DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - - - - 45.3 - - 51.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 201 - - 147 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2060 - - 2748 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1900 - - 2241 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2877 - - 3565 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 642 - - 1063 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 307 - - 303 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 202 - - 188 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2512 - - -3803 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5390 - - 7369 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10746 - - -10418 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13623 - - 13983 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.3 - - 51.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 25.0 - - 22.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.0 - - 50.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 23.8 - - 21.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 201 - - 147 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2060 - - 2748 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 55 - - - 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] 96137 20 256 25 248 96137 88981 22 263 22 255 88981 83453 22 267 23 265 83453 78841 24 283 23 279 78841 74865 27 284 35 289 74865 71361 32 268 39 278 71361 68164 34 283 39 277 68164 65204 40 290 48 295 65204 62469 47 296 58 293 62469 59818 50 299 60 292 59818 57034 51 301 61 297 57034 54123 64 304 64 306 54123 51339 66 302 72 310 51339 48844 66 307 76 309 48844 46616 75 309 76 307 46616 44597 81 305 76 310 44597 42751 78 301 84 314 42751 41055 75 306 88 312 41055 39489 80 312 81 306 39489 38031 81 312 72 307 38031 36669 77 308 71 314 36669 35363 78 305 75 318 35363 34043 80 301 78 317 34043 32679 81 299 81 314 32679 31269 79 298 79 311 31269 29794 79 300 79 305 29794 28240 79 295 75 307 28240 26610 67 280 66 306 26610 24902 64 277 68 302 24902 23116 59 269 70 302 23116 21263 50 264 60 297 21263 19335 46 266 56 292 19335 17323 39 270 55 289 17323 15268 39 277 52 285 15268 13289 44 276 43 278 13289 11491 37 261 35 275 11491 9894 28 255 26 289 9894 8474 23 260 27 288 8474 7213 19 260 24 260 7213 6097 20 256 18 247 6097 5117 18 257 13 244 5117 4259 17 254 11*226 4259 3505 15*235 11*192 3505 2831 11*204 11 189 2831 2236 11 202 11 188 2236 1740 11 202 11 186 1740 1359 10 201 11 185 1359 1096 9 200 10 184 1096 937 9 200 10 184 937 845 8 200 8 184 845 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