DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 77.0 - - 71.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 93 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3218 - - 3096 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2742 - - 2319 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4074 - - 3952 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 933 - - 870 - - 3238 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 347 - - 282 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 139 - - 125 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1785 - - -2190 - - -2713 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5859 - - 6142 - - 3632 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7916 - - -8895 - - -9571 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11990 - - 12847 - - 10490 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 70 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 77.0 - - 71.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.7 - - 53.5 - - 59.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.9 - - 76.3 - - 73.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.3 - - 52.2 - - 58.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 93 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3218 - - 3096 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 11 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] 99040 3 190 12 135 13 158 99040 91591 8 164 10 191 7 185 91591 85812 6 157 9 220 4 191 85812 81007 7 173 7 237 6 217 81007 76895 6 140 5 223 3 192 76895 73294 6 074 4 120 5 136 73294 70040 3 072 7 076 4 109 70040 67042 3 169 3 026 4 036 67042 64270 6 120 4 239 7 311 64270 61598 8 039 3 179 8 286 61598 58828 6 329 2 214 8 281 58828 55984 29 313 25 319 19 329 55984 53292 40 304 30 302 29 303 53292 50873 48 322 39 313 34 297 50873 48702 59 322 60 315 56 321 48702 46737 59 319 62 316 68 319 46737 44944 52 323 54 321 59 321 44944 43286 49 328 48 321 49 325 43286 41733 48 334 47 319 49 321 41733 40264 43 331 45 323 48 313 40264 38871 29 318 31 336 42 302 38871 37518 20 330 22 339 28 302 37518 36135 26 338 19 329 21 306 36135 34694 33 339 22 340 21 304 34694 33194 37 345 24 345 20 303 33194 31622 33 346 30 331 14 303 31622 29964 28 333 28 317 13 307 29964 28221 27 331 33 317 17 305 28221 26391 17 325 25 317 20 308 26391 24483 16 299 18 293 22 308 24483 22503 19 310 19 301 24 312 22503 20444 10 313 14 308 19 316 20444 18304 3 274 11 279 14 321 18304 16129 3 290 9 266 12 292 16129 14041 6 334 4 274 10 265 14041 12149 2 350 2 142 7 280 12149 10469 6 109 5 147 3 237 10469 8977 8 120 8 154 5 180 8977 7651 7 122 8 157 7 175 7651 6476 7 117 8 151 8 166 6476 5441 9 127 8 143 11 157 5441 4535 9*140 10*132 14 143 4535 3739 9*140 10*127 14 135 3739 3026 10 140 10 126 14 133 3026 2395 10 140 10 125 13 132 2395 1867 10 139 10 125 13 131 1867 1463 9 139 10 125 12 129 1463 1184 9 139 10 125 10 127 1184 1015 8 139 9 124 8*125 1015 919 7 138 8 123 4*121 919 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