DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/18 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 - - - 4.0 - - 12.6 - - 14.4 - - 11.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 130 - - 82 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 362 - - 1936 - - 1607 - - 58 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 897 - - 1616 - - 898 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1218 - - 2792 - - 2463 - - 914 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1417 - - 520 - - 833 - - 1758 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 84 - - 256 - - 206 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 15 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 220 - - 224 - - 214 - - 216 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -684 - - -870 - - -55 - - -472 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1902 - - 3662 - - 2518 - - 1387 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13611 - - -11666 - - -6292 - - -1581 ODpotential blCL - - - 14829 - - 14458 - - 8755 - - 2495 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 88 - - 94 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 4.0 - - 12.6 - - 14.4 - - 11.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.8 - - -0.2 - - 6.7 - - 8.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 4.0 - - 11.9 - - 13.9 - - 12.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.0 - - -0.5 - - 6.7 - - 9.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 130 - - 82 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 362 - - 1936 - - 1607 - - 58 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 52 - - 76 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96190 18 356 21 351 19 342 15 307 96190 89209 18 330 19 328 17 318 15 294 89209 83708 18 323 12 316 15 299 16 299 83708 79045 14 313 11 273 17 287 23 295 79045 74989 18 304 13 287 21 287 24 278 74989 71373 29 283 21 282 28 280 25 287 71373 68091 32 286 29 279 34 273 33 277 68091 65069 38 282 35 274 34 273 31 271 65069 62249 37 274 37 267 39 279 35 279 62249 59501 35 284 36 270 43 273 38 271 59501 56615 41 283 35 271 36 273 40 269 56615 53599 40 275 40 282 45 278 46 273 53599 50707 39 279 49 273 54 267 54 269 50707 48104 48 277 43 274 56 258 60 262 48104 45775 42 280 48 282 51 254 60 257 45775 43661 44 291 51 286 48 265 50 261 43661 41726 51 290 52 286 54 275 54 272 41726 39945 52 286 54 282 61 278 55 274 39945 38294 50 284 54 280 62 275 55 279 38294 36755 45 282 54 280 56 279 58 282 36755 35317 41 280 54 280 54 280 59 282 35317 33943 38 279 52 278 54 280 60 282 33943 32562 35 284 48 279 54 280 58 281 32562 31148 31 285 43 281 53 281 52 283 31148 29704 30 286 42 281 53 278 50 284 29704 28219 35 285 43 276 53 275 47 282 28219 26687 38 276 43 278 51 271 40 274 26687 25110 37 275 42 289 46 267 35 265 25110 23482 34 283 43 293 41 265 32 262 23482 21800 32 284 41 290 40 266 30 266 21800 20058 33 281 40 285 38 268 31 271 20058 18242 34 284 36 280 35 267 32 273 18242 16343 31 291 34 278 35 265 34 279 16343 14401 28 288 33 277 36 263 31 287 14401 12528 27 283 32 274 37 260 28 280 12528 10831 25 280 33 272 36 261 24 282 10831 9330 30 268 30 264 31 266 18 264 9330 8005 32 266 29 265 28 277 19 237 8005 6833 31 262 28 267 29 283 19 239 6833 5797 29 261 26 264 27 276 19 255 5797 4885 28 263 26 261 26 268 21 263 4885 4089 28 263 25 257 22 258 26 253 4089 3388 26 257 22*247 19 243 25 241 3388 2761 23 248 16*227 15*217 22 228 2761 2207 20 244 16 224 14*215 20 226 2207 1745 19 238 15 223 14 214 18 224 1745 1390 16*228 15 223 13 214 15 222 1390 1146 13*221 14 222 12 215 12 220 1146 999 11 220 13 222 11 214 10*219 999 914 9 218 11 222 9 215 5*216 914 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