DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 40.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 267 - - 203 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2993 - - 5129 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2685 - - 4151 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3810 - - 5946 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1520 - - 469 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 412 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 45 - - 40 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 295 - - 297 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 22 - - 18 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -79 - - 1106 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3889 - - 4840 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3508 - - 624 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7318 - - 5322 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 40.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 25.9 - - 22.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 39.3 - - 39.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 24.8 - - 21.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 267 - - 203 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2993 - - 5129 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 84 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - 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] 96090 10 069 10 205 96090 88998 2 091 5 199 88998 83478 6 205 5 306 83478 78839 2 122 8 308 78839 74820 6 336 11 281 74820 71263 6 323 14 277 71263 68036 19 322 17 251 68036 65042 33 287 17 289 65042 62249 37 290 45 294 62249 59544 58 302 62 289 59544 56690 66 292 63 287 56690 53680 65 275 61 282 53680 50792 63 268 63 277 50792 48211 59 278 67 279 48211 45916 65 282 61 281 45916 43833 71 286 65 293 43833 41923 84 295 84 300 41923 40170 101 296 103 298 40170 38556 107 292 115 292 38556 37065 109 289 121 287 37065 35682 118 283 123 283 35682 34361 129 277 123 280 34361 33025 127 276 122 279 33025 31645 121 279 122 281 31645 30224 119 284 122 285 30224 28752 121 287 127 289 28752 27216 127 289 131 292 27216 25615 131 291 133 293 25615 23947 133 293 133 293 23947 22215 128 294 135 291 22215 20419 124 293 136 290 20419 18546 125 293 134 294 18546 16600 114 295 113 298 16600 14637 89 294 83 298 14637 12768 81 300 67 298 12768 11071 79 307 60 299 11071 9556 75 311 58 300 9556 8204 74 314 58 304 8204 6999 72 315 53*304 6999 5936 66 312 42*297 5936 4999 57 305 42 297 4999 4172 49*297 42 297 4172 3441 49*296 42 297 3441 2785 48 296 42 298 2785 2204 48 295 41 298 2204 1719 46 295 40 298 1719 1346 44 295 38 298 1346 1090 41 294 36 298 1090 934 36 294 31 297 934 845 27 293 24 297 845 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