DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.1 - - 90.1 - - 93.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 168 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1320 - - 2881 - - 3955 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 903 - - 2491 - - 2921 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2176 - - 3737 - - 4811 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 996 - - 1558 - - 2035 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 220 - - 333 - - 305 - - - W* B/S - - - 6 - - 20 - - 61 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 355 - - 175 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1595 - - -2642 - - -3014 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3771 - - 6379 - - 7825 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6868 - - -7682 - - -8301 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 9044 - - 11419 - - 13112 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 51 - - 45 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 570 - - 430 - - 260 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.1 - - 90.1 - - 93.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.7 - - 65.4 - - 62.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.4 - - 88.9 - - 92.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.8 - - 64.1 - - 61.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 168 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1320 - - 2881 - - 3955 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 - - - 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] 99654 48 083 37 101 31 102 99654 92108 32 084 35 098 32 086 92108 86309 27 093 29 091 27 085 86309 81507 25 086 25 097 21 087 81507 77373 24 085 25 089 20 097 77373 73729 22 090 21 087 13 104 73729 70434 25 076 21 065 16 111 70434 67404 22 040 14 050 19 073 67404 64612 12 043 8 028 13 057 64612 61920 16 035 8 014 10 049 61920 59138 10 360 14 337 14 002 59138 56303 7 031 9 350 14 360 56303 53622 21 014 18 012 20 007 53622 51206 23 020 20 014 22 000 51206 49030 23 024 19 019 20 005 49030 47045 25 020 19 020 19 014 47045 45216 24 019 20 020 20 017 45216 43521 23 019 20 023 21 016 43521 41941 21 027 19 023 20 014 41941 40458 19 042 12 033 15 007 40458 39059 20 057 11 088 6 041 39059 37703 23 062 14 103 6 101 37703 36319 27 056 15 080 8 083 36319 34877 28 056 20 062 13 076 34877 33380 23 050 23 059 16 073 33380 31814 18 033 21 047 16 060 31814 30169 6 064 18 029 15 017 30169 28445 13 166 4 021 12 353 28445 26636 8 153 2 085 9 336 26636 24739 12 044 7 034 13 352 24739 22763 14 071 14 048 17 028 22763 20708 21 126 10 102 9 067 20708 18569 28 125 23 148 11 152 18569 16393 26 123 25 143 18 150 16393 14295 33 135 32 151 24 148 14295 12382 18 128 17 137 19 147 12382 10681 13 074 15 092 13 100 10681 9172 17 046 16 080 13 089 9172 7832 16 034 17 053 15 067 7832 6642 13 035 15 051 12 062 6642 5587 10 028 12 049 7*059 5587 4658 6 360 8 033 1*101 4658 3836 8 323 4*002 1 156 3836 3099 9 329 4*356 1 177 3099 2446 9*331 3 356 1 187 2446 1902 7*330 3 355 1 179 1902 1483 7 330 3 354 1 184 1483 1195 6 330 2 353 1 182 1195 1020 5 328 2 353 1 184 1020 920 5 328 2 352 1 186 920 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