DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - - - - - 86.3 - - 87.5 - - 84.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 136 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4300 - - 4275 - - 288 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3645 - - 3403 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5156 - - 5131 - - 1144 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2241 - - 1838 - - 5385 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 410 - - 355 - - 56 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 220 - - 200 - - 208 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2034 - - -2560 - - -4979 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7191 - - 7692 - - 6124 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5526 - - -7480 - - -8666 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10682 - - 12611 - - 9810 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 58 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.3 - - 87.5 - - 84.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 56.9 - - 60.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.9 - - 86.7 - - 85.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.7 - - 55.6 - - 59.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 136 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4300 - - 4275 - - 288 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 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] 99656 23 079 31 091 23 091 99656 92082 26 103 22 092 21 080 92082 86242 26 098 17 082 21 067 86242 81408 21 087 18 085 19 069 81408 77264 17 082 16 083 13 067 77264 73610 17 082 14 091 8 094 73610 70297 15 075 13 066 11 094 70297 67258 11 047 11 041 13 069 67258 64464 6 023 7 016 13 013 64464 61784 9 006 7 022 10 022 61784 58997 9 342 12 346 14 353 58997 56116 9 339 6 309 15 287 56116 53362 17 350 12 358 8 330 53362 50882 37 327 31 328 26 318 50882 48670 35 325 33 325 28 315 48670 46657 31 330 28 324 29 316 46657 44793 29 327 21 327 34 319 44793 43060 16 310 30 312 35 308 43060 41461 6 240 36 285 37 280 41461 39979 5 259 20 281 33 267 39979 38580 12 252 15 252 26 258 38580 37223 14 194 21 245 19 253 37223 35839 15 189 23 243 18 254 35839 34402 12 227 21 252 21 262 34402 32914 11 264 21 273 23 297 32914 31358 18 282 22 273 21 294 31358 29722 17 281 21 263 20 292 29722 28008 18 284 21 266 19 278 28008 26212 15 277 19 262 22 273 26212 24339 13 263 17 257 23 278 24339 22394 12 257 14 270 21 283 22394 20374 11 257 14 290 16 281 20374 18274 9 239 15 295 15 283 18274 16135 7 222 12 274 16 288 16135 14073 7 238 13 279 16 294 14073 12195 6 267 11 292 9 298 12195 10525 3 321 5 303 4 310 10525 9041 2 357 3 197 4 237 9041 7722 2 332 7 184 7 226 7722 6551 2 277 9 192 9 237 6551 5515 5*233 11*200 11 236 5515 4601 6*228 11*201 11 227 4601 3792 7 225 12 201 12 220 3792 3066 7 221 12 201 12 217 3066 2423 7 219 12 200 12 214 2423 1887 7 217 12 200 11 212 1887 1474 7 216 12 200 11 211 1474 1191 7 214 11 200 10*210 1191 1018 7 215 11 200 9*209 1018 919 6 215 9 200 7 208 919 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