DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 82.6 - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 356 - - 259 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4237 - - 5657 - - 1789 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3768 - - 4734 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5093 - - 6513 - - 2645 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1544 - - 1122 - - 1898 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 468 - - 465 - - 133 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 17 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 093 - - 106 - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4239 - - -4394 - - -6457 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9333 - - 10907 - - 9102 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9666 - - -10457 - - -14338 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14759 - - 16970 - - 16983 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 77 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 82.6 - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.3 - - 38.0 - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.9 - - 81.1 - - 74.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.5 - - 36.9 - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 356 - - 259 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4237 - - 5657 - - 1789 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 56 - - 8 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98481 20 117 11 120 16 056 98481 91038 15 101 13 073 12 092 91038 85321 14 109 13 090 10 086 85321 80556 16 089 15 118 10 069 80556 76448 16 069 15 103 9 078 76448 72828 15 054 10 070 10 062 72828 69561 17 051 10 067 12 047 69561 66561 16 031 13 046 12 022 66561 63782 13 009 14 021 13 008 63782 61102 13 339 14 002 13 352 61102 58316 15 325 15 349 13 352 58316 55430 18 326 17 333 17 336 55430 52691 22 316 22 318 21 311 52691 50246 27 311 25 311 22 303 50246 48065 32 286 28 292 23 299 48065 46095 30 274 27 279 22 286 46095 44305 23 273 23 271 20 279 44305 42654 16 265 19 261 19 269 42654 41112 7 253 12 255 18 259 41112 39658 4 279 11 237 15 259 39658 38280 7 242 9 226 13 256 38280 36942 9 224 10 237 8 248 36942 35575 9 234 12 251 6 248 35575 34151 10 248 11 262 6 249 34151 32671 11 257 11 272 6 267 32671 31121 10 258 12 279 6 291 31121 29489 8 266 11 295 6 293 29489 27777 9 276 8 311 5 275 27777 25982 7 273 9 289 6 275 25982 24109 3 346 3 024 5 258 24109 22175 3 057 5 087 7 137 22175 20171 1 137 2 085 7 158 20171 18080 4 172 3 210 5 175 18080 15945 4 124 3 164 3 156 15945 13889 6 120 5 154 2 129 13889 12020 8 138 6 142 5 134 12020 10365 10 138 8 127 7 119 10365 8895 17 131 13 143 9 122 8895 7590 23 117 16*136 11 150 7590 6433 20 106 16*121 13 153 6433 5411 12*097 17 116 14 141 5411 4511 12*096 17 111 15 126 4511 3716 13 095 18 104 17 108 3716 3008 13 094 19 101 21*092 3008 2382 13 093 18 100 22*088 2382 1859 13 091 18 099 21 086 1859 1458 13 091 18 097 21 085 1458 1182 12 090 18 097 20 084 1182 1014 12 090 17 096 18 084 1014 918 11 090 14 096 14 083 918 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