DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.0 - - 67.0 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 9 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1022 - - 669 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 902 - - 902 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1878 - - 1525 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 557 - - 1368 - - 1492 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 139 - - 83 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 079 - - 090 - - 091 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -316 - - -3 - - -224 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2194 - - 1528 - - 1142 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7000 - - -630 - - -724 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8878 - - 2155 - - 1642 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 110 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.0 - - 67.0 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 63.4 - - 63.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.8 - - 66.9 - - 65.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.2 - - 63.1 - - 62.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 9 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1022 - - 669 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 13 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] 99129 16 087 8 111 17 083 99129 91790 14 109 7 101 10 059 91790 86087 13 131 3 136 7 036 86087 81317 5 113 4 139 6 006 81317 77202 3 230 11 141 2 208 77202 73550 6 257 6 151 4 195 73550 70222 11 231 9 225 6 247 70222 67165 14 251 11 248 12 264 67165 64354 17 250 15 256 13 249 64354 61661 23 226 23 253 20 261 61661 58889 25 229 30 249 27 251 58889 56049 30 248 35 250 32 253 56049 53378 34 253 37 243 40 260 53378 51007 35 256 37 242 38 252 51007 48879 41 261 37 250 34 250 48879 46924 47 264 43 257 38 256 46924 45120 57 258 52 256 45 252 45120 43445 57 252 52 252 49 250 43445 41872 57 249 50 251 52 249 41872 40386 59 247 48 247 53 251 40386 38976 57 247 49 245 55 254 38976 37610 53 243 52 244 53 251 37610 36220 48 238 53 246 46 251 36220 34773 43 237 52 248 41 256 34773 33268 44 244 52 246 42 259 33268 31692 47 253 51 250 42 258 31692 30030 45 250 45 249 43 253 30030 28286 41 242 42 247 40 246 28286 26460 37 240 44 249 37 240 26460 24552 31 243 45 257 35 240 24552 22569 33 260 39 268 33 235 22569 20508 29 268 26 257 32 229 20508 18365 19 250 22 245 24 241 18365 16185 19 243 21 240 23 251 16185 14089 23 240 21 234 26 256 14089 12186 24 244 22 228 28 254 12186 10495 23 245 22 222 27 251 10495 8995 22 251 18 219 23 245 8995 7664 17 259 10 225 18 232 7664 6484 9 260 6 220 16 217 6484 5442 5 221 11 192 14 211 5442 4526 8 195 11 182 12 206 4526 3719 5 186 8 151 12 198 3719 3000 4 157 9 104 13 164 3000 2370 11*086 9 092 17 112 2370 1851 12*080 9*091 16 100 1851 1453 12 079 8*091 14 096 1453 1179 11 079 7 090 11 093 1179 1013 9 078 6 090 9*093 1013 918 7 078 5 089 7*091 918 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