DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - - 50.2 - - 56.8 - - 60.1 - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 230 - - 115 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 704 - - 1529 - - 1565 - - 327 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 1600 - - 1226 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1560 - - 2385 - - 2421 - - 1183 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 365 - - 223 - - 609 - - 770 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 170 - - 288 - - 230 - - 44 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 15 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 056 - - 088 - - 101 - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9 - - -611 - - -664 - - 266 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1569 - - 2996 - - 3085 - - 917 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8574 - - -7513 - - -5954 - - -41 ODpotential blCL - - - 10134 - - 9898 - - 8375 - - 1224 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 92 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1130 - - 1380 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.2 - - 56.8 - - 60.1 - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.4 - - 46.8 - - 49.6 - - 48.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.5 - - 55.4 - - 59.5 - - 49.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 46.3 - - 49.4 - - 48.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 230 - - 115 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 704 - - 1529 - - 1565 - - 327 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 67 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96409 5 013 2 298 6 252 22 286 96409 89318 4 307 7 314 3 352 10 260 89318 83834 4 183 10 238 9 300 5 313 83834 79259 5 177 8 226 6 262 8 273 79259 75294 14 210 10 232 17 264 20 274 75294 71785 13 261 20 249 25 264 21 262 71785 68598 29 271 31 249 36 255 25 249 68598 65657 36 258 36 257 38 254 29 253 65657 62920 50 251 48 257 44 255 42 259 62920 60259 55 248 54 256 52 252 51 263 60259 57473 59 254 54 258 59 255 59 258 57473 54574 66 259 57 258 63 258 63 253 54574 51798 69 259 60 257 64 258 65 255 51798 49297 70 257 68 256 65 258 73 257 49297 47059 76 251 77 256 77 257 77 255 47059 45036 75 250 81 247 81 253 95 258 45036 43197 77 255 73 247 92 256 105 250 43197 41522 80 263 77 262 93 253 96 244 41522 39980 86 266 96 264 93 256 91 246 39980 38538 88 266 100 257 102 257 95 251 38538 37180 83 263 89 254 101 253 98 248 37180 35868 78 261 82 254 96 249 101 244 35868 34535 75 265 81 252 93 248 101 242 34535 33153 74 266 75 251 91 249 98 242 33153 31725 66 259 71 254 87 249 94 241 31725 30235 54 251 73 257 82 248 91 241 30235 28668 50 253 73 256 75 249 87 240 28668 27027 51 255 73 259 71 251 78 238 27027 25311 52 254 67 257 68 248 73 245 25311 23520 51 250 62 254 65 247 66 245 23520 21654 50 249 55 253 60 251 61 243 21654 19711 50 249 50 248 56 253 55 239 19711 17683 41 251 47 242 54 248 55 239 17683 15619 35 255 39 235 55 241 54 242 15619 13635 30 262 33 230 56 238 56 241 13635 11823 26 259 27 229 55 237 55 238 11823 10205 24 257 27 226 51 231 49 232 10205 8767 24 253 26 219 43 217 41 224 8767 7481 22 242 26 213 38 207 35 219 7481 6336 21 234 24 222 35 198 31 217 6336 5320 15 235 22 230 34 187 26 213 5320 4426 10 231 16 218 31 178 21 209 4426 3637 7 233 12 194 26 167 17 200 3637 2934 3 232 9*153 19*143 12 170 2934 2321 3 089 13*090 16*108 11 124 2321 1816 12*059 13 088 16 101 17 074 1816 1432 11*056 13 087 16 100 17*066 1432 1169 11 056 13 087 15 099 16*063 1169 1008 10 055 12 086 14 098 14 061 1008 917 8 055 11 085 12 098 11 060 917 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