DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 8.0 - - 17.3 - - 20.5 - - 18.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 125 - - 76 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 2507 - - 3249 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 1976 - - 2116 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 842 - - 3324 - - 4066 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 471 - - 1259 - - 747 - - 3339 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 278 - - 258 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 282 - - 224 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2160 - - -747 - - 428 - - -1541 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3002 - - 4071 - - 3638 - - 2384 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8431 - - -17793 - - -13959 - - -2167 ODpotential blCL - - - 9273 - - 21117 - - 18025 - - 3010 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 79 - - 86 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 8.0 - - 17.3 - - 20.5 - - 18.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -1.8 - - 2.6 - - 7.7 - - 11.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 7.8 - - 16.4 - - 19.8 - - 19.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.8 - - 1.6 - - 6.7 - - 11.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 125 - - 76 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 2507 - - 3249 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 17 - - 45 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96539 8 211 5 218 15 262 11 253 96539 89410 3 151 3 151 9 256 11 267 89410 83888 2 044 5 133 10 192 13 280 83888 79264 4 322 4 306 8 151 8 283 79264 75248 2 310 9 270 6 288 11 313 75248 71678 5 022 9 240 15 264 15 308 71678 68428 16 315 12 277 17 295 15 311 68428 65418 22 301 16 290 18 296 19 315 65418 62611 24 314 13 300 26 312 27 319 62611 59882 21 312 24 322 32 315 30 318 59882 57024 29 318 30 310 34 323 36 327 57024 54036 37 312 35 318 41 324 43 332 54036 51174 32 320 43 316 45 324 58 322 51174 48613 45 321 45 318 56 321 55 318 48613 46320 50 315 55 320 54 318 52 319 46320 44233 48 320 57 316 55 326 62 317 44233 42323 50 330 55 323 65 328 62 313 42323 40567 55 336 62 333 71 322 61 315 40567 38942 61 342 78 333 74 322 67 318 38942 37433 79 341 90 334 83 323 75 320 37433 36029 98 337 105 333 95 323 82 321 36029 34690 113 339 121 333 101 323 83 320 34690 33350 124 342 125 333 104 323 81 319 33350 31975 122 342 123 333 102 323 72 317 31975 30563 111 345 115 332 94 324 64 318 30563 29095 112 347 99 330 82 320 63 323 29095 27556 116 344 90 329 76 315 64 321 27556 25943 114 346 92 330 70 315 62 315 25943 24255 111 346 87 331 61 320 55 313 24255 22493 109 338 84 332 56 319 56 317 22493 20655 107 341 80 333 55 318 62 317 20655 18734 90 342 71 337 55 321 60 312 18734 16731 72 343 57 332 56 318 48 308 16731 14694 56 341 47 325 55 310 44 307 14694 12738 39 335 39 319 44 303 44 306 12738 10968 30 327 35 312 36 303 42 304 10968 9410 25 321 29 308 30 301 35 298 9410 8044 24 324 24 305 23 294 20 283 8044 6847 23 327 20 305 19 282 18 273 6847 5792 19 322 17 301 15 267 19 258 5792 4866 16 313 16 288 14*241 18 231 4866 4058 15 313 15*281 12*227 18 209 4058 3349 14 321 11*279 11 226 17 205 3349 2715 15 330 8 281 11 225 17 205 2715 2154 15 340 7 283 11 224 17 204 2154 1686 16 338 7 283 10 223 16 204 1686 1326 15 334 7 283 10 223 15 203 1326 1079 10 320 6 283 10 222 12 203 1079 929 7 313 6 283 9 221 10*202 929 843 6*311 6 283 8 221 7*201 843 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