DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 84.1 - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 407 - - 279 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5808 - - 5883 - - 3031 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5054 - - 4947 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6664 - - 6739 - - 3887 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1063 - - 1480 - - 4621 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 543 - - 483 - - 127 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 217 - - 214 - - 215 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -7 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1834 - - -2259 - - -4301 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8499 - - 8999 - - 8188 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7140 - - -7223 - - -9827 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13804 - - 13962 - - 13714 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 76 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 84.1 - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 47.7 - - 48.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.4 - - 82.5 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.1 - - 47.5 - - 48.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 407 - - 279 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5808 - - 5883 - - 3031 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 98786 12 125 10 083 4 075 98786 91321 13 121 7 044 14 092 91321 85545 11 114 7 086 12 080 85545 80761 7 125 8 113 5 040 80761 76666 6 142 8 109 1 057 76666 73063 6 114 7 127 4 048 73063 69798 8 080 5 153 8 024 69798 66786 10 056 4 150 5 007 66786 63992 6 015 6 012 4 021 63992 61288 3 340 10 315 9 333 61288 58472 6 319 9 294 11 300 58472 55561 11 284 7 296 9 300 55561 52790 16 266 11 280 15 283 52790 50295 21 255 19 243 18 258 50295 48074 24 247 27 248 24 252 48074 46093 27 241 34 235 30 244 46093 44310 31 236 37 230 37 249 44310 42668 33 230 40 231 38 243 42668 41129 33 226 41 230 36 235 41129 39677 32 219 38 230 33 236 39677 38301 29 214 36 229 31 237 38301 36963 27 214 36 231 32 242 36963 35596 28 214 36 232 35 242 35596 34171 31 215 37 232 37 238 34171 32691 34 218 37 232 38 236 32691 31142 36 220 36 233 39 236 31142 29513 37 221 35 237 41 237 29513 27804 37 222 36 241 41 236 27804 26017 36 223 37 240 40 239 26017 24153 37 226 37 236 40 243 24153 22216 36 234 38 238 39 243 22216 20199 35 237 37 242 37 244 20199 18099 30 235 30 246 28 241 18099 15961 27 231 25 237 24 232 15961 13905 25 229 23 229 22 230 13905 12040 24 229 22 232 18 229 12040 10391 18 233 19 233 14 225 10391 8931 14 232 15 233 16 225 8931 7637 15*224 16*222 19 217 7637 6485 16*220 16*217 19 214 6485 5462 16 219 17 215 19 214 5462 4558 17 218 17 214 19*214 4558 3758 17 217 17 213 19*214 3758 3041 17 217 17 213 19 215 3041 2406 17 216 17 212 18 216 2406 1875 17 216 16 212 17 216 1875 1467 16 216 16 212 16 216 1467 1187 15 216 15 212 15 216 1187 1017 15 216 15 212 13 216 1017 919 13 216 13 212 10 216 919 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