DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.6 - - 49.0 - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 30 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 928 - - 1067 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1745 - - 1884 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 535 - - 1097 - - 1977 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 172 - - 132 - - 3 W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 075 - - 251 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 437 - - 318 - - -15 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1308 - - 1566 - - 860 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 335 - - 134 - - -617 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1410 - - 1750 - - 1462 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.6 - - 49.0 - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.9 - - 45.2 - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.9 - - 48.5 - - 48.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.3 - - 44.6 - - 46.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 30 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 928 - - 1067 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96002 29 255 40 265 37 266 96002 88913 21 262 29 248 34 255 88913 83449 32 269 27 276 20 275 83449 78916 36 247 29 251 23 280 78916 75014 24 238 21 267 28 263 75014 71557 37 283 35 282 30 285 71557 68415 49 274 48 282 46 287 68415 65513 46 268 55 272 57 280 65513 62820 49 264 56 269 62 274 62820 60208 49 269 59 269 58 273 60208 57461 60 281 59 275 59 275 57461 54588 74 281 71 274 71 272 54588 51838 77 276 74 269 72 267 51838 49349 70 273 72 269 69 264 49349 47103 61 273 71 270 69 269 47103 45059 54 272 72 268 72 270 45059 43196 51 267 70 265 70 269 43196 41493 49 262 64 263 63 268 41493 39930 45 262 58 262 55 267 39930 38485 40 270 55 266 53 264 38485 37134 41 281 53 273 50 266 37134 35832 43 286 54 280 49 267 35832 34509 40 290 56 280 46 266 34509 33136 31 297 57 279 44 267 33136 31716 24 322 55 280 43 263 31716 30234 26 330 50 282 41 260 30234 28674 18 307 45 288 40 259 28674 27035 12 298 42 287 36 262 27035 25314 13 304 38 287 34 265 25314 23515 12 290 30 291 32 260 23515 21636 15 264 23 306 30 251 21636 19674 16 265 14 318 26 246 19674 17621 18 273 10 298 22 234 17621 15525 16 264 12 280 18 227 15525 13512 12 252 11 266 17 223 13512 11684 10 269 9 251 17 215 11684 10059 10 280 9 249 17 220 10059 8615 10 270 13 245 16 229 8615 7331 16 251 16 245 16 235 7331 6191 18 246 16 249 16 242 6191 5184 11 223 14 252 13 247 5184 4300 6 166 12 237 9 242 4300 3528 6 116 11 229 3 177 3528 2844 5 090 5 226 4 128 2844 2244 3*091 3*242 6 123 2244 1744 2*078 2*248 8 111 1744 1361 2 076 2 250 8 107 1361 1097 2 074 2 252 7 107 1097 937 2 073 2 252 6 108 937 845 2 072 2 255 4*109 845 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