DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 = 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 - - - - - - 82.1 - - 85.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 375 - - 251 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5072 - - 5473 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4439 - - 4576 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5928 - - 6329 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 954 - - 765 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 505 - - 455 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 105 - - 30 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 175 - - 222 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4605 - - -4905 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10533 - - 11234 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11738 - - -10953 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17666 - - 17282 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 85.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.1 - - 39.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.8 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.1 - - 38.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 375 - - 251 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5072 - - 5473 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98215 15 105 11 085 98215 90846 11 057 16 059 90846 85164 14 050 16 058 85164 80447 13 073 9 054 80447 76394 18 065 8 067 76394 72808 20 041 13 064 72808 69545 19 029 12 044 69545 66542 13 013 11 026 66542 63758 12 005 11 010 63758 61065 14 348 14 002 61065 58272 14 331 16 351 58272 55397 18 329 18 339 55397 52679 21 318 24 329 52679 50247 19 293 24 302 50247 48082 26 266 28 265 48082 46151 23 264 25 260 46151 44393 26 264 26 271 44393 42755 24 254 22 274 42755 41217 18 268 22 273 41217 39763 15 293 22 270 39763 38381 16 292 18 274 38381 37036 16 302 15 281 37036 35662 17 312 14 318 35662 34229 17 314 15 329 34229 32741 16 308 12 329 32741 31183 16 313 11 332 31183 29542 13 297 14 290 29542 27823 14 288 15 298 27823 26029 13 290 14 300 26029 24165 14 284 13 301 24165 22233 13 298 9 333 22233 20229 6 322 5 031 20229 18145 2 027 5 090 18145 16016 4 116 4 098 16016 13959 6 170 2 220 13959 12086 8 207 4 246 12086 10423 8 210 5 227 10423 8947 10 208 4 232 8947 7636 7 199 4 223 7636 6479 3*194 4*213 6479 5456 2*192 3*215 5456 4553 1 190 3 215 4553 3755 1 185 3 219 3755 3038 1 173 3 223 3038 2404 1 166 3 226 2404 1874 1 131 3 230 1874 1467 1 120 2 231 1467 1187 1 114 2 233 1187 1016 1 105 2 233 1016 919 1 099 2 233 919 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