DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 - - - 40.6 - - 51.3 - - 55.2 - - 49.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 87 - - 20 - - -78 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 1475 - - 1207 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1428 - - 2292 - - 2024 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 843 - - 320 - - 977 - - 822 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 218 - - 141 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 25 - - 24 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 231 - - 218 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 14 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -712 - - -918 - - -838 - - -656 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2140 - - 3210 - - 2863 - - 1501 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7951 - - -6889 - - -6473 - - -7551 ODpotential blCL - - - 9379 - - 9181 - - 8497 - - 8396 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 73 - - 71 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.6 - - 51.3 - - 55.2 - - 49.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 40.2 - - 45.4 - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 50.8 - - 55.1 - - 51.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 39.0 - - 44.2 - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 87 - - 20 - - -78 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 1475 - - 1207 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 95856 29 328 25 317 24 324 21 314 95856 88732 25 312 18 311 26 317 22 318 88732 83280 34 307 29 312 31 313 25 323 83280 78745 30 292 26 310 28 311 23 311 78745 74813 30 290 26 296 28 287 29 293 74813 71327 45 294 34 284 32 278 41 282 71327 68175 52 283 41 274 40 276 37 287 68175 65285 51 271 46 275 48 283 47 288 65285 62620 52 272 51 280 50 277 48 278 62620 60030 62 275 51 278 49 275 42 285 60030 57298 65 271 52 273 58 280 46 283 57298 54420 59 267 56 272 54 275 46 278 54420 51631 57 269 56 274 44 276 51 284 51631 49106 54 271 51 283 55 287 60 285 49106 46844 58 278 65 289 66 282 67 286 46844 44798 68 276 78 282 71 278 72 286 44798 42927 73 266 81 279 72 280 72 284 42927 41200 63 265 73 281 67 282 69 286 41200 39603 63 279 70 285 69 290 74 292 39603 38131 79 277 70 285 76 293 79 293 38131 36767 76 266 67 285 77 291 77 295 36767 35464 68 264 65 284 74 291 80 300 35464 34149 52 300 62 283 71 294 81 300 34149 32789 68 312 59 288 69 297 76 296 32789 31382 81 313 57 293 68 295 72 292 31382 29910 83 311 59 297 66 293 69 288 29910 28360 77 309 61 301 66 293 66 284 28360 26733 66 306 64 302 68 291 63 280 26733 25028 57 301 62 298 66 286 61 281 25028 23246 53 298 59 291 58 285 57 283 23246 21393 55 303 53 285 54 289 55 283 21393 19465 58 302 52 281 55 292 53 280 19465 17456 68 294 52 288 56 286 46 279 17456 15407 63 288 51 295 47 283 43 272 15407 13429 43 278 47 290 44 280 43 267 13429 11626 35 279 42 287 43 268 44 261 11626 10021 32 275 36 276 42 254 45 255 10021 8593 37 266 32 261 43 249 41 255 8593 7323 41 263 34 252 41 251 37 256 7323 6195 43 268 40 257 37 254 39 255 6195 5198 45 271 42 262 36 252 41 254 5198 4320 48 273 41 261 36 248 42 249 4320 3548 50 269 39 253 37 240 43 240 3548 2861 46 258 36*242 35 232 44 228 2861 2256 38 244 30*234 30*221 41 220 2256 1752 31*237 27 231 28*219 37 216 1752 1365 27*235 25 230 26 218 31 213 1365 1099 24 233 23 230 23 217 24 210 1099 938 21 233 20 229 20 217 20 208 938 845 15 232 15 229 15 216 12*206 845 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