DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.4 - - 43.9 - - 41.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 42 - - -11 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 664 - - 60 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 899 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1520 - - 916 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 434 - - 1121 - - 790 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 130 - - 24 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 134 - - 154 - - 051 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1002 - - -1266 - - -103 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2522 - - 2182 - - 1019 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12315 - - -12649 - - -11912 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13835 - - 13565 - - 12828 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.4 - - 43.9 - - 41.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.9 - - 37.8 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 42.2 - - 44.7 - - 41.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.7 - - 36.6 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 42 - - -11 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 664 - - 60 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95225 62 266 64 267 61 269 95225 88291 51 277 52 277 50 271 88291 82900 47 281 45 280 47 284 82900 78438 39 276 40 279 44 293 78438 74588 37 292 38 284 46 295 74588 71175 38 300 39 285 48 287 71175 68091 37 288 42 284 53 293 68091 65261 41 282 49 289 54 285 65261 62618 54 291 57 288 53 295 62618 60014 60 290 64 287 53 296 60014 57315 67 287 69 287 86 294 57315 54567 81 288 81 293 90 296 54567 51934 94 288 102 293 94 299 51934 49515 105 286 119 287 100 291 49515 47314 110 283 115 280 103 285 47314 45298 107 281 102 276 101 285 45298 43440 103 283 99 282 106 291 43440 41730 104 285 110 288 121 295 41730 40160 108 285 118 288 133 295 40160 38710 111 281 115 285 133 294 38710 37358 110 274 108 279 120 294 37358 36061 108 274 113 273 111 296 36061 34746 106 276 115 272 112 296 34746 33372 103 279 104 274 110 296 33372 31946 100 282 91 279 101 301 31946 30455 94 285 84 281 96 303 30455 28882 84 284 82 281 93 302 28882 27229 85 280 81 282 85 304 27229 25494 86 275 80 281 85 306 25494 23681 75 271 77 278 76 296 23681 21797 68 275 70 276 66 285 21797 19834 61 277 62 280 66 285 19834 17787 52 279 54 285 59 289 17787 15695 40 276 48 283 45 286 15695 13672 32 261 40 280 38 278 13672 11828 34 256 31 265 31 277 11828 10186 32 249 28 260 26 273 10186 8727 28 238 27 256 19 272 8727 7433 23 224 25 244 15 272 7433 6290 24 203 24 229 15 262 6290 5280 26 193 25 233 18 260 5280 4389 26 192 26 244 21 255 4389 3605 22 186 25 238 24 242 3605 2908 20 173 22 217 24 220 2908 2301 23 150 20 178 18 202 2301 1802 20*143 16 166 14 181 1802 1423 14*135 13 159 8 164 1423 1164 13 134 11 157 4 136 1164 1006 12 133 9 156 3*105 1006 916 10 132 7*154 2*051 916 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