 50.9 - - 47.4 - - 47.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 243 - - 179 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2943 - - 4611 - - 6259 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98556 25 085 22 096 20 081 22 080 98556 91177 21 091 21 092 21 079 20 081 91177 85498 20 106 16 094 21 088 18 083 85498 80779 20 116 13 118 16 102 10 088 80779 76678 12 099 14 148 4 116 12 109 76678 73021 6 131 13 142 10 198 1 272 73021 69710 7 221 11 160 12 195 10 239 69710 66674 16 208 10 201 12 213 12 221 66674 63852 12 190 15 221 21 234 18 231 63852 61103 18 264 19 244 23 221 19 229 61103 58219 32 254 31 247 25 240 26 254 58219 55224 34 247 38 239 39 249 36 262 55224 52374 37 250 37 238 40 247 42 256 52374 49814 41 241 37 249 36 247 37 254 49814 47517 37 240 34 249 32 259 33 264 47517 45445 38 263 31 255 34 262 31 262 45445 43564 41 265 31 250 31 258 27 265 43564 41842 39 263 27 257 24 252 24 272 41842 40255 39 264 30 266 23 260 12 286 40255 38782 38 255 39 261 22 270 13 350 38782 37403 30 254 39 251 20 288 23 357 37403 36074 31 260 36 252 23 309 28 357 36074 34725 34 258 34 251 26 306 27 350 34725 33327 38 250 38 255 27 294 23 347 33327 31881 36 245 36 257 29 284 20 355 31881 30375 34 242 29 264 26 283 15 351 30375 28799 29 246 28 273 29 294 12 323 28799 27152 25 250 27 269 34 296 18 295 27152 25429 24 253 26 263 30 300 20 279 25429 23629 20 247 25 261 28 301 15 273 23629 21752 17 253 22 255 21 295 14 286 21752 19794 17 264 20 248 19 281 15 292 19794 17752 14 275 14 254 19 267 14 285 17752 15668 14 279 14 258 18 251 14 271 15668 13659 14 274 17 253 18 255 14 275 13659 11834 16 275 17 261 13 279 9 281 11834 10215 17 284 12 261 10 252 6 270 10215 8776 15 297 7 277 8 253 6 258 8776 7496 13 310 7 296 7*249 8 253 7496 6357 11 309 5*281 6*248 7 249 6357 5345 5 298 4*274 6 249 6 249 5345 4451 0*255 4 274 5 250 4 250 4451 3659 0*203 4 274 5 251 3 255 3659 2949 2 230 4 274 5 253 2 261 2949 2320 3 230 4 274 4 255 1 274 2320 1795 3 234 4 274 4 256 1 287 1795 1391 3 233 4 275 4 258 1 294 1391 1113 3 234 4 276 3 258 1 309 1113 944 3 237 4 275 3 256 1*310 944 847 3 238 3 274 3 258 1*323 847 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