DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 - - - 29.4 - - 40.1 - - 44.8 - - 41.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 318 - - 178 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 790 - - 2099 - - 2693 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 2099 - - 2314 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1646 - - 2955 - - 3549 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 684 - - 642 - - 846 - - 2877 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 184 - - 352 - - 316 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 132 - - 144 - - 163 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3171 - - -3438 - - -1978 - - -3405 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4817 - - 6393 - - 5528 - - 4321 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15337 - - -13309 - - -10596 - - -12512 ODpotential blCL - - - 16983 - - 16264 - - 14145 - - 13428 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 64 - - 84 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.4 - - 40.1 - - 44.8 - - 41.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.1 - - 15.7 - - 24.1 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 38.4 - - 43.6 - - 42.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.0 - - 15.6 - - 24.0 - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 318 - - 178 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 790 - - 2099 - - 2693 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 35 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96192 9 153 10 191 13 227 4 301 96192 89013 4 136 14 205 15 231 11 276 89013 83451 7 269 10 209 18 226 17 254 83451 78807 15 237 17 253 16 248 24 266 78807 74795 19 280 20 247 17 275 28 261 74795 71253 22 259 25 280 33 291 34 281 71253 68064 26 271 30 276 35 280 34 279 68064 65136 32 294 32 283 39 284 38 280 65136 62412 46 299 42 283 45 284 42 281 62412 59759 49 289 48 285 49 287 45 286 59759 56978 51 288 59 290 59 287 54 291 56978 54089 59 290 68 287 68 288 68 291 54089 51342 69 291 73 286 73 286 76 284 51342 48881 78 293 77 288 78 285 77 284 48881 46677 84 292 80 288 81 285 80 289 46677 44676 88 291 82 287 81 286 91 289 44676 42845 91 290 84 287 83 287 89 282 42845 41162 91 290 87 288 87 286 83 280 41162 39608 91 291 88 288 87 285 89 281 39608 38170 96 295 90 290 93 282 98 279 38170 36831 103 296 93 291 93 278 99 277 36831 35540 95 297 91 291 87 279 91 277 35540 34227 88 302 87 290 84 282 86 276 34227 32857 87 298 84 288 83 281 81 275 32857 31437 85 292 79 286 79 279 76 276 31437 29951 81 289 73 285 74 281 68 278 29951 28388 72 289 68 286 69 280 63 278 28388 26746 61 289 61 285 62 279 61 287 26746 25023 57 288 54 284 58 284 56 284 25023 23223 49 284 46 283 50 283 48 281 23223 21354 40 286 38 280 41 277 39 271 21354 19412 33 290 30 278 36 278 33 263 19412 17390 27 283 26 271 28 276 28 264 17390 15326 24 276 22 269 22 274 25 267 15326 13334 21 278 19 274 18 276 22 267 13334 11521 17 280 16 276 13 271 18 265 11521 9915 17 270 14 263 11 265 12 260 9915 8496 12 285 10 237 8 218 13 228 8496 7239 5 330 11 211 15 187 18 194 7239 6125 8 182 12 186 17 187 18 176 6125 5148 8 176 13 168 16 192 11 191 5148 4296 6 152 13 155 10*187 8 199 4296 3547 10 143 14*156 8*168 9 138 3547 2880 18 144 11*146 8 164 11 130 2880 2291 20 141 11 144 8 163 10 132 2291 1800 18*137 10 143 7 162 10 133 1800 1423 14*132 10 143 7 160 10 135 1423 1163 13 132 9 143 7 159 8 136 1163 1006 12 132 9 142 7 160 7 135 1006 916 10 131 8 142 6 160 4*136 916 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