DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - - 30.6 - - 40.0 - - 42.6 - - 37.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 333 - - 212 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2599 - - 4159 - - 6356 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2005 - - 3641 - - 5105 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3416 - - 4976 - - 7173 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 389 - - 903 - - 1162 - - 7496 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 276 - - 454 - - 447 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - 24 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 346 - - 312 - - 308 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 2 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1015 - - 256 - - 1230 - - -5729 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2401 - - 4720 - - 5943 - - 6573 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 695 - - -3226 - - 733 - - -6166 ODpotential blCL - - - 2721 - - 8202 - - 6440 - - 7010 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 74 - - 98 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.6 - - 40.0 - - 42.6 - - 37.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.6 - - 22.6 - - 19.7 - - 12.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 38.3 - - 41.5 - - 38.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.5 - - 21.4 - - 19.0 - - 11.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 333 - - 212 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2599 - - 4159 - - 6356 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 0 - - 91 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96193 29 258 22 247 30 248 33 250 96193 88926 27 255 24 253 21 266 29 272 88926 83346 29 238 29 248 31 270 34 278 83346 78744 22 272 22 245 30 259 29 272 78744 74787 23 284 31 281 30 282 37 280 74787 71288 30 260 39 279 43 278 41 276 71288 68109 32 264 39 273 44 274 49 290 68109 65183 38 280 39 270 55 282 61 282 65183 62484 43 272 50 276 58 272 68 264 62484 59877 58 276 55 267 56 264 65 263 59877 57137 61 269 55 272 63 272 66 271 57137 54262 65 275 74 280 75 274 76 278 54262 51491 84 278 87 275 87 275 89 279 51491 48977 99 273 94 270 99 277 101 279 48977 46713 103 270 100 270 110 278 110 279 46713 44656 106 268 107 272 119 277 119 279 44656 42774 109 268 115 273 124 275 123 277 42774 41036 114 269 123 272 126 272 123 277 41036 39422 120 270 131 270 127 271 124 278 39422 37922 127 273 134 270 130 273 128 278 37922 36528 131 274 136 272 137 275 132 278 36528 35192 133 273 139 274 142 275 135 281 35192 33841 133 271 141 274 144 276 144 284 33841 32444 132 269 141 273 146 277 150 285 32444 31001 130 268 139 271 147 276 150 284 31001 29497 128 269 137 270 146 275 148 284 29497 27917 124 268 133 271 142 275 147 284 27917 26260 122 267 129 270 138 276 142 286 26260 24525 120 265 125 273 134 279 132 289 24525 22719 116 266 118 277 125 282 124 290 22719 20847 110 270 107 278 115 283 118 292 20847 18902 100 278 98 278 109 285 113 293 18902 16881 89 286 96 282 102 290 100 296 16881 14848 70 295 86 291 82 295 72 301 14848 12916 43 286 64 296 60 300 53 304 12916 11165 39 273 46 295 51 306 49 308 11165 9611 36 280 39 290 45 309 45 307 9611 8244 27 279 41 297 34*310 29 300 8244 7042 23 279 34 302 25*305 27 308 7042 5973 20 280 26 308 25 306 28 312 5973 5026 18 290 20*310 25 306 28 315 5026 4190 14*328 19*310 25 307 28 317 4190 3452 14*344 18 311 24 308 28 319 3452 2791 14 345 17 312 24 309 28 320 2791 2207 13 346 17 312 23 309 27 321 2207 1720 13 346 16 313 23 310 26 321 1720 1347 12 347 15 313 22 310 24 322 1347 1090 12 347 14 313 21 310 21 322 1090 934 11 348 14 314 19 310 17 322 934 844 9 348 12 314 15 310 12*321 844 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