DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - - - - 56.8 - - 53.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1000 - - 1459 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 829 - - 829 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1817 - - 2276 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 417 - - 590 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 211 - - 205 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 333 - - 348 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -218 - - 747 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2035 - - 1529 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6052 - - 67 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7869 - - 2209 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.8 - - 53.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.7 - - 50.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.7 - - 53.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.4 - - 48.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1000 - - 1459 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 82 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 96453 1 324 2 249 96453 89407 6 292 10 227 89407 83923 2 209 11 224 83923 79334 11 296 6 250 79334 75361 3 244 10 278 75361 71841 12 354 4 283 71841 68648 18 315 10 319 68648 65711 14 287 13 309 65711 62983 13 290 16 296 62983 60315 20 303 25 286 60315 57505 20 316 35 272 57505 54577 51 323 38 320 54577 51770 59 317 47 314 51770 49243 62 319 63 312 49243 46991 77 319 70 319 46991 44968 80 317 81 324 44968 43139 78 320 97 321 43139 41475 93 325 100 320 41475 39943 109 324 107 328 39943 38517 110 323 117 330 38517 37173 108 323 112 328 37173 35870 105 322 102 325 35870 34542 100 322 96 322 34542 33159 95 322 92 319 33159 31726 93 322 89 321 31726 30228 92 324 87 324 30228 28653 90 325 84 324 28653 27001 86 320 82 322 27001 25272 85 316 82 320 25272 23469 85 315 77 319 23469 21594 82 314 70 318 21594 19641 79 313 64 314 19641 17605 74 313 63 310 17605 15526 65 310 61 309 15526 13520 55 308 56 307 13520 11695 46 307 47 311 11695 10074 42 305 39 309 10074 8633 37 306 35 312 8633 7353 33 310 31 320 7353 6217 31 315 26 324 6217 5212 31 319 23 330 5212 4328 31 327 21 329 4328 3549 29 335 19 332 3549 2859 24 337 16*343 2859 2254 19*336 15*347 2254 1751 15*334 15 348 1751 1366 12 333 15 348 1366 1100 12 332 14 348 1100 938 11 332 13 348 938 846 9 332 10 348 846 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