DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.8 - - 38.3 - - 40.7 - - 39.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 48 - - 35 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 469 - - 937 - - 1010 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 899 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1325 - - 1793 - - 1866 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 442 - - 445 - - 634 - - 1143 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 104 - - 146 - - 135 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 116 - - 149 - - 030 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1347 - - 398 - - 325 - - -246 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2672 - - 1395 - - 1541 - - 1162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11885 - - 249 - - 183 - - -8400 ODpotential blCL - - - 13210 - - 1544 - - 1683 - - 9316 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.8 - - 38.3 - - 40.7 - - 39.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.7 - - 35.7 - - 37.4 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 38.0 - - 40.3 - - 40.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.6 - - 35.2 - - 36.9 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 48 - - 35 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 469 - - 937 - - 1010 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96159 13 180 16 230 17 248 21 264 96159 89006 11 246 21 226 22 251 17 250 89006 83455 14 245 22 252 29 246 30 275 83455 78847 26 273 24 271 26 230 29 269 78847 74889 37 273 38 286 36 289 34 276 74889 71399 39 265 46 264 48 282 42 272 71399 68226 35 258 38 252 43 273 44 275 68226 65293 36 284 39 277 50 288 49 286 65293 62567 52 295 53 287 57 284 58 287 62567 59921 65 288 62 281 58 276 62 282 59921 57149 70 280 64 277 60 275 65 281 57149 54263 75 276 68 275 70 278 75 277 54263 51501 76 270 75 271 80 273 81 274 51501 49009 73 276 80 268 83 270 82 272 49009 46772 82 279 80 271 83 272 80 277 46772 44741 92 277 84 273 84 273 85 277 44741 42888 95 275 89 273 88 273 89 275 42888 41197 91 270 92 269 93 270 90 273 41197 39650 92 268 97 268 96 270 91 273 39650 38216 95 269 101 267 97 271 98 270 38216 36869 97 271 98 266 94 270 97 265 36869 35573 92 269 93 265 93 268 91 266 35573 34260 89 266 89 264 92 267 88 268 34260 32899 87 265 88 265 92 266 87 269 32899 31490 82 267 85 266 90 266 84 269 31490 30016 77 270 81 267 87 265 77 269 30016 28466 69 270 77 268 85 264 71 269 28466 26841 65 270 74 268 79 263 66 271 26841 25138 64 269 70 268 72 263 60 271 25138 23358 64 268 67 264 68 264 55 272 23358 21502 64 265 62 257 67 264 55 270 21502 19563 61 259 57 256 63 260 55 270 19563 17539 48 251 45 257 57 261 51 273 17539 15469 39 248 39 274 47 269 45 270 15469 13462 33 256 36 268 39 264 43 273 13462 11633 28 262 32 262 37 257 30 276 11633 10016 23 249 23 269 28 265 19 290 10016 8586 20 220 13 281 18 279 13 321 8586 7317 13 226 6 279 5 316 7 345 7317 6192 8 251 5 235 4 008 7 006 6192 5198 4 268 6 172 4 331 8 014 5198 4327 2 122 9 174 4 317 8 016 4327 3565 7 147 8 179 5 333 9 030 3565 2887 10 163 6 159 5 355 10 044 2887 2290 8 162 6*158 6*018 9 049 2290 1797 9 140 5*154 6*029 8 049 1797 1421 10*124 4 148 6 029 7 052 1421 1163 8*117 3 148 5 031 6 053 1163 1006 8 117 3 147 5 032 5*052 1006 916 6 115 3 146 5 032 4*047 916 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