DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 39.2 - - 39.1 - - 36.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 212 - - 134 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1636 - - 2073 - - 2013 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1352 - - 1925 - - 1671 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2453 - - 2890 - - 2830 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 480 - - 572 - - 461 - - 2030 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 242 - - 312 - - 265 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 18 - - 19 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 054 - - 064 - - 074 - - 073 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 537 - - 678 - - 701 - - -848 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1916 - - 2212 - - 2129 - - 1692 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 319 - - 618 - - 540 - - -999 ODpotential blCL - - - 2134 - - 2272 - - 2290 - - 1843 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 39.2 - - 39.1 - - 36.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.0 - - 32.9 - - 33.1 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 38.0 - - 38.3 - - 36.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 31.7 - - 32.1 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 212 - - 134 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1636 - - 2073 - - 2013 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96501 19 242 21 263 14 244 21 251 96501 89234 8 254 14 248 20 254 16 264 89234 83666 6 206 14 257 14 257 14 267 83666 79059 3 199 13 266 12 274 12 282 79059 75095 8 282 14 255 13 283 12 297 75095 71593 6 289 13 250 19 281 17 296 71593 68410 12 256 16 271 20 282 23 284 68410 65471 17 264 22 278 28 278 24 287 65471 62730 29 272 30 269 35 270 31 297 62730 60061 29 262 31 262 38 258 38 283 60061 57274 31 275 35 270 36 260 40 270 57274 54378 44 274 41 272 41 263 41 265 54378 51604 43 262 51 267 40 263 38 266 51604 49120 46 265 48 260 50 274 48 272 49120 46920 48 265 49 270 57 265 52 268 46920 44954 55 269 55 266 55 259 57 270 44954 43194 67 264 57 264 57 265 67 275 43194 41597 68 255 67 268 74 273 85 275 41597 40106 66 254 75 271 88 279 86 266 40106 38696 68 258 81 270 84 276 83 266 38696 37355 64 257 79 268 83 262 79 267 37355 36051 60 251 74 267 86 256 69 264 36051 34720 60 246 70 261 76 259 66 260 34720 33330 62 248 68 256 65 265 68 258 33330 31886 62 251 59 255 66 261 67 255 31886 30373 58 253 55 248 59 260 59 251 30373 28779 50 255 60 245 52 260 54 247 28779 27105 46 260 64 246 48 262 53 246 27105 25349 47 261 58 248 43 262 51 245 25349 23514 50 258 48 251 45 251 49 250 23514 21605 50 257 44 251 46 257 48 256 21605 19617 49 262 41 262 40 262 47 257 19617 17549 47 268 38 274 34 257 36 259 17549 15446 36 268 30 273 21 257 25 246 15446 13423 22 264 19 270 16 240 24 219 13423 11580 13 254 15 243 13 212 25 211 11580 9943 8 252 12 228 13 178 25 211 9943 8498 5 304 9 206 12 167 18 195 8498 7218 9 337 6 163 10 169 15 184 7218 6083 8 313 3 172 9 151 14 155 6083 5083 5 137 8 172 12 139 13 131 5083 4208 11 106 9 104 20 120 18 125 4208 3448 19 078 18*070 22*094 28 105 3448 2782 23*057 18*065 20*076 30 087 2782 2200 22*055 18 064 20 074 27 077 2200 1716 22 054 18 064 20 074 25 076 1716 1344 21 054 18 063 19 073 23 075 1344 1089 19 054 17 063 18 073 21 074 1089 933 17 053 15 063 16 073 18 073 933 844 13 053 13 062 13 073 13*073 844 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