DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 - - - 31.2 - - 42.1 - - 48.8 - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 320 - - 243 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1997 - - 2623 - - 3442 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1798 - - 2459 - - 2966 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2814 - - 3440 - - 4259 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 520 - - 552 - - 702 - - 3149 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 384 - - 382 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 15 - - 22 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 203 - - 203 - - 211 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -900 - - -3940 - - -4299 - - -5774 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3714 - - 7381 - - 8558 - - 6619 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8922 - - -13032 - - -12633 - - -14302 ODpotential blCL - - - 11736 - - 16472 - - 16892 - - 15147 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 76 - - 76 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.2 - - 42.1 - - 48.8 - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.5 - - 13.1 - - 14.4 - - 19.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 40.4 - - 47.5 - - 46.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.5 - - 11.8 - - 13.6 - - 18.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 320 - - 243 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1997 - - 2623 - - 3442 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 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] 96210 22 264 21 265 22 268 20 272 96210 88892 22 277 24 278 21 293 20 314 88892 83316 18 273 22 263 26 275 29 298 83316 78703 20 283 18 275 25 290 24 287 78703 74729 27 292 25 274 33 291 31 287 74729 71221 36 292 36 299 40 296 42 286 71221 68039 50 293 56 294 54 300 45 294 68039 65108 50 284 61 284 62 295 48 302 65108 62381 47 292 59 287 66 288 63 300 62381 59738 66 296 71 290 70 284 73 291 59738 56983 82 287 75 291 71 288 74 292 56983 54109 90 291 80 297 77 297 78 296 54109 51349 95 292 91 295 89 297 84 296 51349 48861 94 290 98 293 96 296 89 295 48861 46639 93 292 102 291 97 296 92 298 46639 44636 101 295 102 291 103 298 100 300 44636 42822 111 293 104 293 112 296 105 296 42822 41174 108 290 102 295 113 295 105 294 41174 39660 101 293 112 302 114 299 106 295 39660 38248 114 304 126 304 119 301 110 295 38248 36916 130 306 129 305 123 300 112 294 36916 35622 136 305 129 306 122 301 111 294 35622 34300 133 304 126 306 120 302 108 295 34300 32921 121 304 120 305 118 303 107 297 32921 31486 113 308 116 305 114 303 104 298 31486 29982 111 311 112 306 110 303 101 298 29982 28398 104 308 106 306 103 304 98 299 28398 26737 97 302 99 305 94 304 93 301 26737 25002 95 300 95 302 88 303 83 302 25002 23199 92 300 90 300 84 303 73 300 23199 21327 85 299 83 298 80 304 66 299 21327 19380 74 300 76 299 72 303 61 299 19380 17351 68 302 67 295 63 301 54 298 17351 15283 57 303 58 292 56 292 49 294 15283 13287 44 307 45 290 52 285 48 285 13287 11472 37 308 35 280 44 283 44 289 11472 9865 29 308 32 272 35 267 39 283 9865 8445 23 303 25 264 35 254 40 265 8445 7190 17 299 21 254 36 243 42 255 7190 6081 13 297 20 246 34 235 42 242 6081 5105 10 294 20 237 31*229 38 232 5105 4249 7 274 19 224 23*214 34 221 4249 3497 7*228 17*206 23 212 30 208 3497 2824 6*207 16*205 23 212 29 204 2824 2231 6 204 16 204 22 211 28 202 2231 1736 6 203 16 203 22 210 26 200 1736 1356 6 202 15 203 21 210 23 199 1356 1094 6 202 14 202 20 209 19 197 1094 936 5 202 13 202 18 209 16 197 936 845 5 201 11 202 15 209 11*196 845 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