DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.9 - - 45.6 - - 42.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 72 - - 13 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 904 - - 1082 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1760 - - 1938 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 424 - - 917 - - 1509 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 165 - - 101 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 113 - - 064 - - 089 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 269 - - 353 - - -38 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1491 - - 1585 - - 954 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 70 - - 96 - - -769 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1690 - - 1842 - - 1685 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.9 - - 45.6 - - 42.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.8 - - 42.0 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 42.4 - - 45.6 - - 43.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.2 - - 41.6 - - 41.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 72 - - 13 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 904 - - 1082 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 96158 28 263 31 256 28 265 96158 88968 28 260 32 252 41 273 88968 83454 33 252 41 270 40 259 83454 78855 29 244 30 256 40 281 78855 74907 38 284 40 284 46 287 74907 71459 57 281 54 284 45 273 71459 68331 49 270 50 277 40 269 68331 65419 42 259 45 274 47 282 65419 62697 43 268 48 275 59 285 62697 60054 53 280 57 277 66 281 60054 57287 65 284 65 279 72 277 57287 54401 76 282 71 279 75 275 54401 51631 83 279 78 278 75 275 51631 49135 82 274 81 273 75 273 49135 46905 77 268 78 268 73 268 46905 44891 71 264 72 264 70 265 44891 43055 65 257 69 257 67 263 43055 41377 65 251 71 248 66 258 41377 39839 67 252 68 254 64 249 39839 38414 66 256 78 266 66 249 38414 37070 66 259 84 262 72 244 37070 35767 70 268 81 257 72 240 35767 34440 78 261 78 252 72 238 34440 33063 80 251 71 249 72 237 33063 31640 82 254 69 246 74 238 31640 30156 82 262 71 246 73 238 30156 28595 62 270 69 250 71 238 28595 26956 55 261 60 259 69 237 26956 25236 48 257 51 263 64 239 25236 23441 39 254 38 263 45 246 23441 21576 30 251 34 252 27 246 21576 19637 23 257 30 250 28 239 19637 17618 21 259 19 257 22 249 17618 15553 24 253 21 256 23 260 15553 13554 22 250 20 255 23 258 13554 11724 17 255 14 226 21 230 11724 10090 7 235 16 205 27 231 10090 8643 9 200 18 215 25 231 8643 7364 9 199 17 221 17 230 7364 6229 8 173 13 218 13 252 6229 5226 11 158 12 224 8 239 5226 4348 11 164 10 225 5 191 4348 3579 14 164 8 152 7 149 3579 2897 17 148 9 123 11 115 2897 2300 14 136 7*090 14 098 2300 1806 11*128 7*067 13 095 1806 1426 7*115 7 065 11 095 1426 1165 6 113 6 064 9 093 1165 1007 6 113 6 061 7 091 1007 916 5 112 5 062 4*089 916 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