DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 25.6 - - 37.1 - - 43.8 - - 33.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 217 - - 90 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 473 - - 1546 - - 2484 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 1551 - - 1707 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1290 - - 2363 - - 3301 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 678 - - 834 - - 1925 - - 386 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 122 - - 283 - - 248 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 162 - - 216 - - 247 - - 219 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1675 - - -2749 - - -1519 - - -885 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2965 - - 5112 - - 4820 - - 1730 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9464 - - -7821 - - -4491 - - -5868 ODpotential blCL - - - 10754 - - 10184 - - 7792 - - 6712 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.6 - - 37.1 - - 43.8 - - 33.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.8 - - 17.6 - - 25.6 - - 29.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 35.6 - - 43.1 - - 35.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.2 - - 16.5 - - 25.0 - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 217 - - 90 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 473 - - 1546 - - 2484 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 79 - - 98 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96827 27 078 16 087 20 084 20 088 96827 89620 26 074 20 102 9 096 16 060 89620 84008 15 071 11 064 12 114 7 078 84008 79301 3 083 3 066 1 294 7 010 79301 75219 6 355 2 072 5 307 7 310 75219 71601 19 304 10 305 9 308 8 305 71601 68313 16 294 11 284 14 257 13 303 68313 65264 13 280 15 300 16 284 18 300 65264 62414 18 282 26 279 27 288 28 296 62414 59650 22 302 25 259 35 278 28 294 59650 56776 36 300 24 284 31 273 41 288 56776 53801 43 299 36 289 32 272 41 273 53801 50952 51 293 39 298 39 292 40 284 50952 48382 53 286 56 295 47 291 45 286 48382 46087 53 283 64 283 45 289 48 291 46087 44015 50 282 57 281 53 291 51 297 44015 42136 45 287 57 287 58 289 60 294 42136 40411 50 299 59 286 65 291 65 290 40411 38807 66 297 60 291 73 287 72 290 38807 37308 74 292 75 290 81 282 80 288 37308 35911 78 287 82 286 85 279 82 287 35911 34582 80 285 80 289 85 282 76 287 34582 33245 77 291 87 296 87 286 75 289 33245 31871 83 297 95 295 93 287 76 290 31871 30462 89 296 99 292 98 284 78 292 30462 29001 90 294 101 290 98 280 78 293 29001 27476 87 293 102 291 96 279 76 293 27476 25881 84 294 100 293 93 282 72 293 25881 24216 83 292 95 296 86 286 67 296 24216 22483 81 291 90 298 78 289 65 295 22483 20689 72 295 86 295 70 291 60 289 20689 18828 55 300 72 293 66 299 53 288 18828 16888 47 291 54 291 59 297 49 294 16888 14908 47 290 43 281 45 291 47 298 14908 12999 46 292 40 285 40 281 43 295 12999 11262 40 294 35 295 41 282 39 293 11262 9717 32 302 30 293 34 285 36 294 9717 8343 26 293 26 296 27 285 37 299 8343 7119 23 274 20 297 25 282 36 302 7119 6031 23 279 16 277 27 280 32 296 6031 5066 22 284 16 262 26 272 31 282 5066 4216 18 285 20 269 24 266 31 266 4216 3466 12 285 20 269 18*250 28 254 3466 2798 7 276 16*254 17*248 28 246 2798 2211 3 209 11*220 16 248 24 238 2211 1722 8 164 10 216 16 247 19 226 1722 1347 8*162 10 215 15 247 17 223 1347 1089 7*162 9 214 14 247 14 220 1089 933 6 161 9 214 13 247 11 219 933 844 5 162 8 214 10 247 5*219 844 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