DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 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 = 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 - - - 34.7 - - 37.1 - - 39.6 - - 39.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 48 - - 28 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 614 - - 724 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 1431 - - 1541 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 878 - - 615 - - 719 - - 1740 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 25 - - 127 - - 112 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 021 - - 023 - - 036 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -917 - - 85 - - 130 - - -403 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1761 - - 1346 - - 1411 - - 1249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11565 - - -149 - - -56 - - -1151 ODpotential blCL - - - 12409 - - 1580 - - 1597 - - 1996 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 37.1 - - 39.6 - - 39.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 34.5 - - 36.7 - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 36.5 - - 39.2 - - 41.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 34.0 - - 36.3 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 48 - - 28 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 614 - - 724 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96133 14 178 17 229 16 246 22 260 96133 88981 11 244 21 229 23 255 17 254 88981 83442 17 242 22 247 31 241 29 275 83442 78838 28 275 20 267 26 234 29 272 78838 74871 39 267 40 285 36 286 35 271 74871 71365 38 261 47 264 47 281 43 270 71365 68181 35 267 40 252 44 275 45 277 68181 65248 39 286 40 273 51 287 51 285 65248 62525 50 291 52 283 58 284 58 282 62525 59880 63 287 59 282 58 276 62 279 59880 57102 71 279 65 277 61 273 66 281 57102 54205 74 275 71 274 71 275 76 280 54205 51437 79 272 76 270 81 273 83 275 51437 48942 80 275 79 269 84 270 83 273 48942 46701 83 280 80 273 82 273 84 275 46701 44676 94 276 84 271 84 273 85 277 44676 42830 95 273 89 272 86 271 88 275 42830 41139 90 270 93 269 93 272 91 273 41139 39590 90 270 96 267 96 269 89 271 39590 38157 95 271 100 268 96 270 91 269 38157 36812 98 271 98 267 94 270 93 267 36812 35514 93 268 94 265 94 268 89 269 35514 34199 91 267 91 264 94 268 87 270 34199 32838 88 268 89 264 94 267 86 271 32838 31429 82 270 85 266 93 265 79 270 31429 29957 73 269 82 268 90 263 71 270 29957 28410 66 267 78 268 85 262 65 270 28410 26785 63 266 70 265 78 262 58 272 26785 25079 59 266 64 263 76 265 51 274 25079 23293 52 266 64 262 74 268 48 275 23293 21431 53 266 63 259 69 266 49 275 21431 19489 56 262 56 257 68 263 52 274 19489 17461 49 254 45 266 61 266 52 273 17461 15386 40 251 46 269 51 267 47 273 15386 13379 34 258 40 265 39 261 38 283 13379 11550 29 259 32 265 30 267 33 286 11550 9929 24 258 24 275 22 280 19 290 9929 8497 18 251 10 266 11 272 13 314 8497 7229 12 244 8 328 7 300 15 331 7229 6105 7 242 2 162 3 302 13 336 6105 5114 6 175 9 174 3 284 11 345 5114 4247 8 160 11 184 6 293 11 005 4247 3487 7 156 10 179 7 313 11 018 3487 2812 8 148 7 159 5 342 8 031 2812 2220 11 157 4 152 6 017 7 034 2220 1728 13 158 2*098 6*022 5 035 1728 1352 12 151 2*026 5*023 5 040 1352 1092 8 145 2 021 5 023 4 046 1092 935 7*144 2 020 4 023 3*044 935 845 5*143 2 018 4 024 2*036 845 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