DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 70.2 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 108 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2116 - - 2888 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1966 - - 2167 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2933 - - 3705 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 830 - - 1587 - - 814 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 317 - - 280 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 24 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 216 - - 228 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4919 - - -4157 - - -4449 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7853 - - 7862 - - 5295 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10662 - - -8327 - - -8858 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13595 - - 12032 - - 9704 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 93 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 70.2 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.3 - - 38.7 - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 69.6 - - 67.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.3 - - 38.0 - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 108 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2116 - - 2888 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 23 - - 73 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 96248 18 261 18 257 29 257 96248 89068 21 279 23 267 20 295 89068 83544 18 270 25 278 23 290 83544 78970 16 274 24 253 29 287 78970 75028 20 297 24 281 37 289 75028 71551 35 300 32 295 29 271 71551 68380 42 306 36 296 37 305 68380 65475 56 305 54 300 59 299 65475 62801 56 295 62 302 54 297 62801 60193 51 299 59 303 61 300 60193 57451 61 315 69 305 67 301 57451 54596 80 315 80 306 74 306 54596 51867 88 311 87 306 85 310 51867 49405 90 310 91 306 94 309 49405 47193 94 309 96 306 98 308 47193 45189 98 309 101 306 101 307 45189 43366 103 308 106 306 104 306 43366 41703 106 307 109 306 106 304 41703 40172 106 306 112 305 104 299 40172 38742 106 308 112 305 104 298 38742 37388 107 310 111 306 103 300 37388 36073 106 310 107 307 101 301 36073 34732 102 310 102 306 97 302 34732 33336 99 309 98 306 95 302 33336 31889 98 308 98 306 94 303 31889 30374 99 308 94 307 93 305 30374 28781 95 309 82 304 89 307 28781 27115 85 306 75 295 79 305 27115 25376 75 301 76 288 64 301 25376 23566 68 293 67 288 58 298 23566 21686 61 298 60 293 55 295 21686 19732 54 301 53 299 52 299 19732 17701 51 303 44 306 50 300 17701 15628 48 302 39 299 48 294 15628 13629 47 298 38 300 47 291 13629 11809 41 295 37 293 35 295 11809 10191 44 290 41 286 33 307 10191 8751 35 274 37 290 29 301 8751 7465 29 268 35 270 25 288 7465 6320 32 263 38 262 25 280 6320 5306 31 247 36 253 27 269 5306 4413 32 236 30*240 29 255 4413 3626 31*229 26*229 30 239 3626 2923 25*219 25 228 28 234 2923 2301 23 216 25 228 26 235 2301 1781 22 215 24 227 24 235 1781 1382 21 214 24 227 21 234 1382 1108 20 214 22 227 17 232 1108 941 18 214 20 227 13 230 941 846 14 214 15 226 7*228 846 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