DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/14 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 - - - 33.0 - - 36.5 - - 37.2 - - 34.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 95 - - 25 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1909 - - 2261 - - 2249 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 1616 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2726 - - 3078 - - 3066 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 878 - - 1000 - - 1604 - - 2605 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 223 - - 247 - - 160 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 135 - - 148 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1029 - - -1232 - - 323 - - -1434 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3755 - - 4310 - - 2743 - - 2278 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11513 - - -11647 - - 11 - - -11623 ODpotential blCL - - - 14239 - - 14725 - - 3055 - - 12467 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 97 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.0 - - 36.5 - - 37.2 - - 34.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.7 - - 20.8 - - 28.4 - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 35.8 - - 36.9 - - 35.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.5 - - 19.8 - - 27.9 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 95 - - 25 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1909 - - 2261 - - 2249 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 90 - - 101 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96387 4 199 4 231 8 200 14 249 96387 89190 2 326 1 337 11 229 16 297 89190 83638 7 232 6 224 7 264 9 277 83638 79000 9 309 5 312 10 245 10 272 79000 74971 14 298 13 288 15 299 11 297 74971 71396 16 259 16 243 19 273 16 294 71396 68160 16 269 15 273 17 277 22 295 68160 65180 29 273 31 270 31 283 34 290 65180 62403 31 273 34 272 35 277 41 273 62403 59680 25 290 40 283 41 286 37 283 59680 56822 62 301 53 285 56 287 50 285 56822 53878 73 287 63 276 62 276 62 282 53878 51093 71 282 61 276 62 275 69 276 51093 48607 66 285 68 283 67 278 67 273 48607 46384 73 289 77 286 70 282 68 276 46384 44364 88 288 89 286 80 286 78 278 44364 42516 100 281 100 280 91 280 84 275 42516 40828 107 276 105 274 98 275 86 274 40828 39288 109 273 105 270 96 272 91 273 39288 37870 110 272 104 268 90 273 94 272 37870 36542 109 276 99 268 89 281 91 271 36542 35258 111 281 95 274 92 284 87 272 35258 33951 111 282 96 277 91 278 84 270 33951 32589 111 280 97 276 90 273 83 268 32589 31174 109 280 97 276 86 272 79 269 31174 29696 103 280 95 276 83 274 76 269 29696 28141 98 281 89 280 81 277 74 267 28141 26509 95 282 85 284 78 280 70 262 26509 24800 93 282 83 283 75 280 66 258 24800 23013 92 280 81 279 75 278 62 257 23013 21153 89 278 78 276 72 278 58 257 21153 19214 83 276 73 270 65 274 53 260 19214 17192 80 277 68 267 61 267 49 262 17192 15130 74 277 60 266 57 263 48 262 15130 13143 62 270 52 268 51 261 49 266 13143 11335 53 271 48 272 43 262 45 257 11335 9735 31 303 43 269 43 255 37 237 9735 8324 21 285 20 283 39 240 34 228 8324 7081 20 269 14 259 22 234 32 209 7081 5986 13 268 15 251 8 222 24 185 5986 5021 6 262 7 257 8 143 21 167 5021 4175 3 181 6 176 14 141 23 150 4175 3436 7 138 11*139 14*143 21 131 3436 2779 9*123 11*136 14*145 20 118 2779 2199 9*123 11 135 14 147 20 114 2199 1715 9 122 10 135 14 148 20 112 1715 1344 9 121 10 134 13 148 18 111 1344 1088 8 121 9 133 13 149 16 110 1088 933 8 120 9 133 12 149 13*110 933 844 6 121 7 133 9 149 8*109 844 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