DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 9.5 - - 17.9 - - 20.7 - - 18.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 105 - - 72 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 57 - - 2718 - - 2920 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 897 - - 2051 - - 1859 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 913 - - 3574 - - 3776 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 535 - - 1000 - - 798 - - 3041 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 44 - - 270 - - 245 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 273 - - 217 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2068 - - -434 - - 88 - - -1313 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2981 - - 4008 - - 3688 - - 2228 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11542 - - -16978 - - -14513 - - -2015 ODpotential blCL - - - 12455 - - 20552 - - 18289 - - 2930 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 81 - - 87 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 9.5 - - 17.9 - - 20.7 - - 18.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 0.0 - - 3.7 - - 7.9 - - 12.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 9.3 - - 17.3 - - 20.1 - - 20.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -0.9 - - 2.8 - - 6.9 - - 11.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 105 - - 72 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 57 - - 2718 - - 2920 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 23 - - 49 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96541 6 217 6 235 14 261 11 248 96541 89418 4 216 4 160 10 250 12 276 89418 83902 2 053 5 122 8 187 13 279 83902 79274 3 348 3 318 7 155 8 281 79274 75251 1 030 8 277 4 278 11 315 75251 71680 7 013 11 235 14 266 16 314 71680 68437 20 317 13 287 18 300 16 319 68437 65437 21 289 18 292 20 302 21 319 65437 62640 21 319 14 305 28 317 27 316 62640 59916 26 323 26 318 31 318 30 318 59916 57060 36 314 28 314 35 325 34 329 57060 54076 32 314 38 323 42 326 46 334 54076 51220 37 327 46 319 50 329 58 320 51220 48662 48 320 49 321 58 320 53 317 48662 46373 51 318 58 320 53 321 53 324 46373 44290 50 321 56 319 56 328 64 317 44290 42386 52 330 57 329 68 322 62 314 42386 40634 56 338 72 334 69 321 62 317 40634 39015 65 344 82 332 77 325 72 318 39015 37512 88 338 94 335 93 324 81 320 37512 36113 110 340 114 333 104 323 85 320 36113 34777 128 343 129 335 112 323 85 320 34777 33436 138 343 138 335 118 322 85 320 33436 32057 130 344 138 334 117 322 81 321 32057 30641 109 345 122 333 108 323 76 320 30641 29174 107 348 102 330 89 324 72 318 29174 27636 110 343 86 327 78 319 71 320 27636 26023 109 344 87 329 74 314 68 320 26023 24333 104 345 85 328 68 316 64 317 24333 22571 102 337 78 329 60 318 57 317 22571 20737 103 334 75 330 57 318 58 318 20737 18819 93 341 70 332 55 319 60 312 18819 16815 73 341 57 331 55 317 54 307 16815 14775 58 338 46 324 53 310 49 308 14775 12819 43 332 40 317 45 301 50 307 12819 11051 34 326 36 312 37 300 44 304 11051 9491 27 324 31 310 32 301 35 299 9491 8122 24 326 25 307 24 296 22 279 8122 6922 22 330 21 304 19 283 16 274 6922 5867 19 328 16 302 16 269 17 257 5867 4939 15 316 14 288 13 242 19 240 4939 4128 11 312 12*278 12*222 19 214 4128 3418 11 324 8*276 12*219 18 204 3418 2785 12 334 7 274 12 218 18 203 2785 2225 14 341 7 273 12 217 18 202 2225 1757 14 340 6 272 12 216 17 201 1757 1398 14 335 6 271 11 216 16 201 1398 1150 10 317 6 271 11 216 14 200 1150 1000 8 309 5 270 11 215 12*199 1000 915 7*308 5 271 10 215 8*198 915 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