DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 61.7 - - 63.2 - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 84 - - 65 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1617 - - 2211 - - 2386 - - 61 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 901 - - 1615 - - 901 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2473 - - 3067 - - 3242 - - 917 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 706 - - 818 - - 1046 - - 1796 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 245 - - 221 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 336 - - 326 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 385 - - -857 - - -2674 - - -2550 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2088 - - 3924 - - 5916 - - 3467 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1695 - - -7390 - - -9143 - - -9921 ODpotential blCL - - - 4168 - - 10457 - - 12385 - - 10838 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 69 - - 58 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 61.7 - - 63.2 - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.8 - - 47.9 - - 40.8 - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 61.1 - - 62.7 - - 56.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.3 - - 46.5 - - 40.2 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 84 - - 65 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1617 - - 2211 - - 2386 - - 61 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96490 57 253 68 251 65 260 68 264 96490 89415 37 256 45 251 49 257 44 262 89415 83965 22 244 32 253 37 246 37 268 83965 79415 22 248 23 256 31 245 32 267 79415 75477 22 258 20 256 27 244 27 259 75477 71982 24 272 22 253 22 252 23 264 71982 68798 28 278 25 260 23 262 26 262 68798 65866 31 256 29 253 23 257 24 256 65866 63137 28 242 26 263 27 259 23 261 63137 60472 28 244 35 256 33 262 35 267 60472 57683 32 243 38 253 45 262 44 258 57683 54784 41 261 49 259 52 262 45 261 54784 52012 56 266 62 259 62 262 57 271 52012 49522 67 263 69 258 67 259 73 266 49522 47307 69 262 70 257 70 261 78 262 47307 45320 70 263 69 259 74 261 76 266 45320 43522 73 263 70 264 72 264 75 271 43522 41876 75 261 70 266 72 273 74 275 41876 40351 74 258 73 267 81 277 77 277 40351 38925 71 254 75 265 87 273 79 277 38925 37580 66 251 73 262 87 270 79 276 37580 36272 63 251 71 261 83 269 76 275 36272 34936 62 254 68 263 77 270 73 274 34936 33544 60 254 65 266 75 274 71 277 33544 32100 58 254 63 268 74 277 67 279 32100 30587 55 254 59 266 70 278 66 283 30587 28994 52 257 56 266 63 274 69 285 28994 27323 49 256 54 266 58 271 70 287 27323 25572 44 256 52 263 55 270 65 285 25572 23744 40 262 47 261 52 269 60 281 23744 21844 39 265 47 269 49 268 55 280 21844 19867 41 268 48 272 48 274 50 277 19867 17806 44 268 45 275 47 280 46 280 17806 15703 43 259 39 272 42 281 44 286 15703 13679 35 259 37 267 41 287 42 283 13679 11837 31 257 38 262 38 286 42 280 11837 10197 30 255 35 267 33 287 40 291 10197 8740 26 265 26 279 25 289 33 299 8740 7451 20 264 18 282 22 297 23 307 7451 6312 20 262 18 283 21 305 19 318 6312 5307 20 272 17 303 21 314 17 328 5307 4423 18 280 16 320 19 323 16 341 4423 3646 16 286 15*334 16*325 14 346 3646 2953 13*324 15*336 14*326 11 342 2953 2343 15*336 14 336 14 325 12 341 2343 1833 15 337 14 335 14 326 13 342 1833 1442 15 336 14 335 13 326 13 341 1442 1174 14 336 13 335 13 326 12 340 1174 1010 13 336 12 335 12 326 10*337 1010 917 11 335 11 335 10 326 5*331 917 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