DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - - - - 78.6 - - 79.8 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 419 - - 298 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6786 - - 6862 - - 5698 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5843 - - 5738 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7642 - - 7718 - - 6554 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 710 - - 758 - - 1383 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 576 - - 516 - - 208 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 075 - - 072 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2318 - - -2991 - - -2864 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9960 - - 10710 - - 9419 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10278 - - -10435 - - -10995 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17920 - - 18153 - - 17549 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 45 - - 50 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.6 - - 79.8 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.2 - - 36.1 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.4 - - 78.0 - - 76.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.2 - - 35.1 - - 38.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 419 - - 298 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6786 - - 6862 - - 5698 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98601 27 095 18 098 18 070 98601 91120 18 096 19 085 17 081 91120 85368 13 098 15 088 18 077 85368 80627 20 082 16 093 15 078 80627 76573 23 078 18 089 13 086 76573 72992 18 078 20 075 13 082 72992 69746 16 072 18 073 13 069 69746 66755 12 053 13 060 14 069 66755 63965 15 049 9 053 12 047 63965 61252 15 026 11 028 11 014 61252 58424 16 351 18 357 20 006 58424 55505 20 333 26 335 28 342 55505 52739 24 330 29 327 29 341 52739 50259 26 312 27 327 31 324 50259 48060 22 305 32 318 34 317 48060 46085 22 339 35 313 38 325 46085 44283 33 336 32 315 34 333 44283 42626 49 323 32 336 33 337 42626 41083 58 323 37 349 34 342 41083 39636 56 333 35 355 40 346 39636 38270 49 346 30 353 38 343 38270 36942 40 357 20 353 31 340 36942 35584 34 003 15 001 25 336 35584 34172 32 005 15 009 18 343 34172 32710 22 005 16 007 15 006 32710 31181 9 007 11 352 13 016 31181 29572 7 048 9 004 9 024 29572 27881 12 049 13 024 8 054 27881 26107 17 048 17 034 11 067 26107 24249 19 052 16 040 11 074 24249 22311 17 057 12 036 8 077 22311 20286 13 069 7 013 4 050 20286 18171 13 086 5 023 3 017 18171 16008 8 075 3 034 2 351 16008 13923 9 040 6 032 4 024 13923 12033 11 037 10 043 8 043 12033 10365 13 040 12 051 10 055 10365 8891 13*050 9*063 6 050 8891 7591 10*071 8*072 3*077 7591 6443 10 073 9 072 4*080 6443 5425 10 074 9 072 7 085 5425 4526 11 075 10 073 9 087 4526 3731 11 076 10 072 10 087 3731 3019 11 076 11 072 11 087 3019 2389 11 076 11 072 12 087 2389 1864 11 076 11 072 12 087 1864 1461 11 077 11 071 12 087 1461 1183 10 077 10 072 11 087 1183 1015 10 076 10 072 11 087 1015 919 9 076 9 072 9 086 919 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