DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.8 - - 44.4 - - 41.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 22 - - 4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 289 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1106 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 546 - - 955 - - 142 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 81 - - 23 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 068 - - 072 - - 087 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -994 - - -615 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2100 - - 1461 - - 845 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8849 - - -7491 - - -8027 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9955 - - 8336 - - 8872 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 81 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.8 - - 44.4 - - 41.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.9 - - 41.1 - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 41.6 - - 44.7 - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.9 - - 40.3 - - 43.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 22 - - 4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 289 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 27 - - 23 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96513 10 244 13 242 7 307 96513 89440 3 171 7 205 9 268 89440 83969 2 060 2 129 4 269 83969 79410 2 226 6 320 9 316 79410 75468 9 343 9 341 6 323 75468 71946 14 312 14 328 10 343 71946 68732 17 298 19 312 20 321 68732 65782 20 283 22 300 20 309 65782 63045 15 278 18 291 23 316 63045 60371 13 290 19 286 32 310 60371 57558 26 308 30 303 40 320 57558 54614 39 307 39 314 45 333 54614 51790 50 320 47 331 62 324 51790 49248 68 326 74 323 62 321 49248 46973 80 317 73 318 69 328 46973 44921 73 317 65 327 87 331 44921 43063 78 329 84 335 96 328 43063 41369 99 330 108 327 103 325 41369 39808 105 322 113 319 108 323 39808 38357 96 316 100 323 104 324 38357 37001 91 331 113 336 108 329 37001 35700 114 337 127 335 115 330 35700 34376 114 335 122 332 115 330 34376 32998 107 332 112 332 113 332 32998 31568 101 331 96 330 105 333 31568 30074 92 331 88 329 90 331 30074 28510 82 331 82 331 75 329 28510 26874 77 333 73 336 68 328 26874 25161 67 334 69 335 66 328 25161 23372 62 332 62 337 58 328 23372 21513 59 331 46 333 51 326 21513 19576 52 327 43 330 47 321 19576 17554 38 322 42 326 43 316 17554 15489 30 308 37 331 35 308 15489 13496 28 302 30 312 27 304 13496 11682 24 304 25 292 25 292 11682 10069 20 307 20 286 25 282 10069 8634 16 297 14 286 23 274 8634 7357 15 300 11 299 18 267 7357 6222 13 314 10 310 12 243 6222 5218 15 306 7 302 15 234 5218 4334 5 290 7 270 15 228 4334 3556 1 349 9 205 16 224 3556 2862 2 039 6 164 18 202 2862 2253 9 076 8 128 17 173 2253 1748 14 073 10 106 15 160 1748 1361 13*071 9 092 14 134 1361 1096 10*068 8 084 12 120 1096 936 9 068 7*078 8 112 936 845 7 068 5*072 3*087 845 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