DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 61.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2231 - - 2127 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1740 - - 901 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3087 - - 2983 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 559 - - 774 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 257 - - 130 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 163 - - 175 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -477 - - -473 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3564 - - 3456 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7977 - - -8168 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11064 - - 11151 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 61.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.5 - - 49.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.1 - - 61.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.1 - - 48.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2231 - - 2127 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 62 - - 39 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 97803 26 223 23 231 97803 90494 12 223 21 227 90494 84861 7 213 12 242 84861 80183 6 259 6 247 80183 76148 9 266 8 282 76148 72579 9 257 12 255 72579 69353 13 273 15 261 69353 66403 16 263 18 263 66403 63663 17 283 16 273 63663 60982 28 288 21 279 60982 58177 37 269 33 268 58177 55291 44 255 51 258 55291 52558 52 261 56 260 52558 50100 67 265 63 262 50100 47897 79 262 77 258 47897 45897 80 259 82 254 45897 44068 76 257 79 256 44068 42383 73 259 77 258 42383 40816 70 262 74 259 40816 39350 68 263 72 258 39350 37970 68 262 72 255 37970 36636 68 261 70 255 36636 35280 66 261 65 257 35280 33869 62 260 61 258 33869 32406 61 261 54 257 32406 30877 52 265 43 255 30877 29270 43 270 36 255 29270 27581 39 274 35 254 27581 25811 35 278 35 255 25811 23960 34 275 36 255 23960 22033 36 270 38 262 22033 20030 36 266 37 265 20030 17945 32 268 35 266 17945 15828 29 272 31 266 15828 13791 24 277 26 266 13791 11935 18 293 20 263 11935 10280 12 304 13 255 10280 8808 9 278 11 233 8808 7497 7 257 12 225 7497 6337 3 167 12 191 6337 5318 12 151 19 180 5318 4431 16 162 20 187 4431 3653 15*165 17*181 3653 2961 13*163 13*175 2961 2349 13 163 13 175 2349 1838 13 163 12 175 1838 1446 12 163 11 175 1446 1175 11 163 10 176 1175 1011 11 163 9 175 1011 917 9 163 8 176 917 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