DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 90.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 154 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2746 - - 3484 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2418 - - 2838 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3602 - - 4340 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2390 - - 1993 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 334 - - 334 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 204 - - 237 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 250 - - 145 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3352 - - 4195 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -112 - - -560 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3714 - - 4900 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3110 - - 3640 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 90.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.2 - - 74.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.1 - - 89.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 74.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 154 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2746 - - 3484 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 55 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - - 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] 99619 28 086 26 106 99619 92060 25 091 25 091 92060 86244 24 087 26 094 86244 81420 25 087 23 097 81420 77273 22 090 21 087 77273 73634 18 092 14 086 73634 70344 16 086 14 093 70344 67313 14 071 17 071 67313 64513 16 046 14 040 64513 61829 17 008 14 356 61829 59044 19 342 14 333 59044 56164 30 334 26 333 56164 53437 36 319 36 313 53437 50989 36 321 42 326 50989 48800 55 335 58 323 48800 46812 67 326 58 319 46812 44973 64 318 63 322 44973 43259 62 318 66 322 43259 41654 62 320 68 320 41654 40147 61 319 68 319 40147 38729 59 320 64 318 38729 37363 57 319 56 316 37363 35980 56 317 53 312 35980 34542 56 315 56 304 34542 33048 58 320 56 300 33048 31484 59 320 54 303 31484 29839 52 316 56 310 29839 28115 42 314 53 308 28115 26318 42 314 43 297 26318 24451 39 312 37 298 24451 22511 33 303 34 301 22511 20493 31 308 32 307 20493 18395 35 331 32 313 18395 16262 40 336 33 322 16262 14208 39 328 36 333 14208 12333 40 322 36 337 12333 10658 42 326 35 343 10658 9163 37 333 23 356 9163 7830 27 335 14 349 7830 6643 13 332 13 308 6643 5590 5 300 12 288 5590 4661 4 279 10*277 4661 3838 5*215 6*254 3838 3101 5*209 5 242 3101 2449 5 206 4 236 2449 1904 5 204 4 231 1904 1484 5 203 3 224 1484 1196 5 201 3 222 1196 1020 4 201 3 219 1020 920 4 201 3 219 920 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