DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - - 73.5 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 224 - - 153 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2769 - - 3379 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2509 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3625 - - 4235 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2446 - - 1484 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 356 - - 339 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 104 - - 089 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -559 - - -780 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4185 - - 5015 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1680 - - -4263 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5305 - - 8498 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.3 - - 54.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.2 - - 72.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.0 - - 53.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 224 - - 153 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2769 - - 3379 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 64 - - 47 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 99219 31 101 21 095 99219 91710 27 094 19 100 91710 85931 22 087 20 111 85931 81130 20 106 20 104 81130 76989 16 096 16 109 76989 73327 10 089 12 099 73327 70013 6 092 7 089 70013 66978 3 070 2 277 66978 64172 4 233 6 219 64172 61450 8 302 2 177 61450 58608 22 290 18 298 58608 55675 36 262 42 275 55675 52892 32 258 42 261 52892 50386 45 278 41 275 50386 48148 60 277 64 277 48148 46129 68 276 72 271 46129 44283 75 272 68 271 44283 42586 82 272 69 273 42586 41017 86 270 70 272 41017 39551 85 269 70 269 39551 38171 83 267 65 267 38171 36836 78 263 63 267 36836 35477 73 259 60 266 35477 34062 65 260 54 263 34062 32594 55 262 47 263 32594 31058 49 269 43 268 31058 29439 49 268 43 275 29439 27738 53 264 46 279 27738 25953 48 266 43 274 25953 24087 49 262 42 270 24087 22144 49 265 42 269 22144 20124 42 269 39 274 20124 18026 25 275 27 270 18026 15890 18 269 21 265 15890 13829 18 253 17 263 13829 11961 13 253 7 266 11961 10310 14 275 3 222 10310 8850 8 309 9 163 8850 7556 4 059 14 149 7556 6408 10 109 14 139 6408 5393 12 134 10 114 5393 4501 14 131 11*092 4501 3712 13*119 11*090 3712 3006 13*107 11 089 3006 2381 13 105 11 089 2381 1859 13 103 11 088 1859 1458 13 102 11 089 1458 1182 12 102 11 088 1182 1014 11 101 10 088 1014 918 10 101 9 087 918 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