DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 - - - 32.0 - - 43.7 - - 49.3 - - 46.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 437 - - 280 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1693 - - 2686 - - 2936 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1706 - - 2628 - - 2680 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2549 - - 3542 - - 3792 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 550 - - 574 - - 1066 - - 3597 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 295 - - 425 - - 379 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 16 - - 21 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 205 - - 206 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3333 - - -5489 - - -4752 - - -7783 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5882 - - 9032 - - 8544 - - 8700 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13655 - - -16359 - - -13268 - - -17389 ODpotential blCL - - - 16204 - - 19901 - - 17060 - - 18305 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 68 - - 71 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 43.7 - - 49.3 - - 46.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.1 - - 7.6 - - 15.2 - - 11.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 41.6 - - 48.1 - - 47.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.6 - - 7.2 - - 14.8 - - 11.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 437 - - 280 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1693 - - 2686 - - 2936 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96227 24 273 22 267 20 267 22 275 96227 88931 26 267 23 276 22 294 17 304 88931 83327 16 280 24 263 33 275 32 305 83327 78719 24 285 20 275 26 293 31 285 78719 74760 27 287 28 282 29 291 29 279 74760 71257 39 294 38 304 42 299 40 290 71257 68081 48 288 54 289 53 295 47 292 68081 65154 51 290 58 285 59 293 51 300 65154 62435 52 291 61 290 64 288 64 296 62435 59803 70 290 66 289 66 286 69 293 59803 57049 79 287 69 293 69 291 72 295 57049 54176 85 293 80 297 78 295 78 295 54176 51429 92 295 93 294 87 296 84 296 51429 48955 96 291 99 292 96 296 87 297 48955 46735 96 292 103 293 99 297 92 298 46735 44726 103 294 106 292 104 298 100 295 44726 42911 110 292 106 292 110 296 102 293 42911 41266 108 288 105 293 111 294 100 294 41266 39753 99 294 111 302 109 297 100 295 39753 38342 116 305 122 305 114 300 104 295 38342 37011 131 306 122 305 117 299 106 293 37011 35717 133 305 120 307 116 299 104 293 35717 34393 127 304 118 307 113 301 101 293 34393 33012 119 304 114 306 112 302 99 296 33012 31578 110 307 110 305 111 303 99 298 31578 30074 108 311 107 305 107 303 98 298 30074 28489 101 310 102 305 100 303 94 299 28489 26828 95 305 97 304 92 303 88 299 26828 25094 93 300 92 301 87 303 79 300 25094 23291 90 301 84 300 83 301 69 298 23291 21419 82 300 78 300 77 303 64 297 21419 19468 75 300 74 300 68 304 59 298 19468 17435 68 301 65 298 59 303 52 297 17435 15365 58 302 56 292 51 294 47 294 15365 13369 39 301 47 289 48 286 45 288 13369 11552 32 307 35 283 44 285 43 292 11552 9943 27 306 31 271 33 272 36 282 9943 8522 21 299 23 260 34 254 37 268 8522 7265 17 293 19 248 36 242 40 256 7265 6155 13 291 18 239 35 234 41 241 6155 5180 9 289 19 232 33 229 38 227 5180 4325 7 271 18*222 26*218 32 211 4325 3572 6 239 17*207 23*208 30 207 3572 2900 5*203 17 206 22 207 29 204 2900 2305 5*189 17 205 22 206 27 201 2305 1809 5 189 17 205 22 205 25 199 1809 1428 4 186 16 204 21 204 23 197 1428 1166 4 186 15 204 20 204 19 195 1166 1007 4 185 14 204 18 204 16 194 1007 916 4 185 13 204 16 203 11*194 916 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