DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/11 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 75.3 - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 72 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1686 - - 1617 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1669 - - 902 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2542 - - 2473 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 472 - - 535 - - 170 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 286 - - 204 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 188 - - 192 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2130 - - -2214 - - -1557 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4672 - - 4687 - - 2475 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7010 - - -6620 - - -7730 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9552 - - 9093 - - 8648 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 64 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 75.3 - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.1 - - 57.9 - - 58.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.1 - - 74.7 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.8 - - 57.6 - - 58.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 72 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1686 - - 1617 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 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] 97557 22 285 31 292 29 283 97557 90345 15 274 27 277 29 286 90345 84764 14 281 21 272 28 289 84764 80129 23 287 22 283 26 292 80129 76131 21 268 22 274 26 298 76131 72589 11 260 19 269 25 297 72589 69392 13 310 20 283 22 300 69392 66474 20 313 19 291 19 303 66474 63779 24 290 19 294 20 281 63779 61175 26 278 22 270 20 286 61175 58457 34 277 25 277 31 294 58457 55641 39 271 40 283 46 281 55641 52962 41 271 45 270 42 274 52962 50537 33 288 35 276 44 290 50537 48349 43 304 48 299 52 300 48349 46355 58 302 57 294 58 302 46355 44515 66 301 61 296 62 299 44515 42809 60 300 65 298 67 300 42809 41221 49 295 67 303 68 303 41221 39735 44 293 67 304 68 307 39735 38333 44 298 61 297 66 307 38333 36973 40 309 49 304 54 309 36973 35591 43 329 40 320 51 312 35591 34160 48 336 40 322 51 307 34160 32679 43 340 42 315 49 304 32679 31133 35 338 45 312 38 310 31133 29508 29 322 45 313 34 310 29508 27803 31 306 37 315 33 307 27803 26019 32 306 31 318 28 306 26019 24158 31 312 29 319 22 291 24158 22225 27 304 20 311 22 288 22225 20213 21 281 15 304 22 285 20213 18118 17 277 18 287 21 287 18118 15985 17 282 17 287 17 285 15985 13938 17 274 19 284 12 286 13938 12079 16 248 21 274 13 281 12079 10427 14 240 20 259 19 255 10427 8958 14 252 19 249 23 243 8958 7653 13 261 17 247 23 242 7653 6493 10 262 14 246 20 242 6493 5465 8 264 12 249 17 240 5465 4556 10 264 14 251 17 242 4556 3752 12 246 14 239 19 242 3752 3031 13*219 14*221 20 235 3031 2395 12*190 12*195 20 215 2395 1866 12 189 12 193 20 199 1866 1461 12 188 12 192 18 193 1461 1183 12 188 12 191 16 189 1183 1014 11 187 11 191 13 185 1014 918 10 188 9 190 6*178 918 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