DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.1 - - 56.5 - - 58.8 - - 56.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 400 - - 276 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4626 - - 5891 - - 6634 - - 5754 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3947 - - 5109 - - 5523 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5482 - - 6747 - - 7490 - - 6610 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1262 - - 854 - - 1142 - - 2004 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 437 - - 541 - - 499 - - 155 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 15 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 297 - - 286 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -3 - - 2 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2719 - - -2516 - - -1502 - - -1800 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8202 - - 9263 - - 8992 - - 8410 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12359 - - -10457 - - -8533 - - -9021 ODpotential blCL - - - 17841 - - 17204 - - 16023 - - 15631 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 84 - - 85 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.1 - - 56.5 - - 58.8 - - 56.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.0 - - 18.6 - - 22.0 - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.6 - - 54.5 - - 57.3 - - 56.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.3 - - 17.5 - - 20.9 - - 21.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 400 - - 276 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4626 - - 5891 - - 6634 - - 5754 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 37 - - 39 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 97891 8 218 7 254 7 265 3 297 97891 90465 8 219 7 174 13 233 12 256 90465 84757 7 176 8 199 11 205 11 229 84757 79994 5 149 12 201 13 211 11 230 79994 75860 6 164 16 203 8 208 8 207 75860 72185 8 237 11 212 15 241 5 268 72185 68855 14 234 11 236 19 232 18 254 68855 65801 8 246 8 217 15 237 14 245 65801 62968 21 282 11 310 18 275 17 276 62968 60220 33 270 29 281 30 275 28 288 60220 57353 30 259 32 265 34 265 41 273 57353 54380 24 269 31 263 33 254 43 262 54380 51552 40 292 41 268 40 274 52 258 51552 49021 60 281 54 268 58 275 53 258 49021 46759 70 272 60 269 68 272 61 269 46759 44716 74 267 73 275 89 267 81 265 44716 42865 76 263 90 274 93 265 88 262 42865 41172 78 266 104 275 100 270 92 265 41172 39599 85 272 117 278 116 271 101 268 39599 38128 99 277 121 277 125 269 114 269 38128 36746 113 278 123 272 127 267 124 267 36746 35413 111 272 115 266 124 264 126 266 35413 34060 101 265 106 258 117 262 122 265 34060 32663 92 256 106 251 106 260 111 261 32663 31235 82 251 100 248 94 252 98 256 31235 29754 80 251 90 245 93 242 88 252 29754 28198 80 252 83 243 92 238 78 246 28198 26564 80 254 82 245 90 238 73 242 26564 24852 79 253 82 252 87 241 72 244 24852 23063 79 249 77 260 79 245 70 243 23063 21201 77 248 61 261 69 250 67 248 21201 19264 74 264 55 255 65 264 64 256 19264 17251 70 267 58 256 58 267 57 260 17251 15204 70 273 59 257 54 267 45 263 15204 13235 65 271 58 267 45 276 40 266 13235 11449 61 263 49 272 35 268 33 268 11449 9873 55 271 39 269 29 259 29 264 9873 8488 40 289 30 277 17*264 19 277 8488 7265 27 305 14*289 15*279 17*294 7265 6178 16*313 13*294 15 280 17*301 6178 5212 12*309 13 295 15 283 18 309 5212 4358 12 309 13 296 15 286 18 311 4358 3602 12 309 13 297 15 288 18 313 3602 2924 12 309 13 298 15 289 18 314 2924 2323 12 310 13 298 15 291 18 315 2323 1822 12 310 13 298 15 291 18 315 1822 1436 12 310 12 298 14 292 17 316 1436 1171 11 310 12 298 14 292 16 316 1171 1009 11 310 11 298 14 292 14 316 1009 917 10 310 10 298 12 293 11 316 917 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