DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/13 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.8 - - 39.7 - - 40.4 - - 33.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 185 - - 42 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1179 - - 3646 - - 3988 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 3036 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2035 - - 4502 - - 4844 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1401 - - 1837 - - 2524 - - 2696 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 181 - - 357 - - 225 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 000 - - 355 - - 003 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -415 - - 332 - - 174 - - -2568 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2451 - - 4170 - - 4670 - - 3484 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1666 - - -61 - - -109 - - -4750 ODpotential blCL - - - 3701 - - 4563 - - 4953 - - 5666 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 84 - - 101 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.8 - - 39.7 - - 40.4 - - 33.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.6 - - 24.7 - - 23.3 - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 38.6 - - 40.1 - - 35.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 24.0 - - 23.0 - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 185 - - 42 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1179 - - 3646 - - 3988 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 35 - - 102 - - 6 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] 95957 19 257 36 254 33 254 32 270 95957 88861 9 253 10 266 9 221 14 265 88861 83406 6 329 3 213 2 312 3 248 83406 78853 10 349 5 067 6 305 4 355 78853 74909 6 344 9 037 6 302 5 320 74909 71403 11 339 7 354 8 333 4 348 71403 68213 12 323 14 328 16 310 11 354 68213 65264 18 344 15 348 12 308 17 339 65264 62520 23 327 21 334 18 321 23 314 62520 59853 25 320 26 311 18 331 21 311 59853 57049 26 327 23 319 28 339 24 326 57049 54117 31 342 29 335 35 328 36 333 54117 51307 40 342 38 334 40 328 46 326 51307 48775 44 338 43 331 45 325 46 324 48775 46504 47 338 45 333 43 324 48 329 46504 44444 50 340 50 336 44 339 49 331 44444 42556 55 340 53 333 52 339 52 336 42556 40817 59 340 52 337 53 336 57 339 40817 39203 61 342 55 340 56 337 63 340 39203 37698 67 342 59 342 61 339 63 340 37698 36286 72 341 63 344 66 340 64 343 36286 34929 76 339 69 345 68 341 66 344 34929 33561 76 338 71 343 69 343 66 346 33561 32153 74 339 70 343 72 348 67 349 32153 30709 73 339 73 344 79 353 69 353 30709 29216 67 339 77 344 86 352 71 356 29216 27661 62 341 75 343 84 352 73 358 27661 26041 57 342 70 345 77 353 74 360 26041 24353 52 344 65 347 71 356 72 003 24353 22598 48 342 62 349 68 357 67 006 22598 20779 41 340 56 350 63 356 61 008 20779 18890 37 341 50 351 53 357 55 007 18890 16922 36 345 45 351 44 359 50 006 16922 14919 32 347 38 353 39 001 42 004 14919 12994 29 348 32 355 34 001 33 005 12994 11247 27 348 27 357 29 001 29 006 11247 9695 25 348 22 358 26 004 25 359 9695 8321 23 350 18 358 20 008 19 357 8321 7108 18 360 16 006 19 007 14 016 7108 6037 14 008 15 010 19 007 17 030 6037 5089 15 008 16*005 19*006 19 026 5089 4256 20 010 16*359 18*004 20 013 4256 3520 24 016 16 357 18 004 20 009 3520 2861 25 014 16 355 17 003 20 007 2861 2278 24*011 16 355 17 003 20 005 2278 1791 19*003 15 354 16 003 19 003 1791 1417 18 001 15 353 16 003 17 360 1417 1160 16 360 14 353 15 002 14 355 1160 1005 15 359 13 353 14 002 12*352 1005 916 12 358 11 353 11 002 5*343 916 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