DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 - - - 15.3 - - 20.3 - - 20.4 - - 18.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 313 - - 137 - - 32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2067 - - 2235 - - 2904 - - 2252 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1771 - - 2195 - - 2326 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2923 - - 3091 - - 3760 - - 3108 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 568 - - 702 - - 761 - - 1437 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 271 - - 358 - - 297 - - 167 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 23 - - 25 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 322 - - 324 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 10 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -104 - - -304 - - 726 - - 288 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3027 - - 3395 - - 3034 - - 2821 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9922 - - -6946 - - 802 - - 238 ODpotential blCL - - - 12845 - - 10037 - - 2958 - - 2870 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 95 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 15.3 - - 20.3 - - 20.4 - - 18.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.7 - - 9.0 - - 10.8 - - 10.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.6 - - 19.0 - - 19.8 - - 18.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.5 - - 8.7 - - 10.5 - - 10.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 313 - - 137 - - 32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2067 - - 2235 - - 2904 - - 2252 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 79 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96819 31 091 24 097 21 094 18 096 96819 89641 29 087 22 104 13 096 16 087 89641 84049 20 091 15 092 8 112 13 065 84049 79375 15 089 6 092 3 097 9 014 79375 75336 11 069 4 106 2 351 7 324 75336 71752 8 027 7 045 3 341 6 316 71752 68495 7 328 10 355 6 342 9 317 68495 65494 9 341 11 328 11 320 12 309 65494 62696 15 337 10 321 12 304 12 311 62696 59963 18 312 11 317 16 299 19 308 59963 57087 24 302 17 303 20 292 23 300 57087 54079 25 293 24 297 23 295 31 300 54079 51199 28 292 32 295 31 300 38 304 51199 48606 33 296 35 297 38 302 41 306 48606 46282 37 302 41 302 40 309 44 310 46282 44177 39 307 47 305 46 313 47 311 44177 42252 39 307 49 306 50 310 49 315 42252 40478 40 307 48 307 48 311 52 316 40478 38832 42 307 50 308 49 316 51 315 38832 37293 42 307 51 307 54 318 50 320 37293 35855 41 308 49 306 55 317 54 324 35855 34479 38 311 44 311 53 317 56 322 34479 33100 39 318 42 317 50 320 54 323 33100 31689 37 319 43 321 50 323 52 325 31689 30252 35 325 44 321 49 323 51 325 30252 28774 32 328 44 320 42 326 45 325 28774 27249 29 336 39 325 30 329 36 324 27249 25674 31 339 41 333 29 351 22 326 25674 24034 32 338 44 330 33 349 25 340 24034 22323 31 335 46 324 38 342 30 340 22323 20536 32 333 46 324 37 343 30 343 20536 18669 34 339 46 328 38 345 31 334 18669 16719 34 342 47 335 38 346 36 329 16719 14724 32 344 43 338 28 350 36 331 14724 12800 32 345 37 338 22 355 28 324 12800 11053 33 344 32 342 20 348 26 330 11053 9504 31 343 29 342 25 342 28 337 9504 8133 31 339 29 337 29 334 27 337 8133 6923 28 338 29 337 28 334 24 334 6923 5858 25 340 28 342 26 347 22 342 5858 4929 25 344 26 346 25 348 27 348 4929 4122 27 347 25 348 25*334 28 341 4122 3413 28*336 24*336 26*329 27*338 3413 2780 26*326 24*325 26 326 26*333 2780 2221 26 325 24 323 26 324 26 331 2221 1754 26 324 24 321 25 323 25 329 1754 1396 25 323 23 320 25 322 23 328 1396 1149 24 322 22 320 23 321 21 327 1149 1000 21 321 21 319 21 320 19 326 1000 915 17 321 17 319 17 320 14 325 915 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