DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.2 - - 82.3 - - 87.5 - - 81.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 122 - - 95 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 810 - - 2104 - - 3785 - - 213 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 903 - - 1775 - - 2832 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1666 - - 2960 - - 4641 - - 1069 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1152 - - 1395 - - 1654 - - 3145 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 160 - - 269 - - 305 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 13 - - 10 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 098 - - 095 - - 224 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -59 - - -423 - - 64 - - -1115 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1725 - - 3384 - - 4577 - - 2185 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6313 - - -4935 - - -2863 - - -2806 ODpotential blCL - - - 7979 - - 7895 - - 7504 - - 3875 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 91 - - 76 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 2650 - - 2520 - - 3080 - - 3850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.2 - - 82.3 - - 87.5 - - 81.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.2 - - 70.2 - - 70.2 - - 74.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.8 - - 81.5 - - 86.8 - - 81.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.5 - - 69.3 - - 69.3 - - 73.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 122 - - 95 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 810 - - 2104 - - 3785 - - 213 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 66 - - 5 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 16 - - 15 - - 19 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] 99638 32 092 26 105 14 112 20 058 99638 92115 23 082 25 099 12 097 13 082 92115 86277 14 097 17 089 17 103 8 075 86277 81421 11 118 12 096 12 079 9 083 81421 77243 10 094 7 081 8 085 8 073 77243 73557 10 094 6 060 10 096 8 093 73557 70219 8 084 4 097 6 048 5 063 70219 67159 2 073 4 126 1 261 7 342 67159 64341 4 334 3 055 4 180 2 326 64341 61604 9 272 7 291 8 313 2 001 61604 58745 14 247 14 250 21 271 17 293 58745 55811 21 281 19 287 21 263 28 271 55811 53041 36 283 33 283 28 287 32 274 53041 50555 42 271 46 281 45 287 33 276 50555 48333 41 262 53 270 44 279 43 291 48333 46343 46 266 47 266 44 280 54 284 46343 44540 48 272 49 275 49 282 48 283 44540 42878 56 282 59 278 52 281 48 294 42878 41331 66 284 66 276 54 281 46 296 41331 39874 66 284 65 273 55 276 43 297 39874 38494 60 282 62 271 59 273 41 296 38494 37153 59 280 58 273 61 273 39 292 37153 35784 58 280 52 279 59 275 41 288 35784 34357 56 282 50 283 56 275 41 286 34357 32877 54 283 50 282 50 271 44 283 32877 31329 50 283 49 277 46 272 44 281 31329 29702 46 279 49 275 45 273 39 283 29702 27997 45 275 49 277 43 274 37 285 27997 26213 45 276 47 280 41 276 40 280 26213 24355 43 278 44 282 40 281 41 279 24355 22427 39 278 42 281 39 283 40 280 22427 20420 37 277 40 277 39 288 39 288 20420 18334 36 275 37 275 36 289 37 292 18334 16209 37 269 34 268 26 279 27 295 16209 14155 34 263 32 257 23 264 23 282 14155 12276 28 253 25 255 30 267 27 262 12276 10599 20 270 23 250 44 274 33 254 10599 9104 20 276 30 254 48 275 42 251 9104 7773 18 286 27 253 33 272 41 245 7773 6589 17 295 21 260 18 258 33 245 6589 5541 16 299 18 275 12*258 21 247 5541 4619 9 289 10 274 9*245 13 252 4619 3803 4 238 3 246 6 221 9 254 3803 3074 5 109 3*112 6 220 6 249 3074 2429 10 094 4*102 5 219 4 246 2429 1890 11*096 4 098 5 219 2 244 1890 1477 9*098 4 092 4 218 2 243 1477 1192 8 098 4 089 4 218 2*242 1192 1018 7 098 3 088 4 218 1*239 1018 920 6 098 3 087 4 218 1 234 920 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