DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - - 53.0 - - 66.2 - - 71.4 - - 62.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 169 - - 110 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 2126 - - 3694 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 1880 - - 2745 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 2943 - - 4511 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1001 - - 355 - - 1027 - - 4443 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 30 - - 294 - - 305 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 17 - - 15 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 223 - - 243 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2544 - - -3658 - - -3334 - - -4587 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3389 - - 6602 - - 7846 - - 5434 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9569 - - -8446 - - -6515 - - -9535 ODpotential blCL - - - 10414 - - 11389 - - 11026 - - 10381 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 59 - - 68 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 66.2 - - 71.4 - - 62.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.1 - - 40.2 - - 39.7 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.1 - - 65.0 - - 70.6 - - 66.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 39.1 - - 39.1 - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 169 - - 110 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 2126 - - 3694 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96289 19 332 17 297 18 310 18 304 96289 89160 8 347 16 298 18 286 23 312 89160 83660 10 324 11 317 13 284 18 319 83660 79079 21 309 9 262 13 278 16 296 79079 75122 27 280 17 266 16 297 18 285 75122 71615 34 267 28 269 23 290 20 278 71615 68422 34 262 38 255 37 262 36 259 68422 65483 37 266 38 256 43 248 38 257 65483 62757 47 257 43 265 42 254 48 261 62757 60110 52 257 54 270 54 263 56 259 60110 57345 60 259 62 264 64 264 61 261 57345 54466 65 254 63 258 62 264 65 264 54466 51708 59 251 61 260 57 263 66 262 51708 49219 53 258 59 259 56 259 64 257 49219 46987 49 266 55 260 55 251 62 252 46987 44955 49 272 55 258 53 250 60 250 44955 43089 57 273 59 258 55 260 54 256 43089 41374 66 266 63 265 72 268 67 268 41374 39809 72 261 74 268 80 268 78 270 39809 38376 79 257 80 264 83 264 81 265 38376 37041 80 256 79 259 81 256 78 259 37041 35749 81 259 71 262 76 253 75 257 35749 34431 80 265 72 273 74 260 75 259 34431 33057 73 269 77 276 76 266 76 263 33057 31633 73 274 77 272 78 267 78 265 31633 30145 74 271 73 266 78 266 79 266 30145 28580 72 269 72 263 79 269 79 267 28580 26941 67 271 73 266 76 271 77 267 26941 25224 57 262 63 265 68 267 74 266 25224 23431 60 254 56 251 64 262 72 265 23431 21563 59 254 59 256 64 261 69 264 21563 19619 50 261 55 265 62 264 56 258 19619 17596 46 268 46 259 50 266 50 257 17596 15531 45 268 44 253 46 256 43 254 15531 13540 38 266 39 256 41 257 40 260 13540 11730 29 256 37 261 35 259 35 264 11730 10119 29 247 37 262 36 256 37 258 10119 8683 28 244 33 257 36 251 31 257 8683 7405 25 244 31 246 35 245 20 256 7405 6273 26 250 31 236 30 244 17 247 6273 5274 31 254 31 232 21*246 14 240 5274 4393 34 259 30 238 17*243 11 247 4393 3613 39 260 24*243 16 243 10 255 3613 2914 40 256 20*234 16 243 10 269 2914 2295 37 247 18 223 16 243 10 282 2295 1778 29 231 17 222 15 243 10 290 1778 1381 22 222 16 221 14 242 10 293 1381 1107 18 219 16 220 14 242 9 294 1107 941 16 218 14 220 13 242 6 295 941 846 11*217 12 220 11 241 4*296 846 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