DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.9 - - 44.2 - - 39.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 92 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3288 - - 3728 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2813 - - 2681 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4105 - - 4545 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1603 - - 3430 - - 5295 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 365 - - 294 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 16 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 260 - - 223 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -60 - - -329 - - -1517 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4166 - - 4874 - - 2362 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2310 - - -1937 - - -2547 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6415 - - 6482 - - 3392 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 90 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.9 - - 44.2 - - 39.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 25.8 - - 25.8 - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 39.6 - - 43.5 - - 40.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 24.6 - - 24.7 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 92 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3288 - - 3728 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 60 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96229 10 081 4 037 2 283 96229 89106 4 121 2 301 4 070 89106 83557 7 137 2 168 4 308 83557 78927 7 216 10 090 6 189 78927 74916 13 227 8 284 3 320 74916 71342 18 223 13 250 11 282 71342 68088 19 246 17 271 20 281 68088 65092 26 237 24 254 25 276 65092 62310 17 240 23 273 25 265 62310 59594 29 276 31 273 22 283 59594 56735 35 266 37 285 46 286 56735 53755 45 268 48 274 47 279 53755 50891 49 260 49 262 51 282 50891 48297 45 264 48 272 62 277 48297 45978 51 270 53 278 67 268 45978 43883 57 269 59 276 60 271 43883 41975 52 267 61 281 67 284 41975 40249 54 274 65 285 76 289 40249 38675 64 278 73 286 73 288 38675 37204 69 278 71 290 74 289 37204 35817 61 281 76 300 80 290 35817 34486 55 297 86 308 94 296 34486 33157 79 309 101 310 114 298 33157 31799 100 307 120 310 130 298 31799 30403 109 304 123 309 131 299 30403 28953 115 301 111 306 114 300 28953 27443 116 304 106 298 93 300 27443 25872 107 305 93 293 72 298 25872 24230 94 306 84 292 61 291 24230 22512 81 310 83 293 59 286 22512 20717 75 318 71 302 59 283 20717 18840 75 317 50 301 58 280 18840 16878 73 308 50 284 52 277 16878 14874 68 302 55 282 46 273 14874 12942 49 303 53 281 50 269 12942 11192 37 298 40 280 58 259 11192 9646 34 297 28 268 56 246 9646 8275 32 297 25 251 41 237 8275 7059 29 293 23 244 32 218 7059 5988 25 289 23 241 33 207 5988 5041 19 284 19*228 36 204 5041 4206 13*266 18*225 36 201 4206 3466 12*262 17 224 36 198 3466 2803 12 260 17 223 35 194 2803 2217 12 260 16 223 33 192 2217 1727 12 259 16 223 30 188 1727 1350 11 259 15 222 26 185 1350 1091 10 258 14 223 21 182 1091 934 10 258 13 222 18*181 934 845 9 258 11 222 12*179 845 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