DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/14 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 65.4 - - 65.4 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 231 - - 53 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1146 - - 2870 - - 3619 - - 1640 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 901 - - 2569 - - 1952 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2002 - - 3726 - - 4475 - - 2496 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 722 - - 730 - - 460 - - 1358 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 197 - - 356 - - 238 - - 107 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 8 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 020 - - 034 - - 067 - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 2 - - 6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -323 - - -365 - - 439 - - 242 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2325 - - 4091 - - 4037 - - 2254 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8908 - - -7930 - - 242 - - -140 ODpotential blCL - - - 10910 - - 11656 - - 4233 - - 2636 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 86 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 65.4 - - 65.4 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.5 - - 50.7 - - 51.0 - - 53.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.8 - - 63.8 - - 65.0 - - 59.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 50.2 - - 50.6 - - 53.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 231 - - 53 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1146 - - 2870 - - 3619 - - 1640 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 42 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 97250 27 255 33 277 20 274 25 271 97250 90163 10 310 17 252 18 268 15 291 90163 84676 8 350 5 226 12 254 13 315 84676 80104 5 358 1 264 8 233 9 337 80104 76136 3 282 3 200 6 257 6 320 76136 72621 4 241 6 235 8 288 6 238 72621 69442 10 235 10 261 4 295 3 211 69442 66511 13 254 15 263 14 270 11 295 66511 63795 19 257 17 257 26 245 22 260 63795 61179 21 260 18 267 28 246 29 260 61179 58476 39 255 42 259 37 264 34 262 58476 55681 51 244 49 248 45 256 40 260 55681 53019 54 243 50 250 51 257 52 254 53019 50629 56 244 65 254 59 253 53 254 50629 48481 64 261 66 259 66 257 70 261 48481 46523 86 267 81 264 76 259 82 256 46523 44716 97 265 90 261 85 255 89 254 44716 43032 99 263 93 257 91 255 88 252 43032 41449 98 260 95 256 91 255 85 252 41449 39954 97 256 96 257 90 257 86 253 39954 38538 94 253 96 258 89 259 85 254 38538 37164 95 251 95 257 88 259 85 255 37164 35765 98 250 93 256 89 258 84 257 35765 34314 101 252 93 252 91 259 81 255 34314 32814 101 254 93 251 93 258 78 256 32814 31246 100 258 95 256 86 255 76 257 31246 29593 97 264 93 265 80 249 76 254 29593 27858 86 271 89 270 72 278 77 256 27858 26049 70 273 70 275 57 279 59 283 26049 24171 58 272 52 274 46 269 39 274 24171 22223 51 272 42 268 40 267 39 257 22223 20194 39 269 31 263 37 266 39 256 20194 18079 29 265 25 266 31 264 32 265 18079 15927 28 265 21 276 22 271 22 266 15927 13858 29 258 25 262 23 274 21 266 13858 11979 25 263 27 263 28 274 17 276 11979 10312 24 276 20 270 23 272 17 284 10312 8829 21 281 12 279 14 265 16 270 8829 7508 15 289 9 282 10 261 16 262 7508 6337 12 286 6 307 4 255 12 259 6337 5318 13 287 3 346 3*142 3 254 5318 4433 13 298 4*022 7*079 5 080 4433 3654 10 339 11*036 8 074 11 082 3654 2960 13 019 11 035 9 068 14*083 2960 2348 15*023 12 034 9 065 15*084 2348 1837 13*021 12 033 9 063 14 084 1837 1445 13 020 11 033 9 062 14 085 1445 1175 12 020 11 032 9 061 13 085 1175 1011 11 020 10 032 8 061 11 085 1011 917 9 020 9 032 7 060 9 085 917 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