DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.2 - - 36.6 - - 33.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 371 - - 195 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3680 - - 4259 - - 373 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3339 - - 3502 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4536 - - 5115 - - 1229 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 896 - - 807 - - 3503 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 447 - - 379 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 17 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 4 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 071 - - 086 - - 066 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2110 - - -2141 - - -5031 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6647 - - 7256 - - 6260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11467 - - -11308 - - -15487 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16003 - - 16423 - - 16716 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 87 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.2 - - 36.6 - - 33.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 8.4 - - 8.1 - - 9.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 32.3 - - 35.5 - - 33.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 8.4 - - 8.1 - - 9.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 371 - - 195 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3680 - - 4259 - - 373 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 48 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96478 18 113 6 157 3 104 96478 89253 10 123 5 179 1 028 89253 83652 11 173 12 220 8 279 83652 78983 6 279 8 237 10 238 78983 74931 17 265 15 264 14 252 74931 71336 22 263 23 265 25 279 71336 68083 24 264 30 262 34 273 68083 65097 23 261 29 266 35 269 65097 62319 29 284 32 282 38 286 62319 59630 39 285 41 292 46 289 59630 56830 41 286 46 288 50 285 56830 53909 48 291 52 288 53 288 53909 51112 55 287 60 290 59 288 51112 48595 59 286 63 286 63 287 48595 46338 63 289 62 286 68 288 46338 44290 71 293 67 294 75 290 44290 42429 79 292 75 294 79 291 42429 40741 81 285 84 288 85 291 40741 39205 87 279 86 282 88 286 39205 37787 87 278 87 281 88 280 37787 36461 92 284 89 285 85 281 36461 35185 94 285 94 286 87 281 35185 33884 96 288 96 284 89 276 33884 32526 98 287 96 282 89 277 32526 31116 98 285 96 282 88 282 31116 29639 99 283 97 280 88 283 29639 28084 98 281 96 280 88 279 28084 26449 95 282 91 282 86 278 26449 24736 88 286 84 282 79 278 24736 22952 84 289 82 279 76 275 22952 21096 84 290 80 280 75 275 21096 19162 83 289 76 284 70 278 19162 17145 79 290 76 284 67 281 17145 15089 75 295 63 286 63 283 15089 13117 66 301 53 288 46 292 13117 11332 53 303 46 304 39 288 11332 9746 41 304 32 307 33 301 9746 8343 30 310 24 302 26 305 8343 7101 19 315 16 299 22 304 7101 6008 9 343 5*302 14 311 6008 5053 10*058 3*091 4 027 5053 4223 10*069 4 090 9 077 4223 3493 11 071 4 088 12 073 3493 2840 11 071 4 087 12 071 2840 2263 11 071 4 085 13 069 2263 1782 11 071 4 084 13 067 1782 1412 10 070 4 083 13*067 1412 1158 10 071 4 084 12*066 1158 1004 10 070 4 083 11 066 1004 915 9 071 4 082 9 065 915 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