DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - - - - 69.1 - - 51.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 46 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1781 - - 557 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 830 - - 829 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2598 - - 1374 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2311 - - 319 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 180 - - 124 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 238 - - 032 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 862 - - -138 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1736 - - 1512 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -38 - - -8018 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2636 - - 9392 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1920 - - 910 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 51.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.9 - - 47.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 51.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.8 - - 47.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 46 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1781 - - 557 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - - 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] 96317 19 246 24 265 96317 89080 13 252 18 224 89080 83534 18 262 15 227 83534 78929 15 257 17 242 78929 74962 13 266 18 251 74962 71453 17 277 23 270 71453 68277 17 274 24 268 68277 65348 25 271 23 271 65348 62613 24 256 26 266 62613 59946 24 250 31 261 59946 57145 27 264 33 262 57145 54232 38 269 43 269 54232 51460 49 269 49 264 51460 48974 54 258 52 261 48974 46750 53 257 57 260 46750 44751 58 266 60 265 44751 42962 61 266 68 260 42962 41355 63 264 72 255 41355 39873 68 265 75 252 39873 38475 76 266 74 249 38475 37150 73 262 67 248 37150 35863 67 254 59 250 35863 34551 62 245 56 255 34551 33185 58 241 58 262 33185 31764 56 242 58 266 31764 30275 55 245 56 264 30275 28705 53 246 53 257 28705 27058 52 245 53 254 27058 25332 47 250 54 257 25332 23533 51 251 55 262 23533 21663 48 257 55 268 21663 19715 46 260 54 271 19715 17682 51 263 54 273 17682 15605 44 269 49 270 15605 13601 33 271 43 268 13601 11773 30 256 41 262 11773 10142 35 235 35 252 10142 8691 41 233 31 249 8691 7399 39 232 28 250 7399 6252 25 241 21 257 6252 5239 23 252 15 275 5239 4351 25 252 12 308 4351 3569 24 250 13 318 3569 2871 21*246 12 318 2871 2257 18*241 9 353 2257 1748 15 238 10*028 1748 1362 14 238 9*032 1362 1098 13 237 8 032 1098 937 12 236 8 031 937 845 9 236 6 031 845 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