DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - - 33.2 - - 34.8 - - 35.2 - - 35.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 80 - - 42 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 681 - - 1658 - - 633 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1498 - - 2475 - - 1450 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1347 - - 1522 - - 2670 - - 4076 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 211 - - 124 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - 20 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 338 - - 330 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 12 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -4 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 450 - - 1084 - - 143 - - -857 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1048 - - 1391 - - 1307 - - 1701 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 146 - - 524 - - -277 - - -1601 ODpotential blCL - - - 1352 - - 1951 - - 1727 - - 2445 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.2 - - 34.8 - - 35.2 - - 35.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 31.8 - - 32.6 - - 31.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 34.4 - - 35.0 - - 36.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 31.1 - - 32.1 - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 80 - - 42 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 681 - - 1658 - - 633 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 100 - - 101 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96372 7 220 5 233 5 326 5 323 96372 89288 2 069 4 103 2 239 4 278 89288 83778 9 123 6 165 6 275 6 243 83778 79184 1 333 4 227 6 213 6 266 79184 75198 8 213 12 239 9 224 8 243 75198 71664 16 249 21 237 21 256 13 247 71664 68456 29 236 34 238 31 254 19 265 68456 65491 30 250 37 238 44 254 39 257 65491 62740 31 256 40 238 46 245 44 244 62740 60062 45 263 44 245 43 239 38 238 60062 57237 56 254 50 255 47 253 41 253 57237 54281 61 252 65 252 65 252 58 255 54281 51449 74 247 78 243 80 241 65 243 51449 48880 78 242 82 237 83 238 67 250 48880 46573 75 240 81 236 90 239 85 250 46573 44499 72 241 83 238 91 235 84 247 44499 42616 78 246 82 238 76 233 77 249 42616 40881 95 247 81 240 68 247 84 247 40881 39269 109 242 87 241 94 249 94 242 39269 37760 122 232 98 240 114 243 97 237 37760 36340 131 227 110 238 126 236 96 236 36340 34973 134 222 111 231 122 231 99 237 34973 33596 131 219 115 226 121 227 101 236 33596 32185 127 218 119 226 122 223 98 236 32185 30739 127 222 106 227 120 223 98 237 30739 29237 129 229 97 229 115 225 104 237 29237 27663 114 230 97 230 112 228 110 235 27663 26016 82 223 94 229 110 230 108 234 26016 24293 76 226 89 228 108 234 103 235 24293 22495 77 234 85 226 110 237 99 237 22495 20629 75 237 84 228 100 238 89 243 20629 18711 64 244 84 230 83 237 60 256 18711 16753 52 239 81 237 67 232 49 271 16753 14777 49 232 61 251 46 239 40 287 14777 12874 51 228 46 247 41 257 37 301 12874 11142 54 230 30 235 30 274 35 319 11142 9605 46 237 16 297 26 314 38 334 9605 8241 29 237 27 315 32 330 39 341 8241 7031 17 251 29 321 35 333 37 345 7031 5957 15 267 23 346 37 339 37 349 5957 5009 11 309 26 353 38 344 35 344 5009 4177 16 352 28 345 37 342 33 335 4177 3444 21 001 27 341 35 339 32 332 3444 2786 23 359 26*340 34 337 31 329 2786 2204 22 358 25*339 31 335 29 325 2204 1719 21*357 23 339 28*333 26 321 1719 1346 18*355 21 338 24*331 23 318 1346 1089 16 355 19 338 22 330 19 316 1089 933 14 354 17 338 19 330 16 315 933 844 10 353 13 337 14 329 11*313 844 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