DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/20 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 - - - 30.9 - - 35.6 - - 32.3 - - 28.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -41 - - 9 - - -9 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 59 - - 888 - - 932 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 915 - - 1744 - - 1788 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 673 - - 919 - - 863 - - 1667 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 98 - - 69 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - 18 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 320 - - 301 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -589 - - -223 - - -562 - - -1014 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1504 - - 1967 - - 2350 - - 1929 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12036 - - -10056 - - -10628 - - -5906 ODpotential blCL - - - 12951 - - 11800 - - 12416 - - 6821 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 89 - - 67 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.9 - - 35.6 - - 32.3 - - 28.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.5 - - 30.3 - - 25.3 - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 35.7 - - 32.7 - - 29.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 29.0 - - 24.2 - - 22.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -41 - - 9 - - -9 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 59 - - 888 - - 932 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 56 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96070 30 245 32 247 36 250 35 259 96070 89066 21 266 19 265 22 247 26 240 89066 83611 22 234 22 238 25 260 19 251 83611 79025 16 232 22 219 28 256 23 256 79025 75037 9 261 18 234 22 251 24 259 75037 71489 9 268 22 247 24 247 23 257 71489 68273 17 274 23 249 27 240 22 256 68273 65306 25 261 25 249 25 259 23 275 65306 62551 26 268 30 241 33 264 30 277 62551 59882 33 255 35 251 51 241 38 263 59882 57086 38 240 37 262 50 264 54 263 57086 54174 55 264 61 266 66 260 68 256 54174 51365 65 260 62 269 62 261 60 257 51365 48820 62 270 78 274 71 268 70 267 48820 46547 75 272 88 268 86 266 86 264 46547 44492 81 266 90 260 94 263 90 260 44492 42609 88 259 89 258 95 262 88 259 42609 40869 92 260 94 259 94 258 89 260 40869 39250 107 261 102 256 93 256 96 264 39250 37740 127 256 110 252 95 257 106 266 37740 36329 125 252 111 250 103 259 114 267 36329 34977 108 256 115 254 111 259 119 267 34977 33616 115 262 127 259 117 260 124 266 33616 32216 115 262 126 258 119 260 129 264 32216 30779 109 261 114 257 116 259 130 263 30779 29289 100 260 109 256 112 258 127 262 29289 27733 95 260 110 254 111 256 122 260 27733 26110 90 259 105 251 110 253 115 259 26110 24418 82 253 102 249 109 252 111 259 24418 22657 81 253 101 247 103 254 107 258 22657 20828 84 263 97 245 93 256 102 260 20828 18929 78 263 93 245 88 256 95 261 18929 16948 82 254 90 247 84 259 90 262 16948 14929 76 246 83 255 80 268 82 268 14929 12988 54 239 72 262 73 272 72 274 12988 11231 45 244 67 259 64 276 62 280 11231 9679 49 248 58 260 51 277 57 291 9679 8309 46 262 53 276 49 271 55 299 8309 7094 48 267 50 284 47 281 52 300 7094 6019 49 273 33 285 43 295 48 298 6019 5066 40 279 24 306 42 303 47 298 5066 4227 28 273 32 318 41 309 48 301 4227 3486 38 270 37 328 38 312 47 303 3486 2829 40 253 37 330 34 314 41 302 2829 2254 41 237 31 327 27*309 32 295 2254 1776 37 227 26*323 22*304 26 287 1776 1409 31 222 23*321 20 301 23 283 1409 1156 23 219 20 320 18 300 19 278 1156 1003 20 218 18 319 16 299 16 276 1003 915 14*218 14 318 12 299 11*274 915 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