DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.0 - - 74.3 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - 56 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 332 - - 2701 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 902 - - 1523 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1188 - - 3557 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2395 - - 1870 - - 4585 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 58 - - 231 - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 22 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 046 - - 042 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 13 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 216 - - 1024 - - -2107 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 972 - - 2533 - - 3025 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -267 - - 378 - - -3136 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1455 - - 3179 - - 4054 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - 450 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.0 - - 74.3 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.1 - - 65.9 - - 63.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 74.0 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.0 - - 65.4 - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - 56 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 332 - - 2701 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 87 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 13 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] 99550 32 093 29 090 37 078 99550 92069 31 098 23 088 29 066 92069 86322 29 091 26 085 23 090 86322 81546 21 076 20 067 21 094 81546 77408 16 073 15 085 17 080 77408 73731 11 077 14 100 8 067 73731 70396 9 074 14 105 4 059 70396 67338 7 048 13 092 5 092 67338 64508 5 003 11 064 8 091 64508 61767 7 013 10 006 11 039 61767 58915 12 001 7 317 11 359 58915 55970 11 318 5 292 14 317 55970 53168 10 281 9 274 17 294 53168 50647 13 270 10 267 16 287 50647 48377 14 253 14 271 15 279 48377 46313 14 246 15 272 13 278 46313 44425 12 239 12 292 12 315 44425 42691 9 242 11 315 13 334 42691 41096 7 219 10 342 20 011 41096 39618 6 137 15 351 28 006 39618 38230 11 077 10 344 24 020 38230 36886 14 061 6 347 28 017 36886 35513 18 065 6 010 31 011 35513 34081 19 070 11 039 29 017 34081 32595 18 053 17 052 28 019 32595 31044 20 043 17 052 24 021 31044 29415 22 042 17 044 21 022 29415 27710 19 038 16 031 20 022 27710 25926 13 040 17 025 19 021 25926 24066 10 061 15 024 20 019 24066 22134 9 083 13 020 23 018 22134 20126 10 101 15 017 22 016 20126 18036 17 108 19 025 17 013 18036 15909 21 098 19 031 15 008 15909 13863 22 080 17 043 15 002 13863 12007 24 061 16 047 16 032 12007 10361 25 048 18 056 21 033 10361 8900 26 050 23 055 24 039 8900 7603 26 062 24 050 26 045 7603 6453 29 063 24 046 28 045 6453 5434 30 062 25 046 28 041 5434 4535 30 061 25 046 26 036 4535 3741 29 059 25*046 25 035 3741 3027 28 057 24*044 23 035 3027 2396 26 054 23 043 22 035 2396 1869 24 051 22 042 19 036 1869 1464 21*048 21 042 17 035 1464 1185 19*047 20 041 14 036 1185 1016 16 046 18 041 12 035 1016 918 11 045 14 041 9*035 918 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