DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - - 46.6 - - 53.4 - - 57.9 - - 44.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 203 - - 165 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 625 - - 1523 - - 1808 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 1525 - - 1628 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1442 - - 2340 - - 2625 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 375 - - 303 - - 512 - - 1244 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 156 - - 279 - - 273 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 12 - - 16 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 039 - - 068 - - 090 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -18 - - -522 - - -2004 - - -639 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1460 - - 2862 - - 4629 - - 1484 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9672 - - -8433 - - -9437 - - -11039 ODpotential blCL - - - 11114 - - 10773 - - 12062 - - 11884 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 84 - - 76 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 90 - - 1340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.6 - - 53.4 - - 57.9 - - 44.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.1 - - 43.8 - - 40.6 - - 41.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 52.1 - - 56.8 - - 44.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 42.6 - - 40.1 - - 40.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 203 - - 165 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 625 - - 1523 - - 1808 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 37 - - 5 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96396 4 340 3 124 2 180 16 291 96396 89303 3 032 3 004 1 028 10 265 89303 83819 5 215 11 247 9 320 4 293 83819 79244 5 150 7 232 12 255 9 280 79244 75282 10 225 10 234 11 254 18 268 75282 71769 14 266 19 249 22 272 20 265 71769 68579 30 274 33 249 38 254 28 256 68579 65634 38 259 37 257 43 252 32 256 65634 62898 51 251 48 262 48 262 41 258 62898 60236 58 248 56 254 53 254 49 264 60236 57444 60 251 55 255 60 255 61 259 57444 54539 65 259 57 257 64 257 64 253 54539 51758 69 261 59 257 66 258 65 254 51758 49256 70 258 65 259 66 258 73 258 49256 47018 71 254 75 257 72 259 82 256 47018 44995 74 251 82 248 78 251 95 258 44995 43157 75 253 75 246 86 255 106 251 43157 41484 78 262 74 261 95 253 96 245 41484 39941 87 266 95 265 95 255 90 249 39941 38499 89 265 99 259 102 257 94 252 38499 37142 84 262 88 256 101 253 98 248 37142 35832 81 262 83 253 97 250 101 243 35832 34501 74 266 83 252 95 249 99 242 34501 33121 71 266 74 252 92 250 96 242 33121 31692 61 256 73 255 87 249 93 242 31692 30200 53 252 75 257 81 249 90 242 30200 28631 52 253 78 260 75 253 86 240 28631 26987 54 254 72 259 72 252 83 243 26987 25267 52 252 65 254 70 250 72 245 25267 23470 51 251 61 252 66 251 63 240 23470 21599 54 250 57 251 61 254 59 240 21599 19650 54 249 52 248 56 253 56 242 19650 17618 43 249 47 242 54 248 53 241 17618 15549 36 259 39 238 54 244 55 244 15549 13555 31 264 30 237 54 240 57 241 13555 11733 26 261 26 234 49 234 52 238 11733 10111 24 262 24 230 44 220 45 232 10111 8667 24 258 25 226 39 208 40 226 8667 7377 24 242 26 228 37 203 36 221 7377 6230 24 235 23 234 35 197 34 217 6230 5214 19 237 18 227 32 190 31 214 5214 4318 11 240 13 207 26 180 28 207 4318 3529 4 279 7 171 18 156 23 185 3529 2833 3 334 10*093 17*103 17 137 2833 2229 11 032 13*070 17*093 18 080 2229 1733 19*040 13 068 17 091 16 066 1733 1354 18*040 12 067 17 089 15 060 1354 1094 17 039 12 067 16 088 14 057 1094 936 16 039 11 066 15 087 12*055 936 845 12 039 9 066 12 087 9*052 845 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