DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.2 - - 34.9 - - 30.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 312 - - 171 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3243 - - 4173 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2910 - - 3331 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4060 - - 4990 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1063 - - 943 - - 3414 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 406 - - 361 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 34 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 2 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 062 - - 081 - - 054 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -855 - - -1012 - - -3216 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4916 - - 6002 - - 4060 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10094 - - -9805 - - -12219 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14154 - - 14795 - - 13063 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 90 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.2 - - 34.9 - - 30.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 13.9 - - 11.8 - - 15.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 30.4 - - 33.7 - - 30.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 12.9 - - 11.4 - - 15.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 312 - - 171 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3243 - - 4173 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 61 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 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] 96478 17 115 6 157 5 116 96478 89254 11 113 5 191 3 342 89254 83654 10 176 11 214 8 261 83654 78981 8 266 10 244 12 237 78981 74926 15 261 16 256 13 258 74926 71325 20 272 21 265 24 278 71325 68063 27 258 30 263 36 271 68063 65067 23 254 31 264 37 269 65067 62287 27 289 34 281 37 286 62287 59598 39 292 39 286 44 286 59598 56786 43 283 43 286 49 285 56786 53857 48 282 53 291 56 288 53857 51061 54 284 62 288 61 288 51061 48546 59 288 64 283 63 284 48546 46288 65 292 66 287 66 286 46288 44240 73 293 71 292 71 289 44240 42375 82 289 77 291 77 290 42375 40677 87 283 84 287 86 288 40677 39126 87 279 88 283 91 285 39126 37698 92 284 89 283 92 283 37698 36368 100 282 92 288 94 284 36368 35091 101 282 99 289 98 281 35091 33791 105 287 104 285 99 276 33791 32434 108 286 104 282 98 279 32434 31025 109 282 104 282 98 282 31025 29548 108 282 104 281 96 281 29548 27990 102 284 103 281 93 279 27990 26353 93 286 96 283 90 279 26353 24641 88 286 89 280 84 278 24641 22857 87 286 86 278 80 276 22857 21002 86 288 83 282 77 278 21002 19067 84 290 80 285 72 283 19067 17049 79 293 79 286 69 284 17049 14995 68 297 70 289 64 285 14995 13022 60 298 61 300 54 289 13022 11231 48 301 46 305 46 301 11231 9644 38 301 33 305 34 304 9644 8244 26 305 24 301 25 296 8244 7008 17 304 15 297 19 296 7008 5923 10 322 6*289 12 305 5923 4974 8 015 2*122 4 329 4974 4144 8*060 2 112 4 078 4144 3414 9*064 2 098 7 079 3414 2762 9 063 2 080 9 070 2762 2186 9 063 2 071 11 063 2186 1707 10 062 2 061 11 059 1707 1338 9 061 3 058 11 057 1338 1085 9 061 3 054 10 056 1085 931 9 060 3 054 9*054 931 844 8 060 2 053 6*054 844 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