DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - - 21.5 - - 28.0 - - 31.3 - - 27.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 290 - - 197 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2008 - - 2766 - - 2989 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1612 - - 2536 - - 2550 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2825 - - 3583 - - 3806 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 533 - - 781 - - 666 - - 3155 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 257 - - 379 - - 342 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 16 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 293 - - 297 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 122 - - -568 - - -1301 - - -2898 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2703 - - 4151 - - 5107 - - 3742 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10018 - - -9755 - - -9348 - - -11035 ODpotential blCL - - - 12843 - - 13338 - - 13154 - - 11879 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 72 - - 65 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.5 - - 28.0 - - 31.3 - - 27.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.6 - - 12.6 - - 11.7 - - 14.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 26.4 - - 30.2 - - 28.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.7 - - 11.4 - - 10.7 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 290 - - 197 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2008 - - 2766 - - 2989 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96572 16 069 10 072 14 087 8 070 96572 89388 18 061 15 104 5 045 15 035 89388 83781 10 021 10 079 7 205 12 357 83781 79085 6 299 6 055 9 155 4 313 79085 75001 16 272 13 293 9 298 8 014 75001 71351 15 256 18 293 20 302 18 302 71351 68058 19 287 30 286 34 292 27 299 68058 65030 25 284 34 276 34 282 28 300 65030 62200 34 299 36 279 38 279 34 288 62200 59440 41 300 34 281 35 285 32 284 59440 56553 47 305 40 301 42 296 41 300 56553 53560 60 301 55 299 51 296 49 294 53560 50708 66 292 60 294 60 293 52 295 50708 48148 65 290 66 293 61 292 58 294 48148 45861 65 290 71 292 69 292 61 291 45861 43789 68 291 76 288 73 289 61 288 43789 41892 73 290 79 286 71 284 62 288 41892 40143 76 290 80 285 70 282 65 288 40143 38524 81 290 80 285 69 283 69 289 38524 37024 86 291 83 288 71 287 72 288 37024 35630 90 291 90 289 75 289 74 287 35630 34298 92 292 97 289 77 289 75 287 34298 32955 92 293 100 287 81 286 75 287 32955 31574 93 295 100 286 80 283 74 289 31574 30163 90 294 98 286 75 282 70 291 30163 28713 83 293 92 287 66 284 68 291 28713 27207 81 294 83 286 57 288 67 288 27207 25637 81 293 70 286 54 293 66 287 25637 23994 80 292 60 284 52 296 64 288 23994 22278 78 291 54 282 52 296 62 290 22278 20490 75 293 55 285 54 295 62 290 20490 18626 71 294 54 287 55 294 59 291 18626 16682 67 292 55 287 56 293 55 294 16682 14701 63 293 56 289 55 294 59 296 14701 12794 60 296 54 292 53 295 70 292 12794 11055 57 297 50 294 50 295 66 297 11055 9510 54 296 49 295 48 296 48 300 9510 8144 52 295 47 295 47 296 41 302 8144 6936 50 296 44 296 43 297 38 302 6936 5867 46 300 39 300 37 298 33 301 5867 4927 41 307 31 304 27 298 26 296 4927 4106 34 313 21*297 15*295 18 288 4106 3387 27*312 17*293 15*296 13 287 3387 2744 21*311 17 293 15 297 13 294 2744 2175 21 311 16 293 15 298 13 299 2175 1700 20 311 16 293 14 298 13 303 1700 1335 20 311 15 293 14 299 12 305 1335 1084 18 311 14 293 13 298 11 305 1084 931 17 311 13 293 12 299 8*305 931 844 13 311 11 293 10 299 6*304 844 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