DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 74.0 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 99 - - 11 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1647 - - 2241 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1307 - - 902 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2503 - - 3097 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1556 - - 1865 - - 222 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 234 - - 154 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 190 - - 187 - - 159 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2566 - - -2478 - - -2192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5069 - - 5575 - - 3110 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8917 - - -7718 - - -6224 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11420 - - 10815 - - 7142 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 97 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 74.0 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.2 - - 52.8 - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 74.1 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.8 - - 51.5 - - 55.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 99 - - 11 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1647 - - 2241 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 54 - - 89 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 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] 97807 14 280 21 258 20 283 97807 90610 15 251 18 260 17 287 90610 85035 11 229 9 264 15 259 85035 80371 6 235 8 288 12 252 80371 76344 2 221 5 276 6 274 76344 72792 4 322 3 283 3 002 72792 69584 6 309 5 290 6 008 69584 66643 6 306 6 306 7 350 66643 63920 9 280 10 302 10 335 63920 61274 13 284 14 287 15 312 61274 58512 18 269 19 280 22 292 58512 55652 19 275 22 279 25 286 55652 52921 22 270 29 268 33 286 52921 50460 26 281 34 270 40 273 50460 48264 39 296 46 281 41 280 48264 46272 53 290 49 282 44 290 46272 44448 52 286 49 291 56 291 44448 42777 47 282 59 292 65 286 42777 41225 49 290 66 288 73 278 41225 39766 58 290 74 286 67 274 39766 38383 57 284 60 281 60 278 38383 37036 48 289 53 277 57 277 37036 35661 40 285 48 270 45 275 35661 34227 36 276 43 263 43 275 34227 32738 35 278 34 270 39 269 32738 31179 34 286 32 262 35 261 31179 29542 31 287 30 257 35 254 29542 27827 27 274 29 259 36 249 27827 26031 27 274 29 258 33 241 26031 24157 22 264 26 254 33 248 24157 22213 22 259 25 260 35 258 22213 20194 22 255 26 261 36 258 20194 18090 21 243 24 259 30 256 18090 15945 21 237 22 242 25 263 15945 13884 21 226 23 231 24 261 13884 12018 20 220 23 224 22 244 12018 10365 19 215 23 223 18 232 10365 8899 20 211 22 227 18 237 8899 7596 20 211 22 228 21 242 7596 6441 17 215 21 225 22 240 6441 5418 14 220 20 216 22 231 5418 4517 13 222 19 210 22 217 4517 3721 13 219 18*204 22 203 3721 3012 13*212 15*196 22 188 3012 2384 10*193 13 187 21 183 2384 1861 10 190 12 185 20 181 1861 1459 10 189 11 185 19 178 1459 1182 9 188 11 184 15 171 1182 1014 8 187 10 183 12*167 1014 918 7 187 8 183 5*159 918 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