DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.7 - - 25.9 - - 20.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 70 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1382 - - 2018 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1447 - - 899 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2238 - - 2874 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 425 - - 726 - - 2294 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 266 - - 211 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 202 - - 205 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2378 - - -2539 - - -1096 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4617 - - 5413 - - 2011 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10542 - - -11951 - - -1387 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12780 - - 14825 - - 2302 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 98 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.7 - - 25.9 - - 20.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 7.0 - - 5.6 - - 15.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 22.6 - - 25.5 - - 20.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 6.7 - - 5.4 - - 15.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 70 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1382 - - 2018 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - 92 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95279 95 237 103 242 88 247 95279 88179 71 245 78 253 70 262 88179 82742 47 255 52 257 61 265 82742 78207 41 273 44 279 48 271 78207 74281 40 280 45 284 42 288 74281 70788 34 279 40 283 41 293 70788 67599 34 299 37 298 35 303 67599 64650 39 305 37 305 38 301 64650 61889 43 314 43 310 42 303 61889 59196 51 318 45 318 43 317 59196 56391 53 315 53 326 51 323 56391 53484 51 316 59 325 54 320 53484 50691 50 323 58 323 51 323 50691 48164 49 327 55 326 50 330 48164 45899 49 328 54 327 54 333 45899 43851 49 328 52 327 59 328 43851 41979 49 329 52 330 60 324 41979 40252 48 329 53 331 55 326 40252 38655 48 329 54 329 55 330 38655 37178 42 323 48 327 56 333 37178 35807 31 320 42 332 55 329 35807 34497 21 315 30 330 41 327 34497 33180 17 298 22 330 30 328 33180 31826 8 323 18 318 11 329 31826 30432 9 039 10 316 3 026 30432 28975 10 038 6 042 2 127 28975 27443 5 325 7 050 3 193 27443 25838 11 257 3 297 9 207 25838 24160 16 239 12 253 11 234 24160 22414 18 242 11 275 11 275 22414 20606 12 243 9 271 11 296 20606 18728 9 240 10 248 10 304 18728 16772 11 249 13 242 11 312 16772 14779 14 245 14 236 15 301 14779 12862 18 236 11 256 12 266 12862 11124 21 229 17 270 13 266 11124 9582 26 211 19 264 14 281 9582 8210 29 201 22 239 14 297 8210 6992 28 201 31 209 15 297 6992 5916 26 207 36 201 17 276 5916 4969 26 211 37 206 18 246 4969 4145 28 213 36 212 22 226 4145 3425 30 215 31*213 24 219 3425 2787 29*212 20*205 23 214 2787 2226 25*208 20 205 20 206 2226 1757 20 201 20 205 19 205 1757 1398 19 200 19 205 18 204 1398 1151 19 200 18 204 16 203 1151 1000 17 200 17 205 13*202 1000 915 14 200 13 205 10*201 915 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