DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/05 Freeport_IL 856ft pt37813@42.185,-89.594,836ft 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.4 - - 64.1 - - 66.3 - - 59.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 168 - - 66 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 673 - - 2222 - - 4185 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 1986 - - 2733 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1529 - - 3078 - - 5041 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 544 - - 2672 - - 1068 - - 3567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 164 - - 298 - - 273 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 10 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 044 - - 159 - - 205 - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1815 - - -1856 - - -335 - - -1887 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3344 - - 4934 - - 5376 - - 2805 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11206 - - -9185 - - -7436 - - -8039 ODpotential blCL - - - 12735 - - 12263 - - 12477 - - 8957 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 64 - - 71 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.4 - - 64.1 - - 66.3 - - 59.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.4 - - 45.9 - - 46.2 - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.7 - - 63.0 - - 65.7 - - 62.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.7 - - 44.8 - - 45.1 - - 49.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 168 - - 66 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 673 - - 2222 - - 4185 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 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] 97978 18 275 24 234 28 236 31 250 97978 90612 19 250 24 250 22 247 21 264 90612 84916 14 234 20 248 19 270 17 290 84916 80194 6 237 17 248 19 271 19 293 80194 76143 15 315 13 251 17 274 17 282 76143 72566 20 299 13 296 15 282 13 287 72566 69322 16 288 18 301 17 288 15 305 69322 66343 21 306 25 298 21 293 21 308 66343 63582 29 302 28 295 26 293 26 310 63582 60907 32 281 31 292 31 287 33 299 60907 58125 32 288 36 293 34 291 34 292 58125 55250 48 297 44 288 40 292 39 293 55250 52513 54 293 48 286 49 287 48 287 52513 50052 59 291 54 287 55 280 52 280 50052 47849 66 288 59 286 57 279 54 277 47849 45856 68 285 64 286 63 280 57 275 45856 44039 66 286 65 286 68 280 60 275 44039 42366 67 292 63 284 66 282 62 277 42366 40810 68 294 63 284 64 284 63 279 40810 39348 65 300 60 285 62 282 61 278 39348 37970 62 308 55 288 57 283 56 279 37970 36638 61 312 53 295 54 286 54 279 36638 35284 61 315 53 302 52 287 53 278 35284 33874 58 315 52 304 51 288 52 279 33874 32410 57 315 51 302 49 286 50 279 32410 30880 57 314 50 298 49 286 47 281 30880 29270 55 313 49 295 47 287 44 281 29270 27584 51 312 47 292 45 285 42 283 27584 25819 49 309 44 292 43 285 38 286 25819 23976 48 306 41 294 38 289 34 289 23976 22052 45 303 40 296 34 292 32 288 22052 20045 41 301 38 299 33 293 29 288 20045 17953 39 297 36 301 31 294 28 291 17953 15821 38 294 35 299 30 300 28 298 15821 13768 34 298 31 296 29 300 25 303 13768 11904 29 304 25 298 25 295 24 307 11904 10251 25 310 22 306 20 307 20 302 10251 8788 25 318 20 310 20 315 18 321 8788 7492 24 326 17 315 18 312 20 329 7492 6348 20 324 12 324 11 311 16 319 6348 5341 15 326 7 317 5*293 10 293 5341 4457 9 333 6 272 2*237 6 276 4457 3678 5 324 5*222 2 221 4 259 3678 2979 3 315 5*168 2 208 4 235 2979 2361 3 021 5 161 2 199 4 216 2361 1846 8*051 5 158 2 192 5 204 1846 1450 7*047 5 155 2 186 6 196 1450 1177 7 043 5 154 2 186 6 190 1177 1012 6 042 5 155 2 184 6*183 1012 918 5 042 4 153 2 184 5*181 918 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