DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/15 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 - - - 40.8 - - 43.3 - - 37.2 - - 33.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 4 - - 23 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 124 - - 28 - - 542 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 941 - - 845 - - 1359 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 893 - - 708 - - 589 - - 1754 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 65 - - 21 - - 98 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 10 - - 18 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 126 - - 345 - - 014 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -538 - - 0 - - 515 - - -131 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1479 - - 845 - - 844 - - 975 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9582 - - -85 - - 87 - - -468 ODpotential blCL - - - 10523 - - 930 - - 1272 - - 1312 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 60 - - 10 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.8 - - 43.3 - - 37.2 - - 33.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.9 - - 43.0 - - 36.1 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.7 - - 43.2 - - 37.0 - - 33.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 42.9 - - 35.6 - - 31.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 4 - - 23 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 124 - - 28 - - 542 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 96465 16 252 13 276 10 267 13 250 96465 89299 6 268 6 240 9 253 14 294 89299 83771 4 225 4 308 8 268 10 294 83771 79156 6 007 5 279 8 281 14 314 79156 75150 15 306 10 303 4 216 11 290 75150 71577 15 272 17 298 6 321 11 293 71577 68322 17 293 22 260 17 293 21 287 68322 65331 27 291 18 244 26 274 23 281 65331 62546 30 282 26 265 28 260 20 273 62546 59822 38 273 31 264 25 264 23 278 59822 56965 41 264 34 265 36 265 31 274 56965 53995 45 261 43 257 41 259 36 256 53995 51154 51 260 48 252 48 251 42 251 51154 48587 53 250 53 251 50 248 49 248 48587 46285 51 249 52 246 53 244 49 240 46285 44201 57 254 57 235 56 239 49 234 44201 42298 65 248 59 232 61 226 55 230 42298 40545 60 238 65 229 62 219 62 227 40545 38938 65 234 68 225 70 223 76 222 38938 37480 78 230 71 225 84 223 92 209 37480 36149 86 230 67 221 82 207 99 200 36149 34878 85 231 70 222 73 202 98 194 34878 33583 76 231 69 220 72 200 90 190 33583 32236 71 233 69 219 70 199 83 188 32236 30838 71 228 73 218 67 199 77 186 30838 29375 71 224 72 217 66 200 73 186 29375 27833 71 226 70 218 65 202 74 188 27833 26217 69 223 67 218 63 203 82 197 26217 24530 65 222 63 216 61 203 82 206 24530 22776 61 222 61 218 58 203 64 205 22776 20955 57 218 59 216 54 204 55 202 20955 19061 59 212 62 212 51 206 47 205 19061 17083 63 211 65 212 51 220 44 211 17083 15058 64 215 65 213 52 234 46 209 15058 13100 58 216 62 212 48 235 42 200 13100 11319 52 206 55 209 39 226 35 197 11319 9737 47 198 46 208 35 214 27 202 9737 8335 39 192 37 217 40 208 21 214 8335 7093 31 189 35 222 44 203 13 230 7093 5994 29 194 39 218 41 199 9 268 5994 5023 37 202 41 215 31 196 9 314 5023 4170 46 203 39 211 17 191 14 003 4170 3423 48 198 31 206 3 157 28 022 3423 2765 43 188 20 205 11 032 36 018 2765 2189 33 168 8 219 22 023 35 014 2189 1709 26 145 6 325 22*019 33 010 1709 1340 22 132 12 344 22*017 30 007 1340 1087 19*128 13 346 20 015 26 006 1087 932 17*126 13*346 17 013 22*005 932 844 13 125 10*345 13 011 16*005 844 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