DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.2 - - 91.6 - - 88.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 104 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4809 - - 4958 - - 64 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3967 - - 3780 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5665 - - 5814 - - 920 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2909 - - 2802 - - 6452 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 408 - - 350 - - 37 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 19 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 216 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 615 - - 41 - - -3938 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5050 - - 5773 - - 4858 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1162 - - -1843 - - -5571 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6827 - - 7657 - - 6491 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 69 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2510 - - 2150 - - 2270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.2 - - 91.6 - - 88.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 69.3 - - 69.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.0 - - 91.0 - - 89.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.0 - - 68.2 - - 69.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 104 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4809 - - 4958 - - 64 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 16 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] 99556 30 101 22 081 31 076 99556 91984 26 097 20 100 20 079 91984 86160 24 097 21 106 18 084 86160 81332 17 100 22 100 20 093 81332 77189 13 087 18 091 21 087 77189 73544 11 081 13 086 16 076 73544 70252 8 099 10 065 12 064 70252 67227 11 117 4 096 6 032 67227 64423 12 114 6 128 2 205 64423 61716 10 100 5 148 4 168 61716 58907 5 194 8 216 9 229 58907 56018 12 220 13 204 16 207 56018 53299 20 227 19 221 15 222 53299 50878 20 220 20 218 25 244 50878 48707 23 231 26 235 30 240 48707 46732 31 230 36 241 35 239 46732 44929 32 223 39 230 39 231 44929 43259 26 234 37 221 41 228 43259 41694 30 241 36 222 44 238 41694 40218 36 245 37 227 40 234 40218 38820 35 240 38 229 37 220 38820 37461 32 232 35 228 40 215 37461 36071 32 234 34 219 42 214 36071 34623 34 235 34 215 39 218 34623 33120 34 234 33 221 35 223 33120 31549 35 235 31 231 35 231 31549 29896 34 237 31 239 39 236 29896 28168 35 240 32 241 40 236 28168 26367 35 242 34 241 39 235 26367 24494 36 244 35 241 39 242 24494 22548 37 245 35 243 37 246 22548 20522 35 244 38 247 34 241 20522 18414 31 241 40 249 30 241 18414 16270 32 242 38 249 29 246 16270 14202 34 243 36 243 29 241 14202 12316 33 239 35 236 29 232 12316 10638 30 237 30 241 27 234 10638 9145 25 239 24 245 25 234 9145 7817 21 239 22 239 24 232 7817 6635 19*235 20*231 23 231 6635 5586 17*227 19*224 22 228 5586 4657 17 224 19 220 21 223 4657 3836 17 222 19 218 21 219 3836 3099 17 220 19 215 20 216 3099 2447 17 220 19 214 19 214 2447 1901 16 218 18 213 19 212 1901 1483 16 217 18 212 17 210 1483 1195 15 217 17 212 15 208 1195 1020 14 217 16 211 13*207 1020 920 12 217 13 211 9*206 920 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