DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - - 56.1 - - 66.9 - - 72.0 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 268 - - 150 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 667 - - 1908 - - 3688 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 1919 - - 2959 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1523 - - 2764 - - 4544 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 437 - - 492 - - 890 - - 4527 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 161 - - 326 - - 335 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 17 - - 15 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 218 - - 242 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3964 - - -4116 - - -3362 - - -4963 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5487 - - 6880 - - 7907 - - 5881 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10892 - - -8441 - - -6362 - - -9739 ODpotential blCL - - - 12415 - - 11205 - - 10906 - - 10657 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 52 - - 69 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 66.9 - - 72.0 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 39.9 - - 40.4 - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.6 - - 65.3 - - 71.0 - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 39.5 - - 40.0 - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 268 - - 150 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 667 - - 1908 - - 3688 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96315 19 334 17 297 17 309 14 297 96315 89178 7 336 13 298 16 285 23 319 89178 83672 12 338 11 304 12 281 19 310 83672 79091 23 306 10 261 14 278 15 298 79091 75135 30 277 16 273 16 288 18 293 75135 71626 33 267 28 270 22 291 23 272 71626 68440 30 261 36 250 36 261 34 258 68440 65507 36 262 38 260 43 251 42 257 65507 62781 47 257 44 265 45 253 49 258 62781 60141 52 256 53 268 54 262 56 261 60141 57381 60 261 61 267 61 266 63 263 57381 54502 66 257 63 263 63 264 66 263 54502 51740 62 252 60 259 59 261 67 260 51740 49250 53 257 57 256 54 256 64 257 49250 47016 46 267 51 256 51 252 61 253 47016 44987 46 276 49 257 50 250 61 251 44987 43128 54 276 55 262 53 258 57 253 43128 41420 62 265 64 264 70 269 64 266 41420 39855 69 260 70 266 77 268 75 271 39855 38419 75 258 76 264 78 266 78 266 38419 37084 75 257 74 258 75 259 73 261 37084 35794 75 261 68 263 71 255 70 260 35794 34479 75 268 67 274 70 260 70 260 34479 33109 70 273 72 278 71 264 70 261 33109 31686 70 275 72 273 72 264 70 262 31686 30198 70 273 67 267 72 262 70 265 30198 28634 69 271 66 264 72 263 71 268 28634 26995 64 273 67 267 73 270 71 269 26995 25280 55 261 62 267 68 270 70 267 25280 23490 59 255 54 253 62 265 69 265 23490 21625 60 253 57 255 65 266 67 263 21625 19683 52 262 55 265 60 265 57 262 19683 17659 45 267 46 260 50 269 49 258 17659 15596 41 265 43 249 45 255 42 253 15596 13607 33 257 39 250 42 254 37 253 13607 11798 25 253 35 259 32 261 35 267 11798 10190 26 253 35 266 32 261 34 260 10190 8758 26 248 32 263 33 253 31 255 8758 7481 22 245 28 250 34 242 26 253 7481 6348 22 249 28 238 30 239 22 248 6348 5348 27 248 28 233 22*242 16 242 5348 4467 30 251 27 238 16*241 12 246 4467 3687 35 255 24 244 16 242 11 250 3687 2988 38 253 20*237 15 242 10 255 2988 2369 36 247 18*220 15 242 9 262 2369 1851 29*234 17 219 15 243 9 268 1851 1453 22*224 17 218 14 243 8 272 1453 1179 20 223 16 218 13 243 7 271 1179 1013 19 222 15 217 13 243 5*267 1013 918 15 222 13 217 11 243 4*261 918 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