DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 - - - 40.1 - - 56.4 - - 61.8 - - 53.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 213 - - 98 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 299 - - 1099 - - 2623 - - 61 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 1265 - - 1924 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1155 - - 1955 - - 3479 - - 917 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 318 - - 1575 - - 4840 - - 2304 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 251 - - 260 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 12 - - 19 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 209 - - 230 - - 227 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - 8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2440 - - -5601 - - -4854 - - -4179 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3595 - - 7556 - - 8333 - - 5096 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7750 - - -7900 - - -6358 - - -6723 ODpotential blCL - - - 8905 - - 9855 - - 9837 - - 7640 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 72 - - 89 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 56.4 - - 61.8 - - 53.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.8 - - 26.4 - - 28.2 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 55.2 - - 61.4 - - 55.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 25.7 - - 27.7 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 213 - - 98 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 299 - - 1099 - - 2623 - - 61 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 56 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96673 27 097 12 122 14 093 9 098 96673 89474 24 088 16 115 7 132 11 081 89474 83869 16 111 8 126 7 113 8 093 83869 79176 11 077 10 158 7 248 7 314 79176 75113 3 066 5 182 10 216 11 276 75113 71504 11 325 5 239 17 219 18 260 71504 68219 24 275 17 281 15 258 20 291 68219 65192 20 268 32 278 31 274 28 268 65192 62370 21 241 31 271 33 260 26 277 62370 59637 22 308 28 266 38 281 34 289 59637 56809 31 292 28 268 37 278 38 276 56809 53859 38 293 33 272 37 280 38 285 53859 51025 42 294 42 283 42 278 53 293 51025 48488 48 288 52 287 56 291 65 287 48488 46244 54 291 60 280 67 287 62 281 46244 44220 55 288 64 276 66 278 58 285 44220 42372 56 285 57 277 59 277 62 287 42372 40679 56 286 53 286 58 283 67 283 40679 39125 62 295 61 296 64 286 70 280 39125 37693 66 297 72 297 70 285 73 279 37693 36360 82 308 77 297 74 282 76 278 36360 35081 91 308 83 299 75 280 76 278 35081 33782 84 300 88 298 75 283 76 280 33782 32431 84 299 86 296 75 285 75 281 32431 31031 83 299 81 293 74 284 73 282 31031 29566 80 297 78 290 74 283 72 282 29566 28027 80 296 77 290 73 286 72 282 28027 26413 81 295 75 291 67 288 72 282 26413 24724 81 296 69 292 64 289 71 283 24724 22963 79 297 64 292 65 289 69 283 22963 21131 74 298 65 291 61 285 65 284 21131 19224 67 298 64 287 60 284 59 286 19224 17237 62 301 60 286 58 284 51 287 17237 15216 52 301 51 288 50 281 45 284 15216 13272 45 290 43 281 41 271 40 283 13272 11508 42 295 48 279 44 259 42 281 11508 9943 34 299 48 282 35 260 43 275 9943 8553 29 287 45 280 34 256 36 269 8553 7317 28 272 33 278 37 257 31 279 7317 6217 30 262 30 276 38 250 28 289 6217 5240 30 258 29 272 36 243 27 295 5240 4378 29 259 25 262 32 238 30 301 4378 3616 27 258 21 253 26*234 32 303 3616 2933 24 252 19 250 22*229 33 303 2933 2329 23 241 18*247 20 227 32 300 2329 1825 27 224 14*237 19 226 29 296 1825 1438 26 219 12 229 19 226 26 294 1438 1171 18*211 11 227 18 226 22 293 1171 1009 16*210 10 227 16 226 19*293 1009 917 13 209 9 226 13 226 11*292 917 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