DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - - 33.3 - - 37.9 - - 40.9 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 335 - - 253 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2799 - - 4252 - - 4023 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2342 - - 3712 - - 3416 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3616 - - 5069 - - 4840 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 874 - - 488 - - 890 - - 3694 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 318 - - 457 - - 407 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 14 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 005 - - 350 - - 007 - - 067 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -2 - - -8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 189 - - 612 - - -622 - - -3444 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3428 - - 4457 - - 5462 - - 4288 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6916 - - 108 - - -5381 - - -8610 ODpotential blCL - - - 10532 - - 4961 - - 10221 - - 9454 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 90 - - 70 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.3 - - 37.9 - - 40.9 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.6 - - 21.7 - - 20.2 - - 22.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 36.1 - - 39.3 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.5 - - 20.6 - - 19.4 - - 21.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 335 - - 253 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2799 - - 4252 - - 4023 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96366 17 240 17 265 18 262 18 258 96366 89184 11 237 11 246 18 256 21 261 89184 83657 9 275 10 257 17 253 20 271 83657 79063 15 261 17 255 23 257 27 272 79063 75082 21 250 19 255 27 255 29 255 75082 71523 21 257 24 258 25 267 26 263 71523 68290 29 260 28 266 32 277 30 283 68290 65326 32 259 31 265 34 272 36 286 65326 62573 25 268 32 274 32 270 40 274 62573 59892 34 278 33 274 33 276 40 276 59892 57084 48 276 41 280 49 279 49 285 57084 54157 54 270 57 271 57 274 52 282 54157 51347 57 266 60 265 56 274 57 281 51347 48817 57 272 58 277 65 280 61 281 48817 46564 70 282 69 281 68 281 63 283 46564 44533 81 277 74 280 70 285 65 286 44533 42680 77 273 77 282 75 287 70 288 42680 40978 76 281 79 285 80 286 76 288 40978 39409 84 284 83 286 83 286 80 286 39409 37956 89 285 86 285 86 287 83 286 37956 36602 93 288 87 285 89 287 85 286 36602 35302 101 290 90 286 92 287 88 287 35302 33984 110 292 94 288 93 289 89 287 33984 32617 114 291 96 289 92 289 89 290 32617 31199 114 290 96 289 88 289 88 292 31199 29715 111 290 96 290 87 288 84 293 29715 28152 107 291 93 291 84 288 80 291 28152 26513 102 294 90 294 82 292 79 288 26513 24795 97 297 87 297 79 296 76 290 24795 23003 91 299 83 299 78 298 72 296 23003 21140 87 300 78 300 76 301 70 300 21140 19199 80 300 76 300 73 304 68 302 19199 17173 74 300 74 302 72 307 64 306 17173 15107 71 308 66 306 62 311 58 311 15107 13122 61 314 56 313 50 313 45 311 13122 11329 49 321 47 322 39 318 35 305 11329 9748 45 327 41 326 33 328 27 300 9748 8349 44 328 40 328 31 332 18 315 8349 7107 44 328 35 333 25 336 13 330 7107 6006 38 330 28*340 18 333 10 316 6006 5041 28 345 15*347 9*352 7 315 5041 4198 21*001 15 348 9*359 3 012 4198 3457 20*004 14 350 9 003 6 062 3457 2795 19 004 14 351 9 006 7 066 2795 2210 18 005 14 352 9 008 8 067 2210 1722 18 005 14 352 9 010 9 067 1722 1348 17 005 13 353 8 012 9 067 1348 1090 16 005 12 353 8 013 8 067 1090 934 15 005 12 353 8 013 7 067 934 844 12 005 10 353 7 013 5*067 844 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