DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.9 - - 40.8 - - 38.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 56 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1611 - - 1598 - - 1047 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2467 - - 2454 - - 1903 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 936 - - 1209 - - 1738 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 223 - - 189 - - 78 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 21 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 282 - - 286 - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1159 - - 982 - - 605 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1308 - - 1472 - - 1298 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 664 - - 439 - - 208 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1803 - - 2015 - - 1695 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.9 - - 40.8 - - 38.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.4 - - 37.7 - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 41.5 - - 40.6 - - 38.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.3 - - 36.8 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 56 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1611 - - 1598 - - 1047 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95464 42 261 43 268 39 280 95464 88434 36 260 38 262 45 271 88434 83054 40 259 40 260 45 263 83054 78594 43 262 46 265 46 266 78594 74749 42 265 49 271 50 271 74749 71340 40 258 50 269 47 265 71340 68222 49 259 47 248 42 258 68222 65331 57 254 43 255 44 266 65331 62644 58 245 59 262 60 270 62644 60047 65 238 74 249 72 260 60047 57327 61 231 63 230 69 241 57327 54452 55 228 63 239 64 246 54452 51667 50 237 72 245 76 249 51667 49151 77 248 77 246 83 247 49151 46890 85 244 82 246 85 243 46890 44835 86 239 86 245 85 241 44835 42953 86 242 91 243 83 242 42953 41216 93 245 97 241 83 243 41216 39602 103 243 100 239 85 244 39602 38097 117 235 104 240 89 245 38097 36688 124 221 113 236 95 247 36688 35334 132 211 121 226 107 243 35334 33973 132 209 127 219 121 238 33973 32581 127 211 131 217 138 231 32581 31151 125 216 133 218 143 225 31151 29656 125 218 133 220 146 226 29656 28083 121 220 132 223 145 232 28083 26436 118 227 129 228 131 235 26436 24715 108 228 118 235 122 240 24715 22925 98 232 114 240 121 246 22925 21072 96 240 115 246 116 250 21072 19154 96 246 107 252 96 254 19154 17169 96 251 95 259 63 253 17169 15151 89 256 62 263 48 253 15151 13202 69 256 42 262 45 256 13202 11426 57 251 39 252 39 257 11426 9847 51 247 43 254 38 255 9847 8445 50 237 39 267 34 263 8445 7200 58 237 33 282 29 279 7200 6096 47 256 33 290 30 288 6096 5121 32 277 29 296 29 295 5121 4268 29 283 26 299 26 299 4268 3523 27 286 25 291 25 293 3523 2863 26*284 24*287 24 291 2863 2279 26*283 23*287 23*289 2279 1792 25 282 22 286 20*286 1792 1419 24 282 21 285 19 285 1419 1161 23 282 20 285 17 284 1161 1005 20 281 18 285 15 283 1005 916 16 281 14 285 12 282 916 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