DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 - - - 26.4 - - 29.3 - - 29.1 - - 23.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 36 - - -7 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 322 - - 2088 - - 59 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 898 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1178 - - 2944 - - 915 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2445 - - 1640 - - 4270 - - 3353 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 27 - - 176 - - 17 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 321 - - 332 - - 340 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -362 - - 719 - - -1167 - - -735 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1540 - - 2225 - - 2082 - - 1650 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -753 - - 221 - - -1531 - - -2248 ODpotential blCL - - - 1931 - - 2723 - - 2446 - - 3163 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.4 - - 29.3 - - 29.1 - - 23.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.2 - - 23.1 - - 23.7 - - 19.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 29.1 - - 29.8 - - 26.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.0 - - 22.2 - - 23.1 - - 20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 36 - - -7 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 322 - - 2088 - - 59 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 84 - - 101 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96299 46 041 40 045 44 031 41 039 96299 89191 41 041 36 046 40 027 39 038 89191 83644 42 039 34 043 31 034 36 040 83644 78985 38 029 34 039 33 038 35 037 78985 74912 25 002 23 022 25 024 27 033 74912 71276 14 325 15 343 19 343 23 011 71276 67980 15 322 13 313 19 286 29 320 67980 64957 21 289 18 291 23 288 30 293 64957 62151 28 287 28 275 27 275 31 284 62151 59421 37 267 33 273 31 272 35 280 59421 56556 36 257 40 271 40 269 41 274 56556 53570 38 263 45 266 46 268 45 276 53570 50722 47 271 53 269 54 272 55 275 50722 48172 58 273 60 270 61 272 61 270 48172 45903 64 271 65 269 66 271 63 271 45903 43853 67 267 71 268 70 271 67 273 43853 41986 70 264 74 267 74 273 72 274 41986 40274 73 262 74 267 77 272 76 275 40274 38692 72 262 77 269 77 273 77 276 38692 37222 73 265 81 272 77 277 79 277 37222 35850 75 267 84 271 79 279 81 279 35850 34536 77 267 83 271 79 280 85 281 34536 33214 76 266 83 270 81 282 89 282 33214 31855 75 265 84 270 81 280 91 282 31855 30454 75 265 86 270 78 283 89 283 30454 28996 77 267 84 270 81 287 87 284 28996 27465 79 269 80 272 83 288 84 286 27465 25862 78 270 78 275 82 287 81 290 25862 24183 72 272 73 276 75 288 77 291 24183 22430 64 275 65 277 66 288 69 292 22430 20609 57 279 57 277 57 291 58 297 20609 18718 49 283 47 279 49 294 51 305 18718 16750 40 290 40 282 43 297 47 312 16750 14747 37 293 35 288 38 299 42 319 14747 12827 27 299 25 299 33 301 37 316 12827 11093 24 319 28 312 28 307 32 314 11093 9564 25 328 22 315 25 313 27 314 9564 8214 28 330 22 333 20 319 17 302 8214 7020 30 333 28 342 16 345 10 309 7020 5961 32 340 29 345 17 004 5 340 5961 5023 29 336 30 351 17 004 9 356 5023 4201 26 340 29 350 17 358 11 350 4201 3477 28 347 28*348 16 355 11 343 3477 2828 27 343 25*338 16 352 11 335 2828 2255 26 336 23 333 15 349 11 327 2255 1776 24 332 22 331 14 346 11 320 1776 1408 21*326 21 330 13 343 11 312 1408 1156 18*323 20 329 11 342 11 305 1156 1003 16 321 18 328 10*341 10 297 1003 915 12 320 15 328 7*340 6*287 915 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