DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - - - - 80.2 - - 80.3 - - 76.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 47 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5119 - - 5773 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4066 - - 3779 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5975 - - 6629 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2099 - - 2786 - - 7055 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 385 - - 297 - - 27 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 299 - - 292 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 385 - - 1212 - - -2899 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5590 - - 5417 - - 3818 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1045 - - 258 - - -4112 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7020 - - 6371 - - 5031 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 91 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 160 - - 460 - - 740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 80.3 - - 76.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.7 - - 59.6 - - 62.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.4 - - 80.0 - - 77.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.4 - - 58.4 - - 61.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 47 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5119 - - 5773 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 63 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 12 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] 99344 23 103 14 101 16 097 99344 91833 16 101 15 119 13 060 91833 86039 13 109 13 081 10 051 86039 81248 16 114 9 097 4 092 81248 77114 14 095 9 124 5 104 77114 73453 10 091 7 133 7 074 73453 70139 4 044 6 108 4 064 70139 67087 3 259 3 019 2 327 67087 64257 2 257 4 272 6 316 64257 61518 5 052 11 211 11 291 61518 58663 15 313 7 275 13 288 58663 55704 22 295 17 300 15 296 55704 52880 33 283 29 286 24 294 52880 50348 32 285 35 296 36 298 50348 48088 40 284 46 286 46 287 48088 46043 44 275 45 277 43 284 46043 44173 41 277 42 280 45 289 44173 42456 44 290 44 290 48 293 42456 40872 50 294 49 292 49 294 40872 39396 54 292 51 292 50 295 39396 38011 56 287 50 290 49 295 38011 36675 56 285 45 291 46 294 36675 35319 54 284 39 294 39 294 35319 33912 48 283 35 296 34 294 33912 32457 42 280 32 295 32 296 32457 30935 40 282 32 295 33 299 30935 29336 39 286 30 297 31 299 29336 27660 35 289 27 299 28 297 27660 25904 32 292 27 301 25 296 25904 24069 31 293 29 299 25 300 24069 22155 35 292 31 299 24 307 22155 20158 38 290 32 300 24 315 20158 18074 35 288 32 301 26 322 18074 15947 31 285 31 300 27 324 15947 13896 29 283 29 299 27 320 13896 12033 27 285 26 299 24 318 12033 10388 24 296 21 296 18 311 10388 8936 25 299 19 295 15 313 8936 7641 24 301 19*294 16 309 7641 6489 21*303 18*293 16 310 6489 5466 17*300 18 293 16 307 5466 4561 17 300 17 293 16 306 4561 3760 16 299 17 292 16 305 3760 3042 16 299 16 292 15 303 3042 2407 15 298 16 292 15 301 2407 1875 15 298 15 292 14 299 1875 1467 14 297 15 292 13 297 1467 1187 14 297 14 292 11 295 1187 1016 13 297 13 291 9*292 1016 919 11 296 10 291 6*290 919 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