DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - - 23.5 - - 32.9 - - 41.9 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 153 - - 74 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 881 - - 1435 - - 2138 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 1317 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1698 - - 2252 - - 2955 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 565 - - 496 - - 814 - - 2255 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 145 - - 246 - - 223 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 27 - - 23 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 191 - - 218 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 13 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2008 - - -3042 - - -3411 - - -3928 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3706 - - 5294 - - 6367 - - 4773 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14139 - - -13066 - - -10867 - - -9393 ODpotential blCL - - - 15837 - - 15318 - - 13822 - - 10237 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 89 - - 87 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.5 - - 32.9 - - 41.9 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.4 - - 12.7 - - 16.8 - - 21.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 32.2 - - 41.4 - - 40.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.0 - - 12.1 - - 16.1 - - 20.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 153 - - 74 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 881 - - 1435 - - 2138 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 58 - - 48 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96491 7 129 8 111 9 056 11 091 96491 89301 11 096 8 113 2 006 6 057 89301 83690 6 093 3 134 3 284 5 329 83690 79003 3 067 1 167 7 249 11 300 79003 74950 8 294 6 308 10 267 10 296 74950 71347 11 279 13 295 15 284 15 298 71347 68055 12 289 20 298 19 287 23 285 68055 65014 17 283 23 294 22 285 27 282 65014 62191 21 296 31 294 32 290 33 291 62191 59454 32 297 33 285 35 267 41 287 59454 56580 36 306 35 290 39 293 41 292 56580 53571 46 308 47 299 42 284 51 296 53571 50695 47 298 54 298 52 298 58 298 50695 48128 46 299 56 299 66 301 69 300 48128 45857 56 300 65 297 69 298 72 294 45857 43814 63 302 68 294 75 295 76 294 43814 41953 77 304 70 299 84 293 88 294 41953 40244 96 303 84 306 98 292 97 292 40244 38665 95 301 111 304 107 291 106 292 38665 37203 113 307 130 304 114 293 122 291 37203 35844 139 308 142 304 124 295 131 289 35844 34540 153 309 146 304 129 295 131 288 34540 33219 155 308 148 304 133 296 130 288 33219 31854 144 306 147 304 134 297 130 290 31854 30448 117 303 137 305 132 297 129 290 30448 28984 96 295 115 301 126 296 123 289 28984 27456 86 290 99 292 119 293 116 285 27456 25863 81 288 95 285 111 290 109 278 25863 24197 72 291 90 284 101 287 106 277 24197 22456 51 302 81 284 87 282 100 277 22456 20652 37 303 70 285 74 281 94 277 20652 18778 39 292 60 286 69 284 90 274 18778 16824 38 295 49 284 69 282 87 274 16824 14833 37 287 43 279 65 267 85 280 14833 12921 36 288 36 271 57 253 79 291 12921 11190 33 290 37 267 48 257 56 287 11190 9654 31 282 38 261 38 255 51 279 9654 8287 33 273 43 259 38 257 47 281 8287 7073 34 257 50 258 41 266 42 292 7073 5995 31 244 49 252 40 275 39 297 5995 5040 40 241 42 237 36 272 35 297 5040 4200 43 231 41 227 33 255 31 286 4200 3460 38 219 42 218 27*228 32 266 3460 2798 40 206 39*208 25*220 30 264 2798 2213 37*199 30*193 25 219 28 266 2213 1725 30*193 29 192 24 219 25 268 1725 1349 27 192 28 191 23 218 22 268 1349 1091 24 191 26 190 21 217 17 268 1091 934 21 191 23 190 19 217 14 267 934 844 15 190 17 189 14 215 8*265 844 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