DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/03 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 - - - 81.6 - - 87.0 - - 89.0 - - 86.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 225 - - 135 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2496 - - 5806 - - 6345 - - 64 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2150 - - 4813 - - 4940 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3352 - - 6662 - - 7201 - - 920 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3806 - - 1840 - - 2729 - - 8852 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 458 - - 404 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 228 - - 229 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1202 - - -15 - - 392 - - -4815 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4554 - - 6678 - - 6809 - - 5736 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2909 - - -1634 - - -510 - - -5736 ODpotential blCL - - - 6261 - - 8296 - - 7711 - - 6656 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 77 - - 81 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 1160 - - 670 - - 1000 - - 1460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.6 - - 87.0 - - 89.0 - - 86.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.7 - - 60.8 - - 62.3 - - 64.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.5 - - 85.5 - - 88.2 - - 87.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.0 - - 59.6 - - 61.1 - - 64.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 225 - - 135 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2496 - - 5806 - - 6345 - - 64 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 10 - - 25 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 11 - - 11 - - 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] 99256 38 101 29 095 28 097 30 083 99256 91732 37 098 25 106 25 088 21 087 91732 85953 31 091 30 101 23 093 20 088 85953 81162 26 095 27 097 21 088 20 086 81162 77034 22 086 26 093 15 090 14 085 77034 73382 17 075 20 062 20 086 13 087 73382 70086 11 084 11 063 17 063 16 050 70086 67090 13 050 12 056 8 081 11 035 67090 64329 8 030 14 010 4 013 9 028 64329 61651 10 013 20 349 14 344 11 001 61651 58871 14 330 19 313 20 326 20 336 58871 56006 19 321 19 302 22 306 23 317 56006 53274 33 325 27 313 27 313 27 322 53274 50810 43 307 35 306 37 304 36 306 50810 48597 44 309 36 305 35 296 30 303 48597 46573 53 314 45 320 32 318 29 326 46573 44704 62 313 56 318 42 330 50 327 44704 42973 67 308 58 312 55 323 59 318 42973 41371 63 306 57 313 61 312 57 305 41371 39879 55 309 52 315 53 311 48 311 39879 38477 50 318 42 330 49 336 50 337 38477 37130 46 325 54 356 57 347 58 345 37130 35763 39 326 72 359 64 352 54 345 35763 34339 35 326 68 358 65 358 52 347 34339 32860 35 328 45 348 53 000 48 346 32860 31314 34 321 31 330 41 353 38 343 31314 29689 28 317 28 325 37 329 37 326 29689 27984 25 315 25 317 36 318 46 325 27984 26199 25 314 22 307 30 313 48 335 26199 24340 25 313 22 305 25 309 34 343 24340 22408 23 311 24 308 21 311 25 340 22408 20396 23 307 22 307 20 311 17 333 20396 18299 20 305 18 304 17 296 13 303 18299 16156 22 304 19 307 17 308 14 306 16156 14093 23 313 21 321 18 315 15 302 14093 12225 25 323 21 321 19 307 15 296 12225 10566 20 314 18 315 16 298 13 285 10566 9087 12 303 11 290 13 278 12 264 9087 7769 5 262 10*262 11*264 12 256 7769 6595 3 178 8*243 9*243 11 244 6595 5551 6 185 8 238 8 239 11 235 5551 4629 7 189 8 234 8 234 10 225 4629 3813 7*204 7 228 8 229 10 215 3813 3082 6*227 7 224 7 224 10 206 3082 2435 6 228 7 221 7 220 10 202 2435 1894 6 229 7 218 7 217 9 199 1894 1478 5 231 7 216 7 214 9 197 1478 1193 5 231 7 216 6 214 9 196 1193 1019 5 229 7 215 6 213 8*196 1019 920 4 230 6 216 6 213 6*194 920 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