DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.8 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 157 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1825 - - 3930 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1680 - - 2846 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2681 - - 4786 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1853 - - 2231 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 274 - - 297 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 053 - - 037 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 639 - - 882 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2042 - - 3904 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 308 - - 64 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2373 - - 4722 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1080 - - 1020 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.8 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 66.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.9 - - 79.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 65.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 157 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1825 - - 3930 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 56 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 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] 99336 38 095 29 092 99336 91827 35 089 30 102 91827 86045 28 095 28 097 86045 81233 27 093 24 091 81233 77088 20 072 22 087 77088 73430 13 072 16 073 73430 70126 15 103 9 076 70126 67103 14 074 9 105 67103 64310 14 064 10 073 64310 61610 9 045 9 026 61610 58800 8 014 8 015 58800 55887 6 317 10 338 55887 53119 5 303 11 301 53119 50640 9 329 4 265 50640 48418 23 302 9 315 48418 46401 34 262 27 279 46401 44558 38 244 36 237 44558 42860 52 229 38 229 42860 41277 55 218 43 234 41277 39787 56 213 48 224 39787 38378 60 215 52 216 38378 37015 59 215 50 215 37015 35631 54 219 46 223 35631 34192 45 220 30 243 34192 32700 18 214 14 249 32700 31143 7 215 6 223 31143 29513 10 205 7 296 29513 27810 9 208 6 350 27810 26029 7 210 4 023 26029 24168 5 192 7 021 24168 22235 3 168 13 022 22235 20226 6 050 15 011 20226 18134 7 016 12 003 18134 16006 8 357 8 008 16006 13958 6 013 7 348 13958 12094 12 033 7 011 12094 10439 13 047 10 030 10439 8969 14 049 13 039 8969 7663 14 048 15 041 7663 6502 12 044 15 037 6502 5475 12 041 15*036 5475 4568 13 046 14*036 4568 3766 14 049 14 037 3766 3047 14*051 14 037 3047 2410 14*052 13 038 2410 1878 14 053 13 038 1878 1469 14 053 12 038 1469 1188 13 054 12 038 1188 1017 12 054 11 038 1017 919 10 054 9 038 919 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