DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/03 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0710z - - 1015z - - 1348z - - 1615z - - 1938z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 22.0 - - 22.0 - - 38.6 - - 39.5 - - 34.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 15 - - 7 - - -5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 27 - - 26 - - 28 - - 28 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit 827 - - 827 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top 844 - - 843 - - 845 - - 845 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 56 - - 41 - - 747 - - 1032 - - 73 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 30 - - 26 - - 5 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 BL Wind Direction 207 - - 324 - - 333 - - 346 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -830 - - -209 - - -835 - - -169 - - -949 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1674 - - 1052 - - 1680 - - 1014 - - 1794 sfcLCL ODpotential -13500 - - -12429 - - -6494 - - -4653 - - -7047 ODpotential blCL 14344 - - 13272 - - 7339 - - 5498 - - 7891 blCL maxRH 76 - - 90 - - 83 - - 84 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 22.0 - - 22.0 - - 38.6 - - 39.5 - - 34.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 18.0 - - 20.7 - - 34.5 - - 38.2 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.6 - - 22.0 - - 38.5 - - 41.2 - - 39.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.2 - - 20.8 - - 33.8 - - 38.2 - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 15 - - 7 - - -5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 27 - - 26 - - 28 - - 28 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 3 - - 62 - - 30 - - 36 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96517 40 264 42 264 42 250 40 261 37 260 96517 89258 25 263 28 262 28 253 30 268 28 269 89258 83685 14 256 23 259 18 262 21 264 21 265 83685 79055 16 272 19 258 14 277 14 268 15 270 79055 75037 19 275 17 259 16 274 18 276 15 276 75037 71468 20 274 17 265 16 270 23 276 17 280 71468 68240 19 286 20 283 17 285 21 277 18 275 68240 65283 29 294 25 287 23 286 20 283 17 275 65283 62531 36 288 27 287 31 282 24 278 24 277 62531 59857 38 285 32 291 34 282 37 274 39 280 59857 57067 44 289 40 295 37 276 45 267 46 277 57067 54165 57 295 48 289 40 277 46 273 53 276 54165 51376 63 288 56 286 49 283 52 278 58 276 51376 48851 65 285 63 285 60 287 59 280 57 277 48851 46584 63 286 68 284 69 286 63 281 59 277 46584 44538 61 285 71 281 73 283 63 282 61 277 44538 42684 58 282 69 279 70 279 63 283 61 278 42684 40989 56 281 65 279 62 276 65 282 60 281 40989 39427 56 277 63 279 56 278 65 281 60 283 39427 37973 57 275 62 279 54 282 64 282 61 282 37973 36612 59 275 62 280 55 287 62 284 62 281 36612 35303 61 276 64 283 56 290 61 287 66 282 35303 33978 62 277 68 284 60 292 63 290 68 281 33978 32606 62 277 71 284 63 292 66 293 66 284 32606 31186 61 278 72 282 63 292 67 294 64 290 31186 29708 60 277 71 281 65 292 67 294 63 294 29708 28156 60 275 69 282 66 291 66 296 61 295 28156 26530 60 274 65 284 67 290 66 297 57 296 26530 24826 60 274 60 286 65 287 63 296 54 295 24826 23046 60 273 58 288 58 285 56 295 53 293 23046 21192 60 271 55 288 55 287 50 294 50 294 21192 19257 57 271 53 286 55 287 50 292 47 294 19257 17235 52 275 51 285 52 287 51 287 45 292 17235 15176 47 276 48 284 49 287 48 287 43 293 15176 13209 42 279 40 285 44 288 45 293 40 299 13209 11434 36 282 35 291 40 292 43 301 39 306 11434 9858 33 287 33 291 36 294 39 302 38 308 9858 8457 31 296 31 299 32 304 33 305 35 315 8457 7211 30 309 28 314 28 310 28 307 31 321 7211 6105 28 321 24 325 25 313 25 311 27 329 6105 5127 24 329 21 334 22 319 24 322 22 332 5127 4267 21 330 19 339 22 324 22 329 17 329 4267 3510 18 325 18 340 23 329 18 331 14 327 3510 2833 15 320 15 342 19 327 18 339 12 333 2833 2236 12 339 14 348 16 327 16 339 10 347 2236 1737 15 353 14 351 15 334 14 344 10 006 1737 1356 17 336 16 350 13 336 12 352 8 024 1356 1093 14 303 15 344 10 333 9 356 5 037 1093 935 9*290 11 335 8*333 6*355 2 056 935 844 1*207 3*324 6*333 3*346 0*213 844 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