DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.0 - - 38.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 122 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2013 - - 2569 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1860 - - 2005 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2830 - - 3386 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 250 - - 305 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 303 - - 278 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 017 - - 011 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 822 - - 937 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2008 - - 2449 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 732 - - 796 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2098 - - 2590 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.0 - - 38.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.2 - - 31.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 41.9 - - 38.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.3 - - 30.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 122 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2013 - - 2569 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 96568 22 245 14 247 96568 89378 17 236 16 256 89378 83857 14 232 21 241 83857 79285 14 209 17 240 79285 75334 10 201 16 228 75334 71821 12 255 17 248 71821 68633 17 238 20 243 68633 65703 17 250 22 243 65703 62982 22 246 25 249 62982 60337 26 250 29 249 60337 57576 29 251 25 259 57576 54701 29 250 32 258 54701 51937 31 259 34 273 51937 49429 43 269 49 267 49429 47157 49 266 59 261 47157 45076 57 269 61 267 45076 43164 72 275 71 275 43164 41406 88 276 85 273 41406 39788 94 271 91 267 39788 38299 88 272 91 266 38299 36923 94 277 95 270 36923 35609 102 270 111 271 35609 34277 100 266 112 266 34277 32896 92 266 106 262 32896 31469 83 264 99 257 31469 29978 78 265 96 255 29978 28410 75 269 97 253 28410 26764 77 270 96 253 26764 25037 79 266 88 256 25037 23233 82 261 82 262 23233 21358 81 256 77 263 21358 19404 73 254 72 267 19404 17367 62 257 67 270 17367 15284 53 263 51 269 15284 13278 54 271 40 267 13278 11456 54 277 39 280 11456 9840 44 274 38 284 9840 8407 27 305 32 281 8407 7138 19 306 24 287 7138 6019 9 290 18 323 6019 5038 8 306 19 346 5038 4182 13 338 21 014 4182 3440 20*018 23*013 3440 2784 22*018 23*012 2784 2203 22 018 23 012 2203 1718 22 017 23 011 1718 1346 21 017 22 011 1346 1089 20 017 21 010 1089 934 19 017 18 010 934 844 14 017 14 009 844 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