DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/08 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 69.8 - - 61.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 165 - - 39 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4161 - - 3937 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3382 - - 1866 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5017 - - 4793 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1281 - - 1554 - - 2784 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 365 - - 232 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 277 - - 281 - - 352 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3370 - - -3257 - - -4717 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8387 - - 8050 - - 5635 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7696 - - -7687 - - -10254 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12713 - - 12480 - - 11172 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 97 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 69.8 - - 61.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.0 - - 37.9 - - 40.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.5 - - 69.5 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.8 - - 37.6 - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 165 - - 39 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4161 - - 3937 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 63 - - 89 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97396 49 250 52 250 53 250 97396 90170 40 242 41 256 39 259 90170 84580 24 241 30 249 26 265 84580 79933 19 267 18 281 17 273 79933 75914 17 288 16 267 15 281 75914 72347 16 301 13 269 14 272 72347 69101 21 289 17 289 17 280 69101 66104 24 275 22 283 21 283 66104 63320 28 283 28 283 27 294 63320 60634 32 291 34 288 36 294 60634 57847 40 294 40 288 41 286 57847 54958 51 293 49 290 50 290 54958 52194 58 287 59 282 57 281 52194 49694 60 285 61 280 60 283 49694 47442 62 287 68 285 70 284 47442 45400 69 288 77 282 79 279 45400 43544 74 284 76 275 77 270 43544 41843 72 281 64 279 63 277 41843 40280 68 287 63 292 77 296 40280 38841 72 295 69 297 85 297 38841 37499 74 294 73 293 76 291 37499 36200 71 291 74 289 66 283 36200 34874 67 289 71 287 62 282 34874 33488 65 288 67 290 63 292 33488 32049 65 288 64 295 67 300 32049 30543 67 289 63 299 73 301 30543 28956 67 291 60 299 78 302 28956 27292 64 289 60 295 75 306 27292 25552 60 289 64 294 64 301 25552 23736 58 292 63 295 62 294 23736 21846 58 293 62 296 62 294 21846 19876 57 295 57 296 59 296 19876 17822 61 297 58 297 54 299 17822 15726 60 298 59 299 53 298 15726 13703 56 298 57 299 53 293 13703 11864 51 301 56 300 48 290 11864 10233 43 302 47 302 41 292 10233 8786 38 297 37 297 36 296 8786 7500 35 297 34 295 33 296 7500 6358 27 299 26 295 29 295 6358 5349 17*288 17*283 22 289 5349 4463 13*280 14*281 14 275 4463 3682 11 276 13 280 11 280 3682 2982 10 277 12 281 9 292 2982 2364 10 276 12 281 8 309 2364 1847 9 277 12 281 7 326 1847 1451 9 277 11 281 7 338 1451 1178 9 278 11 281 7 345 1178 1012 8 277 10 281 5*350 1012 918 7 278 9 282 4*352 918 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