DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 - - - 18.7 - - 26.7 - - 27.8 - - 20.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 285 - - 186 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 642 - - 2047 - - 2494 - - 58 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 2029 - - 2194 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1498 - - 2903 - - 3350 - - 914 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 577 - - 588 - - 566 - - 1945 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 152 - - 337 - - 313 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 037 - - 034 - - 026 - - 015 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1439 - - -1140 - - -1221 - - -1427 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2937 - - 4043 - - 4571 - - 2341 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13351 - - -10659 - - -11482 - - -11465 ODpotential blCL - - - 14849 - - 13562 - - 14832 - - 12379 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 76 - - 75 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.7 - - 26.7 - - 27.8 - - 20.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.4 - - 12.5 - - 11.2 - - 13.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.2 - - 25.3 - - 26.6 - - 20.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.1 - - 12.2 - - 11.0 - - 13.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 285 - - 186 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 642 - - 2047 - - 2494 - - 58 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95729 62 254 61 257 56 267 55 263 95729 88676 40 276 48 266 41 275 42 273 88676 83245 35 285 36 271 39 268 40 271 83245 78688 35 291 35 268 38 273 38 271 78688 74727 31 294 35 271 43 279 32 268 74727 71214 26 298 31 273 39 275 33 277 71214 68025 28 293 29 277 32 269 41 283 68025 65076 36 287 33 275 36 271 42 275 65076 62311 40 283 36 269 38 263 39 271 62311 59602 41 280 37 270 34 263 38 271 59602 56753 44 280 42 270 40 272 38 273 56753 53777 52 276 48 264 47 269 41 275 53777 50922 53 266 46 266 48 266 45 275 50922 48352 51 274 44 269 50 266 47 274 48352 46060 61 274 51 273 49 268 47 272 46060 43987 67 270 59 273 50 269 46 269 43987 42095 60 267 57 269 48 271 44 269 42095 40359 49 269 54 271 45 279 40 269 40359 38761 46 279 51 275 44 281 37 276 38761 37285 51 283 46 277 38 280 36 280 37285 35915 49 279 42 273 31 281 33 277 35915 34615 41 275 33 272 24 304 28 268 34615 33320 38 278 26 299 22 311 19 279 33320 31987 33 291 29 299 22 311 17 292 31987 30612 31 290 29 304 21 312 19 302 30612 29174 30 340 26 318 21 319 20 302 29174 27661 38 351 27 328 21 321 18 290 27661 26070 32 338 28 328 18 322 16 275 26070 24401 28 321 25 330 15 322 14 265 24401 22654 27 316 22 333 12 314 15 267 22654 20830 28 314 19 317 13 289 19 279 20830 18926 29 309 21 296 19 287 21 288 18926 16937 31 298 25 298 23 295 22 299 16937 14910 28 302 23 305 22 302 20 308 14910 12965 22 303 19 311 18 308 17 311 12965 11202 19 305 17 316 15 316 14 314 11202 9638 17 305 16 315 15 325 11 323 9638 8253 14 302 15 319 15 333 10 333 8253 7027 13 308 13 329 14 331 10 335 7027 5945 13 319 11 340 13 330 10 333 5945 4993 13 332 9 349 9 334 10 332 4993 4162 13 347 10 003 6 003 9 334 4162 3436 13 003 11*025 8*022 6 353 3436 2793 12 019 11*033 9*025 8 023 2793 2229 12 036 11 034 10 026 11 029 2229 1759 15*042 11 034 10 026 14 023 1759 1399 14*039 11 034 10 027 15 018 1399 1151 12 037 11 034 10 027 14 016 1151 1000 11 037 10 034 10 027 12 015 1000 914 10 036 10 034 9 027 9*015 914 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