DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - - 26.2 - - 28.0 - - 27.9 - - 24.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 18 - - -6 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 283 - - 1950 - - 1905 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1139 - - 2806 - - 2761 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1521 - - 1770 - - 1865 - - 2715 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 47 - - 140 - - 66 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 25 - - 22 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 348 - - 339 - - 319 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 13 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -484 - - 644 - - 612 - - -782 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1623 - - 2162 - - 2149 - - 1697 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -952 - - 11 - - -63 - - -1375 ODpotential blCL - - - 2091 - - 2795 - - 2824 - - 2290 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.2 - - 28.0 - - 27.9 - - 24.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.3 - - 21.8 - - 21.9 - - 20.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.2 - - 28.0 - - 28.4 - - 25.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.0 - - 21.0 - - 21.3 - - 20.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 18 - - -6 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 283 - - 1950 - - 1905 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 100 - - 102 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 94874 51 280 64 283 32 274 45 262 94874 87925 52 301 51 278 46 284 46 297 87925 82583 44 283 44 276 59 283 49 297 82583 78116 36 301 33 280 51 291 53 296 78116 74246 45 311 32 298 39 292 54 301 74246 70816 52 307 39 309 41 294 49 299 70816 67675 48 301 50 309 52 305 49 299 67675 64747 45 295 59 304 64 304 50 302 64747 62004 47 300 67 297 67 298 53 304 62004 59322 54 303 68 295 64 293 56 299 59322 56490 57 302 63 295 60 291 59 294 56490 53527 60 299 56 291 58 294 63 295 53527 50693 60 297 52 289 62 297 65 298 50693 48149 60 295 55 290 67 298 68 303 48149 45874 63 296 63 292 71 297 72 305 45874 43814 66 296 66 290 68 296 74 305 43814 41927 65 295 62 291 64 299 73 305 41927 40184 62 293 60 294 64 302 73 307 40184 38566 60 292 60 297 66 303 74 310 38566 37060 58 291 60 297 68 304 75 311 37060 35654 57 290 59 297 69 306 76 313 35654 34307 55 291 58 298 70 308 78 314 34307 32949 55 292 57 300 69 308 81 315 32949 31552 53 293 56 304 69 309 83 316 31552 30116 49 296 59 307 67 310 83 316 30116 28629 42 301 57 308 62 311 78 315 28629 27080 39 315 53 307 57 307 69 314 27080 25473 30 324 41 306 50 303 67 317 25473 23808 30 344 38 315 44 301 68 315 23808 22090 33 346 44 321 42 293 53 307 22090 20322 37 343 46 321 37 293 42 308 20322 18492 37 343 44 321 35 302 39 304 18492 16586 32 341 41 325 37 311 36 303 16586 14644 28 328 39 330 38 315 30 302 14644 12770 29 328 39 334 37 322 31 303 12770 11061 30 344 37 338 40 329 36 305 11061 9539 31 355 37 340 40 330 35 309 9539 8186 35 360 37 339 40 331 30 319 8186 6988 37 002 35 341 39 333 28 323 6988 5928 35 004 32 346 38 333 27 324 5928 4993 36 008 34 356 30 335 26 323 4993 4171 36 011 34 353 27 332 25 324 4171 3450 35 015 34 352 27 329 25 325 3450 2808 34 011 31*345 26*324 24 325 2808 2241 32 003 29*341 25*322 23 323 2241 1768 27 354 27 339 24 320 21 321 1768 1404 25 351 25 338 22 319 18 318 1404 1154 22*350 23 337 20 317 15 315 1154 1002 19*349 20 337 17 317 13*314 1002 915 14 347 16 336 13 316 8*312 915 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