DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.2 - - 75.2 - - 70.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 73 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5711 - - 6001 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4595 - - 4278 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6567 - - 6857 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1039 - - 1186 - - 6668 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 418 - - 335 - - 25 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 315 - - 305 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 418 - - -80 - - -3698 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6150 - - 6938 - - 4616 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5556 - - -6147 - - -5027 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12123 - - 13004 - - 5945 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 87 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.2 - - 75.2 - - 70.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.4 - - 48.0 - - 53.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.2 - - 74.9 - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.1 - - 46.7 - - 52.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 73 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5711 - - 6001 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 11 - - 46 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 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] 99313 18 087 22 091 13 083 99313 91857 16 087 9 076 10 095 91857 86073 16 096 7 073 13 085 86073 81274 12 085 8 122 15 074 81274 77155 7 089 10 103 10 099 77155 73510 8 122 7 075 8 104 73510 70187 7 106 4 114 6 085 70187 67109 8 117 3 189 4 344 67109 64251 9 080 2 149 6 320 64251 61502 18 354 9 345 16 346 61502 58661 17 336 13 337 20 340 58661 55719 29 339 23 340 31 329 55719 52916 37 325 32 334 36 324 52916 50400 43 324 42 332 45 331 50400 48156 53 332 59 328 58 331 48156 46128 68 331 69 326 68 332 46128 44276 77 328 81 328 77 326 44276 42575 84 330 90 324 89 324 42575 41000 90 332 93 321 91 321 41000 39527 95 330 92 321 86 319 39527 38138 94 325 90 322 78 319 38138 36794 89 322 87 322 78 323 36794 35427 89 323 81 321 78 324 35427 34005 92 325 80 321 78 324 34005 32529 85 327 82 317 79 325 32529 30986 73 323 83 316 77 325 30986 29362 72 320 81 319 74 325 29362 27661 68 322 76 326 71 325 27661 25884 62 326 67 325 64 324 25884 24034 54 324 60 323 56 324 24034 22109 47 322 53 324 51 321 22109 20100 45 322 48 323 47 321 20100 18005 43 322 45 322 43 324 18005 15870 38 319 41 321 39 323 15870 13816 34 318 37 319 36 323 13816 11952 31 322 33 319 34 325 11952 10301 30 325 30 324 30 327 10301 8842 26 326 22 323 25 326 8842 7555 17*322 13*308 16 325 7555 6416 12*316 12*307 13 333 6416 5405 12 316 11 307 13 332 5405 4512 12 315 11 306 12 331 4512 3721 11 315 11 305 12 330 3721 3012 11 315 10 304 11 329 3012 2385 11 315 10 303 11 328 2385 1862 10 315 10 303 10 326 1862 1459 10 314 9 303 9 324 1459 1182 9 314 9 302 8 322 1182 1015 9 314 8 302 6 318 1015 918 8 315 7 303 4*315 918 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