DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.3 - - 88.7 - - 86.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 350 - - 235 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5480 - - 6809 - - 6453 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4735 - - 5584 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6336 - - 7665 - - 7309 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2136 - - 1595 - - 2175 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 508 - - 481 - - 117 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 12 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 178 - - 176 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3845 - - -3761 - - -3014 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10181 - - 11427 - - 10324 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7413 - - -7336 - - -6483 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13749 - - 15001 - - 13792 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 69 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.3 - - 88.7 - - 86.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.7 - - 41.5 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.2 - - 87.1 - - 86.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.7 - - 40.5 - - 43.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 350 - - 235 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5480 - - 6809 - - 6453 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98632 6 123 7 083 20 054 98632 91192 8 113 10 086 6 072 91192 85476 10 109 9 086 6 102 85476 80707 12 095 11 110 8 081 80707 76583 9 088 10 101 9 088 76583 72967 8 113 6 068 10 065 72967 69709 8 096 5 104 10 038 69709 66701 3 114 6 128 7 008 66701 63901 1 154 3 195 5 314 63901 61185 7 209 8 244 6 250 61185 58355 11 240 12 246 10 247 58355 55427 20 230 18 234 21 256 55427 52645 25 229 23 235 27 249 52645 50153 32 229 29 233 29 246 50153 47932 33 227 33 224 36 231 47932 45937 36 233 33 227 31 221 45937 44126 46 224 39 228 33 225 44126 42462 50 214 43 219 36 221 42462 40918 47 217 44 215 33 215 40918 39469 42 214 44 214 27 217 39469 38102 39 213 43 215 24 223 38102 36776 41 216 40 215 28 214 36776 35423 39 212 35 218 32 212 35423 34011 30 209 33 222 33 221 34011 32543 21 208 37 221 31 234 32543 31006 17 206 41 222 18 234 31006 29390 17 206 24 218 15 197 29390 27697 15 214 16 232 10 202 27697 25927 12 240 12 251 5 230 25927 24086 13 256 11 276 7 302 24086 22172 14 258 14 283 12 319 22172 20178 14 260 12 285 9 311 20178 18102 11 271 8 293 4 311 18102 15991 5 278 3 305 3 322 15991 13958 5 343 3 354 4 009 13958 12105 6 344 8 355 6 035 12105 10457 4 347 7 351 5 048 10457 8991 4 281 4 335 1 172 8991 7688 4 234 4*190 5*195 7688 6528 5*190 6*183 6*189 6528 5497 5*183 6 180 6 182 5497 4586 6 180 7 179 7 176 4586 3780 6 179 7 176 7 171 3780 3057 6 177 8 176 8 167 3057 2417 6 177 8 175 8 165 2417 1882 6 176 8 173 8 163 1882 1472 6 175 8 173 8 162 1472 1189 6 176 8 172 8 161 1189 1017 6 175 7 173 7 161 1017 919 5 176 7 171 6 159 919 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