DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - -0.4 - - 5.1 - - 3.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 165 - - 95 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1196 - - 1941 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1183 - - 1315 - - 897 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2052 - - 2797 - - 913 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 519 - - 718 - - 2559 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 234 - - 230 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 152 - - 140 - - 037 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2824 - - -2879 - - -3907 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4876 - - 5676 - - 4820 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -22460 - - -21083 - - -23549 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 24512 - - 23880 - - 24462 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 90 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - -0.4 - - 5.1 - - 3.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -18.1 - - -16.2 - - -14.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - -1.3 - - 4.6 - - 4.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -18.7 - - -16.7 - - -14.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 165 - - 95 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1196 - - 1941 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 62 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94170 121 258 116 254 128 250 94170 87447 98 255 93 260 97 256 87447 82295 73 256 76 260 85 257 82295 77948 62 257 68 256 78 258 77948 74134 59 258 61 262 71 264 74134 70726 59 260 62 267 69 268 70726 67619 60 260 62 262 66 264 67619 64737 60 263 61 262 63 263 64737 62038 66 268 66 267 66 266 62038 59402 75 269 74 265 76 267 59402 56647 81 266 79 261 83 263 56647 53783 84 263 84 261 87 259 53783 51026 89 261 91 261 90 257 51026 48511 95 261 97 260 92 256 48511 46230 100 262 101 259 93 259 46230 44152 104 261 105 260 98 262 44152 42253 107 259 111 260 110 262 42253 40516 107 258 116 257 121 257 40516 38917 109 260 120 255 125 252 38917 37431 120 260 122 254 123 248 37431 36045 130 258 126 254 121 254 36045 34735 133 256 137 257 140 259 34735 33424 129 256 149 260 146 258 33424 32060 129 253 153 262 142 253 32060 30642 136 250 144 260 142 251 30642 29152 129 252 134 253 144 251 29152 27581 118 254 132 249 136 258 27581 25938 114 254 127 249 126 251 25938 24220 111 254 118 255 122 248 24220 22429 102 253 109 256 105 250 22429 20572 92 255 96 257 91 250 20572 18642 85 255 82 258 79 253 18642 16636 74 257 72 260 69 257 16636 14600 58 259 59 261 56 260 14600 12651 45 258 45 262 39 257 12651 10893 33 259 37 259 31 257 10893 9348 24 261 27 257 25 261 9348 7993 17 265 19 255 17 264 7993 6800 11 254 11 248 9 247 6800 5750 11 231 7 233 8 203 5750 4832 12 207 9 213 7 198 4832 4035 18 193 11 199 8 177 4035 3341 19 188 9*187 8 152 3341 2725 12 183 3*164 6 123 2725 2182 4*157 2 142 5 103 2182 1728 3*155 2 134 4 080 1728 1381 3 152 1 128 5 062 1381 1141 3 150 1 115 5 051 1141 996 3 150 1 114 5 044 996 913 2 150 1 115 4*037 913 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