DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 68.9 - - 70.7 - - 63.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 169 - - 41 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 394 - - 1637 - - 2220 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 901 - - 1551 - - 902 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1250 - - 2493 - - 3076 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 491 - - 1649 - - 1796 - - 294 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 265 - - 186 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 172 - - 186 - - 169 - - 163 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3659 - - -3892 - - -3746 - - -3804 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4910 - - 6385 - - 6823 - - 4723 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13004 - - -11626 - - -10713 - - -12542 ODpotential blCL - - - 14254 - - 14119 - - 13789 - - 13460 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 87 - - 94 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 68.9 - - 70.7 - - 63.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.8 - - 44.6 - - 44.5 - - 46.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.2 - - 67.8 - - 70.5 - - 64.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 44.1 - - 44.1 - - 45.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 169 - - 41 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 394 - - 1637 - - 2220 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 49 - - 78 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 97386 14 228 15 292 8 267 7 297 97386 90174 4 104 2 084 2 109 4 248 90174 84608 10 061 9 113 4 127 2 113 84608 79981 9 073 8 135 9 118 6 093 79981 75997 9 098 5 125 7 139 6 093 75997 72480 12 105 6 123 7 190 5 118 72480 69293 7 128 5 111 8 209 3 163 69293 66358 10 144 5 174 8 199 3 176 66358 63640 5 104 6 154 8 204 6 207 63640 61019 6 299 1 091 8 191 14 219 61019 58299 13 278 5 276 7 200 16 219 58299 55486 16 275 11 262 6 269 10 230 55486 52793 22 282 21 271 21 286 17 284 52793 50365 23 281 26 275 31 270 27 277 50365 48192 22 295 25 279 31 268 28 275 48192 46223 24 297 24 283 28 272 31 281 46223 44413 27 300 27 293 32 282 36 281 44413 42735 32 303 35 288 36 286 39 275 42735 41170 38 298 36 282 34 293 32 273 41170 39708 37 296 29 288 34 301 22 281 39708 38332 33 287 23 297 30 296 21 296 38332 36999 33 277 28 285 17 299 26 303 36999 35636 34 276 33 275 14 296 27 299 35636 34212 31 278 33 271 18 291 31 287 34212 32733 24 279 30 269 22 296 27 279 32733 31185 19 283 27 272 20 302 22 280 31185 29560 10 276 21 263 14 294 12 278 29560 27856 8 264 16 250 17 275 10 270 27856 26072 8 260 17 243 19 267 16 277 26072 24215 9 263 15 241 17 261 20 284 24215 22281 11 274 13 243 11 261 21 282 22281 20262 12 292 10 255 12 272 17 277 20262 18157 14 318 8 291 10 281 12 264 18157 16006 13 323 7 308 9 288 10 257 16006 13930 12 302 8 295 12 276 11 257 13930 12040 7 292 9 258 10 259 9 242 12040 10365 4 262 9 236 11 245 10 235 10365 8882 7 235 8 226 12 244 11 246 8882 7570 7 224 7 221 11 252 10 257 7570 6409 8 208 7 235 10 258 8 258 6409 5386 10 196 10 249 10 243 9 241 5386 4488 13 200 11 230 12 212 12 219 4488 3698 15 200 12 208 14*188 15 192 3698 2993 17 195 15*199 14*173 18 179 2993 2370 18 194 14*191 14 170 18 175 2370 1851 19 180 13 187 14 169 18 174 1851 1452 18*177 13 185 13 168 17 171 1452 1178 12*172 12 184 13 167 14 169 1178 1012 11 172 12 184 12 167 11*167 1012 918 9 171 10 183 10 167 5*163 918 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