DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 76.7 - - 75.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 20 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 373 - - 2685 - - 334 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 902 - - 903 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1229 - - 3541 - - 1190 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1439 - - 1680 - - 3953 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 79 - - 199 - - 48 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 197 - - 263 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 311 - - 1591 - - -259 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 918 - - 1950 - - 1449 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 82 - - 546 - - -1230 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1147 - - 2995 - - 2420 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 550 - - 2240 - - 2730 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 76.7 - - 75.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 70.6 - - 71.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 76.6 - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 69.4 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 20 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 373 - - 2685 - - 334 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 93 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 17 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] 98729 16 082 17 074 15 074 98729 91218 10 113 7 045 18 059 91218 85480 10 117 4 080 16 049 85480 80738 6 101 5 089 9 031 80738 76671 8 080 8 096 3 058 76671 73079 8 076 8 090 3 056 73079 69811 4 056 6 052 5 007 69811 66794 2 350 4 017 7 351 66794 64001 6 341 8 358 5 002 64001 61299 6 333 7 322 7 337 61299 58479 12 326 12 310 12 315 58479 55553 18 292 17 280 16 291 55553 52766 18 290 19 276 22 282 52766 50267 26 273 30 275 28 289 50267 48026 27 252 35 251 33 275 48026 45998 32 253 27 246 33 251 45998 44161 49 250 39 256 35 249 44161 42476 55 237 53 240 42 257 42476 40916 51 233 56 233 52 256 40916 39461 50 234 56 232 52 251 39461 38089 49 235 55 233 49 244 38089 36758 48 233 51 238 49 243 36758 35401 44 225 46 236 50 244 35401 33987 40 220 47 238 52 245 33987 32519 40 225 49 238 53 247 32519 30982 41 231 47 237 53 251 30982 29369 41 235 45 236 51 251 29369 27681 38 239 47 239 48 250 27681 25916 36 251 39 245 45 250 25916 24079 31 252 37 255 42 260 24079 22170 26 252 38 264 40 271 22170 20182 26 252 35 264 40 273 20182 18108 28 257 33 258 37 273 18108 15993 28 275 33 275 38 277 15993 13953 24 277 34 283 39 281 13953 12100 19 266 35 286 41 282 12100 10449 21 251 28 274 40 278 10449 8979 24 243 23 275 33 278 8979 7668 25 237 22 283 29 281 7668 6501 25 233 24 287 23 268 6501 5470 24 229 24 284 21 257 5470 4564 22 226 22 274 20 253 4564 3763 21 224 21*267 20 249 3763 3044 20 223 20*266 20 244 3044 2409 19 222 18 263 19 235 2409 1877 16 212 17 263 17 230 1877 1469 14*205 16 263 16*227 1469 1187 12*200 15 262 14*225 1187 1017 11 197 14 262 12 224 1017 919 8 195 11 262 8 221 919 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