DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - - 6.0 - - 13.2 - - 16.1 - - 10.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 254 - - 152 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 537 - - 2136 - - 2256 - - 58 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 897 - - 2056 - - 1928 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1393 - - 2992 - - 3112 - - 914 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1093 - - 675 - - 699 - - 1752 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 123 - - 329 - - 283 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 17 - - 17 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 297 - - 302 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1320 - - -1816 - - -2373 - - -2497 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2713 - - 4808 - - 5485 - - 3411 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12348 - - -12437 - - -15596 - - -11194 ODpotential blCL - - - 13741 - - 15429 - - 18708 - - 12108 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 62 - - 56 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 6.0 - - 13.2 - - 16.1 - - 10.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -2.3 - - -4.6 - - -4.6 - - -1.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 5.8 - - 11.9 - - 15.4 - - 11.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.5 - - -4.9 - - -5.1 - - -1.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 254 - - 152 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 537 - - 2136 - - 2256 - - 58 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 - - 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] 94322 150 241 123 234 136 240 134 243 94322 87294 125 244 109 243 109 249 113 252 87294 81775 107 253 101 248 103 254 104 263 81775 77161 111 265 96 257 101 263 100 268 77161 73193 109 267 94 265 102 272 96 273 73193 69727 92 270 94 269 99 277 92 281 69727 66624 82 268 93 272 94 280 91 287 66624 63768 76 276 86 277 85 282 93 288 63768 61104 78 283 82 283 81 285 91 286 61104 58517 78 288 79 290 78 290 89 287 58517 55816 79 292 80 295 79 295 92 292 55816 53002 76 292 83 297 86 297 99 296 53002 50297 69 294 88 299 95 297 103 295 50297 47847 66 300 89 299 100 298 104 294 47847 45641 73 303 87 299 101 302 99 294 45641 43633 77 303 85 302 102 305 98 299 43633 41797 78 306 86 306 104 306 106 301 41797 40127 82 309 90 309 108 305 118 300 40127 38604 90 311 99 309 119 307 130 304 38604 37188 96 311 112 311 136 311 140 304 37188 35847 102 313 124 314 150 312 145 301 35847 34542 106 316 136 317 153 312 144 301 34542 33213 113 320 144 318 152 313 139 304 33213 31830 119 322 146 317 148 313 136 307 31830 30397 122 321 147 317 144 312 132 307 30397 28902 123 320 145 317 141 313 130 307 28902 27334 122 318 139 314 140 312 131 309 27334 25694 118 315 128 313 140 310 132 309 25694 23982 111 314 118 312 139 310 127 310 23982 22203 104 313 114 313 129 309 125 311 22203 20360 95 313 112 313 119 310 121 310 20360 18452 84 307 105 309 112 309 108 311 18452 16480 77 306 95 305 99 309 93 310 16480 14495 68 308 85 303 81 309 76 311 14495 12607 65 308 74 304 63 313 59 314 12607 10902 56 309 64 306 54 314 47 317 10902 9391 47 308 53 310 47 313 40 319 9391 8053 43 309 44 307 40 312 35 320 8053 6871 42 312 38 307 35 311 32 320 6871 5827 41 315 34 311 31 312 30 318 5827 4907 38 313 30 314 27 314 30 316 4907 4099 33 311 28 312 24 314 28 316 4099 3389 28 306 23*306 19*304 26 316 3389 2758 23 308 18*298 18*302 23 310 2758 2205 22 307 18 298 18 302 21 307 2205 1743 20*302 17 297 18 302 20 307 1743 1389 15*293 17 297 17 301 19 306 1389 1146 12 287 16 296 17 302 15 303 1146 998 11 286 15 297 16 301 13 302 998 914 9 285 13 296 13 301 7*298 914 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