DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - - - - 82.3 - - 85.5 - - 82.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 182 - - 121 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4569 - - 4975 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3742 - - 3831 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5425 - - 5831 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1566 - - 1308 - - 5604 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 390 - - 357 - - 30 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 237 - - 219 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 597 - - -496 - - -4307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4828 - - 6328 - - 5227 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 37 - - -5077 - - -8207 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5388 - - 10908 - - 9126 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 83 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 40 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.3 - - 85.5 - - 82.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 60.8 - - 62.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.2 - - 84.8 - - 83.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 59.9 - - 62.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 182 - - 121 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4569 - - 4975 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 75 - - 31 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 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] 99601 31 095 28 109 22 080 99601 92097 33 089 22 099 25 085 92097 86320 29 084 26 091 16 082 86320 81531 20 084 26 082 17 093 81531 77397 17 095 18 085 16 092 77397 73729 14 094 13 106 9 091 73729 70400 10 090 9 103 8 098 70400 67345 8 121 6 123 7 105 67345 64528 10 146 8 186 2 182 64528 61812 9 173 15 202 12 253 61812 58995 7 220 14 217 16 219 58995 56078 18 264 19 247 17 230 56078 53305 30 251 32 250 31 253 53305 50849 32 240 35 243 37 252 50849 48672 30 240 36 250 34 245 48672 46686 29 246 36 249 37 261 46686 44850 30 259 35 248 42 262 44850 43145 34 262 38 255 41 253 43145 41550 36 253 41 250 39 244 41550 40048 34 245 39 235 38 244 40048 38632 34 257 36 245 40 253 38632 37266 36 260 41 257 44 257 37266 35883 37 258 44 252 47 255 35883 34449 33 247 43 246 45 253 34449 32963 30 236 44 248 41 257 32963 31408 26 235 43 250 37 259 31408 29770 25 236 39 252 30 249 29770 28050 26 239 32 245 26 249 28050 26251 25 248 30 266 26 256 26251 24377 24 247 25 271 24 264 24377 22429 23 241 20 259 21 268 22429 20401 22 246 21 251 21 272 20401 18292 20 251 11 249 21 265 18292 16148 16 242 4 267 17 251 16148 14083 11 234 7 317 10 241 14083 12202 7 244 13 304 10 266 12202 10526 5 302 12 285 11 296 10526 9036 7 349 7 250 12 264 9036 7712 2 349 7 239 13 242 7712 6542 8 244 9*226 10 226 6542 5508 9*242 9*223 9 204 5508 4596 9*240 9 221 9 199 4596 3787 9 238 9 220 9 197 3787 3063 9 237 9 219 9 195 3063 2421 9 236 9 218 9 195 2421 1885 9 235 9 217 9 194 1885 1474 8 235 8 216 9 193 1474 1190 8 234 8 216 8 193 1190 1018 8 234 8 216 7 192 1018 919 7 234 7 216 5*191 919 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