DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.2 - - 53.5 - - 51.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 41 - - 46 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 585 - - 1118 - - 61 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 900 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1441 - - 1974 - - 917 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 420 - - 629 - - 1288 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 124 - - 162 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 061 - - 100 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -277 - - 10 - - -91 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1719 - - 1964 - - 1008 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7653 - - -5204 - - -5321 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9094 - - 7178 - - 6238 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 88 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.2 - - 53.5 - - 51.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.1 - - 48.2 - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.0 - - 53.1 - - 54.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.9 - - 46.9 - - 51.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 41 - - 46 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 585 - - 1118 - - 61 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 52 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 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] 96524 10 249 14 244 7 307 96524 89446 4 185 7 202 11 267 89446 83974 1 341 3 143 5 272 83974 79421 2 321 4 318 9 309 79421 75482 8 340 11 342 6 346 75482 71959 12 320 14 324 10 330 71959 68744 17 304 18 313 18 319 68744 65793 18 281 21 302 20 313 65793 63055 14 273 17 287 20 315 63055 60390 13 276 19 282 31 317 60390 57595 19 306 28 307 40 326 57595 54663 40 312 39 323 45 336 54663 51842 52 323 59 334 61 325 51842 49308 73 326 75 320 67 324 49308 47043 81 318 70 320 72 328 47043 44996 73 320 70 331 86 330 44996 43139 83 332 89 335 95 329 43139 41443 106 330 112 326 104 328 41443 39883 114 323 114 319 114 325 39883 38434 104 316 99 321 108 324 38434 37082 94 334 108 336 107 329 37082 35783 123 340 121 337 114 331 35783 34461 120 336 120 334 112 330 34461 33083 117 333 117 333 108 331 33083 31652 105 332 100 333 106 333 31652 30155 95 330 89 329 96 333 30155 28585 85 329 81 328 81 330 28585 26944 78 332 72 333 70 329 26944 25229 70 337 69 334 66 330 25229 23441 62 336 62 336 59 331 23441 21584 59 334 47 336 52 329 21584 19650 53 329 43 330 48 322 19650 17630 42 328 44 325 40 316 17630 15568 30 319 38 331 33 307 15568 13577 27 306 30 320 26 305 13577 11764 21 303 22 295 24 295 11764 10153 16 300 16 289 23 285 10153 8720 12 286 13 286 20 274 8720 7444 11 289 12 292 17 271 7444 6310 10 303 9 294 12 261 6310 5307 11 303 5 279 13 240 5307 4424 7 279 6 279 13 224 4424 3646 6 091 9 233 15 215 3646 2952 8 066 10 178 15 188 2952 2342 6 052 9*134 12 168 2342 1833 8*071 7*108 10 160 1833 1442 9*063 6 101 8 144 1442 1173 9 061 6 097 7 125 1173 1010 8 061 6 094 5*107 1010 917 7 060 5 094 4*100 917 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