DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 78.2 - - 73.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - -24 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2951 - - 63 - - 251 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2313 - - 902 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3807 - - 919 - - 1107 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1219 - - 4568 - - 2089 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 291 - - 36 - - 36 W* B/S - - - - - - 29 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 173 - - 118 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -22 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 37 - - -2152 - - -1020 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3770 - - 3072 - - 2127 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3402 - - -4020 - - -2934 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7209 - - 4939 - - 4041 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 87 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 340 - - 230 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 78.2 - - 73.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 67.5 - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.8 - - 79.3 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 66.6 - - 66.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - -24 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2951 - - 63 - - 251 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 91 - - 47 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 14 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] 99511 19 092 28 093 27 103 99511 91985 22 110 17 109 19 079 91985 86187 19 110 14 113 17 098 86187 81382 17 105 14 129 13 087 81382 77241 17 103 10 140 9 113 77241 73575 12 080 9 131 6 127 73575 70253 7 070 8 078 4 131 70253 67200 7 079 6 074 3 058 67200 64381 5 060 5 106 1 014 64381 61680 4 324 1 094 2 258 61680 58880 10 277 8 300 7 303 58880 55977 14 267 14 265 11 261 55977 53225 23 277 27 283 18 288 53225 50782 35 258 37 260 34 273 50782 48624 33 248 27 262 39 267 48624 46679 30 289 51 297 47 283 46679 44892 61 295 66 280 56 277 44892 43226 59 277 68 271 57 267 43226 41663 58 276 62 266 49 263 41663 40184 57 276 58 258 50 260 40184 38780 55 274 46 255 51 258 38780 37415 55 272 45 257 54 264 37415 36021 53 272 45 263 57 267 36021 34570 49 272 49 273 59 273 34570 33065 47 270 54 278 58 277 33065 31490 45 267 57 278 57 278 31490 29833 44 264 56 278 55 276 29833 28094 43 263 53 278 55 275 28094 26278 43 262 50 279 55 270 26278 24388 42 262 47 280 54 268 24388 22426 42 262 45 281 50 268 22426 20381 42 266 43 282 48 269 20381 18255 43 271 44 283 50 276 18255 16098 45 274 45 284 50 280 16098 14022 23 250 45 282 45 273 14022 12130 17 224 45 276 36 266 12130 10447 13 227 44 270 23 269 10447 8960 10 228 39 273 15 283 8960 7644 8 227 33 285 12 287 7644 6479 7 225 22 290 10 269 6479 5450 5 219 4 240 4 223 5450 4544 2*203 6 142 2 147 4544 3744 2*179 10 127 3 115 3744 3028 2 176 12 124 6 127 3028 2395 2 173 12 122 9 145 2395 1868 2 172 11 121 11 159 1868 1464 2 173 11 120 11 173 1464 1185 2 168 10 119 10*177 1185 1016 2 170 9*119 9*180 1016 918 2 171 7*118 7 180 918 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