DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/13 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 - - - 2.2 - - 4.5 - - 6.0 - - -1.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 59 - - 20 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1321 - - 1358 - - 1398 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 897 - - 897 - - 897 - - 897 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2177 - - 2214 - - 2254 - - 913 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 402 - - 457 - - 630 - - 1338 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 120 - - 176 - - 123 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 315 - - 307 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -631 - - -591 - - -393 - - -1135 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2808 - - 2805 - - 2648 - - 2048 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18862 - - -17429 - - -13555 - - -11950 ODpotential blCL - - - 21039 - - 19643 - - 15809 - - 12863 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 95 - - 90 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 2.2 - - 4.5 - - 6.0 - - -1.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -6.5 - - -4.2 - - -2.0 - - -6.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 2.1 - - 4.1 - - 6.0 - - 1.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -7.1 - - -5.1 - - -2.5 - - -4.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 59 - - 20 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1321 - - 1358 - - 1398 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 80 - - 59 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94854 76 270 80 276 72 270 72 261 94854 88059 56 281 59 280 58 278 56 276 88059 82738 50 280 47 281 49 282 51 289 82738 78249 45 291 45 281 50 285 50 296 78249 74335 49 299 44 282 49 295 56 303 74335 70878 48 297 43 283 48 298 50 297 70878 67727 42 294 44 288 44 294 42 295 67727 64788 38 297 41 289 36 290 41 305 64788 62034 45 303 42 301 38 303 42 308 62034 59344 55 297 52 304 51 304 44 306 59344 56523 59 291 54 296 54 294 49 304 56523 53588 59 289 55 288 51 285 49 294 53588 50777 61 288 55 287 50 287 49 287 50777 48231 64 287 58 289 54 286 55 292 48231 45946 71 288 67 289 60 287 67 295 45946 43879 80 287 75 287 72 289 74 292 43879 41993 89 289 81 287 81 284 77 289 41993 40257 101 284 91 283 85 279 78 289 40257 38645 101 283 100 278 85 280 85 290 38645 37143 117 285 109 278 95 284 97 288 37143 35738 137 281 120 276 110 279 102 283 35738 34386 138 276 123 274 114 274 103 278 34386 33018 134 279 121 273 113 272 100 276 33018 31605 141 281 119 273 113 271 98 275 31605 30152 146 280 121 272 114 270 96 277 30152 28647 142 280 120 270 115 271 97 279 28647 27078 131 281 114 269 116 271 100 280 27078 25444 119 281 107 269 116 269 100 280 25444 23744 112 279 99 269 112 269 97 281 23744 21983 109 274 93 270 103 269 91 281 21983 20168 105 269 94 266 94 268 82 282 20168 18298 105 272 97 267 88 267 68 284 18298 16368 98 279 87 270 81 269 59 288 16368 14412 78 280 74 277 68 271 54 294 14412 12535 69 287 59 284 49 288 46 298 12535 10834 53 292 40 281 45 294 40 299 10834 9327 45 290 43 287 41 302 38 303 9327 7994 40 292 36 296 37 307 36 307 7994 6813 32 301 28 306 32 307 35 309 6813 5770 30 298 25 308 29 309 34 312 5770 4853 28 302 24 310 27 314 34 315 4853 4051 25 311 22 314 26 319 32 319 4051 3348 22 323 21 321 26 321 29 321 3348 2726 19*329 19*321 24*316 26 318 2726 2180 15*319 15*315 18*308 23 308 2180 1728 12 307 14 315 17 307 22 304 1728 1380 11 305 13 315 16 307 20 301 1380 1141 10 304 13 314 14 306 17 297 1141 996 10 303 12 314 13 306 14 296 996 913 8 303 9 314 10 306 7*293 913 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