DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/14 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 - - - 32.5 - - 40.0 - - 37.8 - - 35.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 315 - - 86 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1385 - - 2784 - - 2505 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 2607 - - 1676 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2241 - - 3640 - - 3361 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 882 - - 883 - - 993 - - 2121 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 155 - - 387 - - 242 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 15 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 126 - - 135 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1852 - - -1973 - - 489 - - -1517 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4093 - - 5614 - - 2872 - - 2433 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12051 - - -12423 - - 598 - - -11776 ODpotential blCL - - - 14292 - - 16063 - - 2763 - - 12692 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.5 - - 40.0 - - 37.8 - - 35.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.1 - - 18.7 - - 28.6 - - 28.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 38.3 - - 37.3 - - 36.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.1 - - 18.5 - - 28.5 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 315 - - 86 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1385 - - 2784 - - 2505 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96401 3 199 4 269 11 206 16 257 96401 89210 2 253 5 169 9 245 15 288 89210 83648 7 261 5 273 6 240 12 278 83648 79005 7 311 5 292 9 272 9 291 79005 74982 14 301 12 276 14 293 8 292 74982 71411 16 261 13 256 17 277 16 292 71411 68171 15 271 14 260 19 284 21 295 68171 65194 29 276 33 279 33 284 38 292 65194 62429 32 270 39 270 38 270 41 275 62429 59720 34 304 41 284 38 287 36 280 59720 56869 71 298 56 284 56 291 51 286 56869 53930 72 282 63 275 63 280 64 283 53930 51151 68 282 61 275 64 274 67 275 51151 48666 65 288 67 283 68 275 63 275 48666 46440 74 290 76 287 70 282 68 279 46440 44419 90 286 89 286 78 285 79 277 44419 42576 99 279 98 278 89 280 82 274 42576 40894 104 277 102 273 95 275 84 273 40894 39357 107 273 103 270 93 272 89 274 39357 37940 107 270 101 268 88 271 93 272 37940 36610 104 271 97 268 86 278 92 271 36610 35323 103 277 92 271 88 282 87 271 35323 34013 104 282 91 275 85 276 82 271 34013 32649 105 283 92 275 84 273 79 269 32649 31233 105 282 93 277 81 274 76 269 31233 29753 102 282 90 278 78 274 72 269 29753 28199 99 283 84 280 75 274 69 267 28199 26569 93 284 80 284 72 277 66 262 26569 24861 88 283 77 285 69 279 63 257 24861 23078 85 280 75 282 68 277 60 255 23078 21221 83 277 71 276 65 278 57 254 21221 19288 82 273 67 269 59 275 52 255 19288 17273 79 274 66 264 56 268 46 259 17273 15218 73 278 63 262 52 265 46 261 15218 13236 61 272 56 271 52 261 48 265 13236 11433 53 265 47 268 47 258 46 261 11433 9832 43 269 42 254 40 253 37 244 9832 8416 28 297 29 255 40 236 34 230 8416 7168 21 293 16 259 28 223 33 213 7168 6071 17 275 11 270 12 219 32 187 6071 5107 9 281 3 271 9 166 26 163 5107 4258 2 307 5*120 15 141 27 157 4258 3513 6 123 11*126 16*137 28 140 3513 2852 13 122 12 127 16*136 27 122 2852 2271 14*120 12 126 16 136 25 114 2271 1787 13*119 12 126 16 135 24 112 1787 1416 12 119 12 126 15 134 22 110 1416 1160 12 119 11 126 15 134 19 109 1160 1004 10 119 11 126 14 133 16*108 1004 916 9 118 10 125 11 133 12*107 916 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