DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 - - - 31.6 - - 32.2 - - 33.9 - - 32.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 263 - - 169 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1591 - - 2098 - - 2774 - - 1660 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1338 - - 2041 - - 2349 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2447 - - 2954 - - 3630 - - 2516 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 631 - - 793 - - 634 - - 1568 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 238 - - 331 - - 314 - - 129 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 9 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 030 - - 035 - - 045 - - 034 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - 12 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2488 - - 19 - - 61 - - -389 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4935 - - 2935 - - 3569 - - 2905 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12085 - - 302 - - 321 - - -1148 ODpotential blCL - - - 14532 - - 2652 - - 3309 - - 3664 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.6 - - 32.2 - - 33.9 - - 32.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.5 - - 22.8 - - 21.7 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 30.7 - - 32.9 - - 32.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.5 - - 22.9 - - 21.7 - - 23.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 263 - - 169 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1591 - - 2098 - - 2774 - - 1660 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96564 17 088 22 097 12 122 9 148 96564 89350 18 104 17 101 9 114 5 082 89350 83752 13 102 11 146 9 161 5 285 83752 79081 8 113 8 189 3 202 9 198 79081 75026 3 244 14 215 16 264 5 230 75026 71442 2 196 14 222 18 237 20 256 71442 68194 12 280 14 274 12 242 17 247 68194 65195 22 282 31 286 21 276 20 269 65195 62407 26 273 34 269 37 289 36 293 62407 59716 29 275 40 269 46 271 42 284 59716 56905 35 282 36 256 38 263 51 262 56905 53945 35 283 29 279 29 269 55 258 53945 51093 36 284 47 296 51 287 55 271 51093 48527 49 289 64 291 63 287 61 281 48527 46236 64 285 71 283 65 286 63 283 46236 44169 68 279 72 278 70 285 68 285 44169 42294 66 276 73 276 76 281 76 291 42294 40583 65 281 70 280 80 281 91 294 40583 39013 69 288 79 287 85 285 101 289 39013 37560 77 292 87 288 90 289 102 285 37560 36207 81 292 88 287 95 289 101 284 36207 34908 88 293 89 289 99 289 102 283 34908 33591 92 293 95 291 99 287 102 280 33591 32230 90 292 100 290 96 285 102 277 32230 30823 79 288 99 287 97 284 103 276 30823 29354 70 280 95 286 98 282 101 279 29354 27810 77 272 91 284 98 280 97 282 27810 26193 79 276 86 280 96 279 92 283 26193 24501 73 276 83 275 94 281 87 283 24501 22735 74 271 76 274 88 286 83 284 22735 20897 70 273 69 269 80 287 79 286 20897 18986 66 276 70 265 69 284 73 286 18986 17002 69 274 63 265 60 278 64 284 17002 14990 72 269 58 274 57 280 59 273 14990 13056 70 264 66 277 52 281 55 271 13056 11290 55 263 64 263 50 277 51 275 11290 9717 32 280 50 249 51 264 43 278 9717 8324 28 296 33 251 46 252 39 281 8324 7092 28 290 31 261 34 251 27 264 7092 6005 30 279 22 285 22 258 19 224 6005 5051 21 310 11 311 6 243 7 208 5051 4219 19 354 9 016 7*089 4 088 4219 3488 16 019 9*036 9*051 9 062 3488 2835 12*032 9*036 9 049 14*042 2835 2260 11*031 9 036 10 045 15*037 2260 1780 11 030 9 035 10 043 15 035 1780 1411 10 030 8 034 9 041 15 034 1411 1157 10 028 8 034 9 040 14 033 1157 1004 9 028 8 034 9 039 13 033 1004 915 8 028 7 034 8 038 10 032 915 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