DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 = 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 - - - 16.8 - - 23.3 - - 23.0 - - 21.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 305 - - 139 - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1889 - - 2581 - - 3082 - - 2560 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1485 - - 2405 - - 2420 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2706 - - 3398 - - 3899 - - 3377 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 532 - - 846 - - 1066 - - 1242 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 373 - - 304 - - 180 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 22 - - 24 - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 328 - - 330 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 9 - - 10 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 4 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -539 - - -653 - - 642 - - 248 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3245 - - 4051 - - 3257 - - 3129 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10143 - - -6565 - - 719 - - 174 ODpotential blCL - - - 12849 - - 9963 - - 3180 - - 3203 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 89 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.8 - - 23.3 - - 23.0 - - 21.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.9 - - 8.7 - - 12.1 - - 10.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 16.1 - - 21.8 - - 22.3 - - 20.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.5 - - 8.3 - - 11.8 - - 10.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 305 - - 139 - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1889 - - 2581 - - 3082 - - 2560 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 58 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 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] 96819 32 088 24 097 21 090 17 095 96819 89641 31 090 20 107 14 096 15 080 89641 84056 19 091 16 100 8 118 13 064 84056 79383 14 100 8 093 3 093 8 014 79383 75336 10 064 5 071 2 318 7 322 75336 71749 7 032 6 026 3 345 6 319 71749 68489 6 333 9 355 8 336 10 323 68489 65481 8 332 11 331 11 325 14 310 65481 62681 15 336 12 318 13 305 13 312 62681 59947 17 322 15 309 14 295 18 310 59947 57071 24 309 18 298 20 289 23 301 57071 54059 25 292 23 291 24 295 29 298 54059 51168 26 288 28 294 30 297 36 304 51168 48569 27 293 33 300 33 301 40 307 48569 46244 33 300 39 302 36 309 41 308 46244 44135 36 303 41 303 41 311 43 314 44135 42207 36 304 41 305 41 310 48 315 42207 40430 37 307 42 306 41 313 48 314 40430 38781 37 308 46 306 45 318 46 319 38781 37243 36 310 46 304 50 319 49 324 37243 35807 36 309 42 306 51 318 52 323 35807 34432 35 313 39 315 46 319 51 323 34432 33053 37 314 38 319 46 321 49 325 33053 31646 31 315 38 319 45 322 49 326 31646 30211 27 328 39 324 43 327 45 326 30211 28740 26 339 40 328 34 328 36 330 28740 27221 31 343 40 333 28 347 27 325 27221 25643 35 335 46 339 31 355 21 340 25643 23998 37 331 49 338 34 355 27 342 23998 22282 38 330 54 333 35 346 34 344 22282 20493 39 331 56 329 37 346 36 345 20493 18623 40 336 55 332 37 344 36 341 18623 16669 38 339 49 339 32 341 39 332 16669 14671 36 343 42 347 27 346 36 332 14671 12746 35 344 35 351 24 351 28 320 12746 11000 34 344 28 351 20 349 22 326 11000 9450 30 344 26 352 20 340 24 337 9450 8077 28 345 30 345 26 343 25 338 8077 6864 27 342 30 338 27 343 23 340 6864 5802 24 337 29 338 25 343 22 351 5802 4874 23 342 25 343 23 341 25 353 4874 4065 26 353 27*344 25*333 27*338 4065 3353 28*343 24*334 25*332 27*336 3353 2718 26*330 23 329 25 331 26 335 2718 2155 24 325 23 328 25 330 26 334 2155 1687 24 323 22 327 25 330 25 333 1687 1327 23 323 22 326 24 329 23 332 1327 1079 21 322 20 326 22 329 21 332 1079 929 19 321 19 325 20 329 18 331 929 843 14 321 15 324 15 328 13 330 843 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