DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.7 - - 33.9 - - 32.0 - - 30.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 260 - - 94 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1941 - - 2940 - - 2293 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 2620 - - 1592 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2758 - - 3757 - - 3110 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 515 - - 856 - - 1149 - - 3331 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 217 - - 371 - - 244 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 12 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 014 - - 015 - - 040 - - 027 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -752 - - -36 - - 425 - - -1116 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3510 - - 3794 - - 2685 - - 1960 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9865 - - -7149 - - 362 - - -1188 ODpotential blCL - - - 12623 - - 10906 - - 2748 - - 2032 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 96 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.7 - - 33.9 - - 32.0 - - 30.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.6 - - 20.4 - - 23.5 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 32.3 - - 31.3 - - 30.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.6 - - 19.5 - - 23.1 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 260 - - 94 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1941 - - 2940 - - 2293 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 85 - - 97 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96567 18 093 21 097 12 117 8 133 96567 89367 18 100 17 103 9 127 5 087 89367 83761 13 102 11 145 7 161 5 272 83761 79077 11 104 10 174 4 179 8 210 79077 75019 4 252 14 222 15 266 6 213 75019 71433 6 218 17 228 20 236 20 250 71433 68185 12 268 16 258 14 240 20 249 68185 65174 22 280 29 284 18 284 18 267 65174 62376 27 273 35 272 38 287 43 293 62376 59687 29 267 41 267 55 270 50 276 59687 56869 33 277 39 261 36 254 48 267 56869 53908 35 275 32 273 35 281 56 259 53908 51054 36 286 46 292 53 289 56 270 51054 48480 50 289 64 288 61 284 60 278 48480 46185 63 285 72 280 64 282 61 281 46185 44113 69 279 73 276 69 282 68 286 44113 42237 67 275 72 273 75 281 78 288 42237 40528 66 277 70 281 79 281 89 289 40528 38954 69 283 80 286 84 284 97 286 38954 37494 74 287 87 286 89 286 100 283 37494 36132 78 288 87 285 94 287 100 282 36132 34823 84 290 88 287 98 286 101 282 34823 33499 86 289 94 289 100 284 102 280 33499 32131 82 287 98 287 99 283 103 277 32131 30722 74 282 98 284 100 282 104 276 30722 29254 71 274 94 283 101 280 103 277 29254 27713 79 270 90 282 102 279 98 279 27713 26098 80 273 87 277 100 280 93 281 26098 24407 73 272 84 272 96 282 89 282 24407 22639 76 269 78 270 89 285 86 284 22639 20800 73 272 72 265 80 283 82 286 20800 18888 66 277 74 262 71 280 78 286 18888 16903 71 277 66 266 66 280 65 280 16903 14891 77 271 62 273 60 275 61 270 14891 12955 73 263 71 272 55 273 56 270 12955 11189 52 267 64 260 54 275 53 271 11189 9621 40 297 48 257 54 262 44 276 9621 8232 33 293 37 269 47 252 38 276 8232 7004 32 269 20 288 35 255 28 257 7004 5921 27 295 16 291 24 260 16 250 5921 4971 22 335 8 351 5 284 5 208 4971 4140 18 356 7*021 10 061 8 073 4140 3411 11*014 6*020 12*047 11 054 3411 2760 9*017 6 018 13*043 14 037 2760 2186 9 015 6 016 13 041 14 034 2186 1707 9 014 5 013 13 039 14 032 1707 1339 8 014 5 011 12 039 13 030 1339 1085 8 013 5 009 12 038 12 029 1085 932 8 012 5 008 11 037 11*028 932 844 6 012 4 008 9 036 8*027 844 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