DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/15 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 - - - 42.7 - - 47.5 - - 37.7 - - 33.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - 0 - - 32 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 60 - - 61 - - 630 - - 862 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 900 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 916 - - 917 - - 1486 - - 1718 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 607 - - 818 - - 527 - - 811 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 12 - - 114 - - 111 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 22 - - 30 BL Wind Direction - - - 137 - - 326 - - 013 - - 016 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 570 - - 711 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 916 - - 917 - - 916 - - 1007 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8382 - - -187 - - 175 - - 195 ODpotential blCL - - - 9298 - - 1104 - - 1311 - - 1523 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 570 - - 30 - - 10 - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.7 - - 47.5 - - 37.7 - - 33.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.8 - - 47.4 - - 36.7 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 47.9 - - 37.7 - - 33.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.8 - - 47.5 - - 36.3 - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - 0 - - 32 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 60 - - 61 - - 630 - - 862 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 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] 96466 17 250 15 277 10 270 14 248 96466 89302 7 263 7 232 9 253 13 287 89302 83766 3 263 0 252 9 269 10 295 83766 79146 2 028 4 307 8 281 15 315 79146 75142 13 323 10 304 4 215 11 298 75142 71575 18 276 17 293 4 351 10 301 71575 68327 13 293 22 260 18 296 20 292 68327 65340 24 292 18 257 25 270 21 280 65340 62554 31 281 24 265 25 257 20 278 62554 59830 40 273 28 264 28 270 23 287 59830 56975 43 263 36 267 37 265 33 275 56975 54007 44 262 42 257 43 260 37 255 54007 51167 48 259 48 255 46 252 44 254 51167 48598 46 251 54 251 47 251 49 247 48598 46290 56 251 53 243 50 243 48 238 46290 44201 58 249 55 230 54 241 48 234 44201 42294 56 250 57 229 59 227 53 231 42294 40546 60 247 58 227 63 220 60 230 40546 38936 71 234 61 231 70 223 73 224 38936 37459 79 230 76 230 86 220 90 208 37459 36114 85 229 78 224 86 205 99 197 36114 34840 82 229 76 220 78 199 102 189 34840 33546 73 230 71 215 71 198 96 186 33546 32198 69 231 70 217 68 198 92 184 32198 30800 68 229 69 218 69 198 88 183 30800 29337 64 223 67 218 70 198 88 184 29337 27799 59 220 64 218 68 198 95 189 27799 26188 60 221 61 217 62 197 96 198 26188 24510 61 222 59 215 57 197 84 202 24510 22762 62 224 58 214 53 198 60 204 22762 20946 62 224 58 214 51 202 53 207 20946 19058 61 220 59 214 53 212 44 205 19058 17093 59 214 59 214 60 225 37 204 17093 15090 58 211 58 214 59 228 30 214 15090 13158 57 212 50 214 53 227 28 219 13158 11395 57 210 42 211 46 226 29 212 11395 9821 57 207 39 214 40 223 29 204 9821 8419 55 207 40 218 36 215 20 211 8419 7177 49 212 44 219 37 208 11 232 7177 6077 44 221 46 217 35 201 5 274 6077 5103 40 227 44 215 28 196 7 337 5103 4247 35 214 40 212 17 187 14 013 4247 3496 38 201 34 209 4 141 28 029 3496 2835 40 193 25 209 12 031 42 024 2835 2258 37 184 16 215 25 020 42 020 2258 1779 29 170 7 242 27*016 40*018 1779 1411 21 153 7 298 26*014 36*017 1411 1158 17 143 8 318 24 013 32 016 1158 1004 14 140 8*322 21 012 28 016 1004 915 11*137 8*326 16 011 21 016 915 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