DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/21 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 - - - - - - 26.9 - - 26.5 - - 24.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 113 - - 32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2204 - - 2535 - - 1843 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1944 - - 1956 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3060 - - 3391 - - 2699 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 870 - - 753 - - 1370 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 291 - - 268 - - 159 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 305 - - 300 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 637 - - 996 - - 637 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2423 - - 2395 - - 2063 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 331 - - 907 - - 528 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2729 - - 2484 - - 2171 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 26.9 - - 26.5 - - 24.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 19.9 - - 19.6 - - 18.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 26.0 - - 25.9 - - 23.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 18.8 - - 19.0 - - 18.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 113 - - 32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2204 - - 2535 - - 1843 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96925 30 095 31 096 25 099 96925 89746 26 096 22 100 20 094 89746 84162 25 094 17 105 13 088 84162 79499 15 099 11 114 10 060 79499 75454 12 118 4 076 5 059 75454 71859 7 121 1 057 7 004 71859 68589 4 084 4 156 4 282 68589 65572 2 229 3 316 4 283 65572 62769 5 212 9 265 11 283 62769 60049 13 277 16 268 16 275 60049 57195 24 269 23 253 24 266 57195 54201 31 263 28 258 28 267 54201 51315 29 260 34 257 33 270 51315 48707 39 265 41 262 38 264 48707 46373 49 261 50 254 40 262 46373 44256 57 252 52 247 38 261 44256 42314 56 253 50 253 40 269 42314 40523 60 256 57 257 48 265 40523 38866 61 255 58 251 53 255 38866 37324 59 254 52 248 50 251 37324 35879 61 254 48 251 48 257 35879 34495 63 251 51 254 51 259 34495 33106 63 245 57 252 51 256 33106 31692 62 242 59 246 44 255 31692 30256 61 239 53 245 38 254 30256 28782 53 236 46 249 32 256 28782 27254 44 232 41 254 25 266 27254 25670 34 228 35 250 20 278 25670 24025 20 216 31 260 21 285 24025 22311 13 209 28 263 18 289 22311 20523 13 222 24 262 11 292 20523 18656 16 228 20 264 7 295 18656 16706 18 232 16 266 7 283 16706 14717 16 234 13 260 9 302 14717 12808 13 250 13 274 15 311 12808 11078 15 268 17 269 20 318 11078 9543 13 272 13 268 26 322 9543 8182 11 278 17 282 24 318 8182 6976 12 288 19 294 24 319 6976 5911 14 300 19 300 22 320 5911 4974 15 309 18 302 19 311 4974 4156 14 314 16 302 20 310 4156 3440 15*311 16*300 21 308 3440 2800 15*307 16*300 20*307 2800 2235 15 305 17 300 20*305 2235 1763 15 304 16 300 19 304 1763 1401 15 304 16 300 19 303 1401 1152 14 304 16 300 17 303 1152 1001 14 304 15 300 15 302 1001 915 12 303 12 300 12 302 915 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