DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 - - - 28.4 - - 34.1 - - 36.7 - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 41 - - 9 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 769 - - 1197 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 828 - - 828 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1586 - - 2014 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 991 - - 745 - - 1617 - - 935 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 121 - - 153 - - 27 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 10 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 186 - - 207 - - 224 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -73 - - -105 - - -1281 - - -372 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1659 - - 2120 - - 2126 - - 1216 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11533 - - -10638 - - -11009 - - -10840 ODpotential blCL - - - 13119 - - 12652 - - 11853 - - 11684 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 83 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.4 - - 34.1 - - 36.7 - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 27.9 - - 30.5 - - 29.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 33.6 - - 36.4 - - 34.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.7 - - 26.9 - - 29.6 - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 41 - - 9 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 769 - - 1197 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 92 - - 31 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96562 9 221 7 317 8 271 7 285 96562 89473 4 251 8 180 8 271 6 326 89473 83995 1 093 3 209 7 256 12 306 83995 79392 4 058 6 332 5 293 11 299 79392 75400 11 359 11 319 19 330 17 349 75400 71884 17 329 11 318 22 313 19 340 71884 68696 17 331 11 320 18 303 22 327 68696 65752 23 336 23 329 18 319 30 316 65752 63004 30 320 29 328 22 332 31 315 63004 60315 29 318 36 331 36 338 30 327 60315 57481 36 329 43 323 44 328 40 322 57481 54517 46 329 44 319 49 319 48 319 54517 51676 49 324 45 322 49 314 52 325 51676 49115 49 319 48 320 49 321 56 326 49115 46823 48 318 48 321 64 327 69 324 46823 44752 49 320 52 324 68 322 79 325 44752 42863 53 325 62 322 69 323 85 327 42863 41123 57 328 65 320 83 326 96 326 41123 39515 63 332 68 328 94 326 102 321 39515 38030 72 333 80 333 95 328 103 320 38030 36650 83 335 95 333 99 332 106 323 36650 35329 90 336 102 334 106 335 110 326 35329 33994 90 335 109 335 111 334 115 328 33994 32612 84 333 115 336 111 332 117 328 32612 31185 77 330 115 335 109 329 110 327 31185 29700 67 326 107 336 107 328 99 321 29700 28143 56 320 88 334 101 330 95 315 28143 26512 49 315 67 325 87 332 91 317 26512 24808 45 314 60 320 72 330 76 326 24808 23039 43 316 54 319 63 326 57 327 23039 21201 42 318 51 318 54 326 49 320 21201 19287 44 319 51 319 44 323 42 312 19287 17294 46 320 49 320 39 315 39 306 17294 15258 47 319 45 322 41 307 40 305 15258 13288 47 319 41 323 41 308 42 310 13288 11490 44 319 38 319 39 312 41 315 11490 9888 40 316 36 316 38 314 37 322 9888 8463 37 310 35 311 36 314 33 319 8463 7198 29 298 36 307 34 312 33 315 7198 6077 19 271 30 303 33 313 36 317 6077 5090 13 271 21 288 30 310 37 322 5090 4223 17 258 18 280 23 301 34 326 4223 3464 24 231 15 254 15 280 25 321 3464 2793 25 213 17 226 14 249 17 292 2793 2205 22 202 15*217 13 231 14 267 2205 1719 18*192 11*209 11 224 12 255 1719 1346 16*187 11 207 10 224 10 242 1346 1089 15 186 10 207 9 224 8 231 1089 933 13 185 9 207 9 224 6*220 933 844 11 184 8 207 7*224 4*209 844 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