DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 98 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1711 - - 1119 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1425 - - 903 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2567 - - 1975 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1627 - - 1286 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 243 - - 145 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 27 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 167 - - 174 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 16 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 19 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1285 - - 932 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1282 - - 1043 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 485 - - 211 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2082 - - 1764 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3050 - - 3170 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.4 - - 74.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.5 - - 77.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 74.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 98 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1711 - - 1119 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 97 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - - 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] 98743 32 097 26 097 98743 91297 27 099 26 092 91297 85589 25 097 24 087 85589 80846 26 079 22 077 80846 76753 16 076 19 084 76753 73136 11 114 15 092 73136 69868 16 118 12 105 69868 66878 18 132 12 123 66878 64122 19 132 14 146 64122 61461 12 127 16 158 61461 58676 10 233 7 155 58676 55772 16 240 25 234 55772 52991 36 232 39 231 52991 50489 44 202 41 219 50489 48254 22 186 46 233 48254 46232 29 239 59 237 46232 44405 56 255 51 246 44405 42748 57 255 48 241 42748 41210 53 247 51 243 41210 39750 57 242 54 240 39750 38363 51 246 56 237 38363 37012 46 246 54 236 37012 35633 45 245 52 235 35633 34197 45 245 52 235 34197 32707 45 248 53 234 32707 31147 43 246 55 232 31147 29507 40 242 55 231 29507 27789 38 238 53 231 27789 25997 40 239 49 229 25997 24133 44 239 50 225 24133 22198 48 236 54 225 22198 20184 51 241 60 232 20184 18102 54 237 65 241 18102 15993 52 231 67 243 15993 13962 49 227 68 235 13962 12117 48 220 65 224 12117 10473 39 203 58 215 10473 9006 35 196 50 211 9006 7697 32 193 47 211 7697 6531 29 187 45 204 6531 5497 26 180 45 193 5497 4583 26 176 45 187 4583 3775 28 171 44 183 3775 3052 27*169 41 181 3052 2413 26*168 38*179 2413 1880 24 167 33*175 1880 1470 23 166 29 173 1470 1189 21 166 27 173 1189 1017 19 166 24 174 1017 919 15 166 17 174 919 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