DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/18 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 82.0 - - 83.8 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 100 - - 25 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 455 - - 2820 - - 3265 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 902 - - 2160 - - 903 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1311 - - 3676 - - 4121 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 533 - - 2277 - - 3208 - - 1123 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 139 - - 278 - - 198 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 172 - - 170 - - 152 - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3012 - - -2798 - - -2909 - - -3514 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4323 - - 6475 - - 7030 - - 4434 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6777 - - -5047 - - -4891 - - -6124 ODpotential blCL - - - 8088 - - 8723 - - 9012 - - 7043 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 95 - - 100 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 140 - - 210 - - 410 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 82.0 - - 83.8 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.5 - - 56.9 - - 56.3 - - 60.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.6 - - 81.4 - - 83.6 - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.9 - - 55.8 - - 55.2 - - 59.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 100 - - 25 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 455 - - 2820 - - 3265 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 79 - - 100 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 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] 97888 7 152 4 242 5 304 5 009 97888 90590 6 247 7 227 7 227 5 272 90590 85002 1 319 4 224 11 228 9 265 85002 80348 5 029 4 216 11 247 11 262 80348 76310 2 346 2 261 7 241 11 274 76310 72740 2 267 4 008 2 175 7 286 72740 69506 2 251 3 013 1 309 3 301 69506 66515 1 324 0 121 6 291 4 316 66515 63732 4 357 2 286 5 287 5 292 63732 61049 6 327 3 274 7 281 5 293 61049 58269 6 310 2 315 8 270 8 311 58269 55396 4 334 6 341 6 277 9 285 55396 52660 5 312 11 311 7 309 7 279 52660 50194 11 268 20 285 17 288 14 290 50194 47982 18 242 19 285 14 282 13 284 47982 45983 19 217 22 273 15 278 14 267 45983 44170 6 189 22 238 19 253 13 270 44170 42513 9 160 11 190 23 227 13 224 42513 40972 24 123 11 148 22 214 12 222 40972 39519 26 134 19 155 17 209 11 240 39519 38144 29 136 17 166 17 184 11 252 38144 36813 27 134 18 175 19 188 3 264 36813 35459 30 143 16 177 20 195 2 257 35459 34050 28 156 11 182 18 197 3 245 34050 32589 20 168 8 192 15 194 4 192 32589 31060 11 201 8 202 12 189 6 168 31060 29453 8 209 12 217 11 199 9 179 29453 27764 12 201 14 229 9 204 10 181 27764 25994 15 204 11 249 7 194 12 187 25994 24147 13 216 9 228 12 213 14 227 24147 22227 11 231 11 212 13 245 13 240 22227 20227 13 230 14 215 11 255 12 249 20227 18141 15 237 12 206 9 238 11 250 18141 16018 13 244 7 218 9 204 9 226 16018 13976 9 229 6 247 9 206 10 201 13976 12119 6 236 8 243 10 219 11 195 12119 10467 8 245 9 221 9 222 11 201 10467 8997 5 240 6 198 8 217 8 206 8997 7688 2 270 6 231 8 227 8 212 7688 6524 5 262 7 239 6 233 8 216 6524 5492 5 191 7 210 4 208 7 209 5492 4580 7 160 9 186 4*163 5 176 4580 3774 7 152 8*165 4*152 6 137 3774 3052 6 155 7*166 3 151 8 119 3052 2413 6 173 6 168 3 151 9 108 2413 1879 7 188 5 171 3 151 9 101 1879 1470 6*180 5 173 3 152 10 096 1470 1188 4*174 5 175 3 152 10 091 1188 1017 3 171 4 176 2 155 8*088 1017 919 3 171 4 175 2 153 5*084 919 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