DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.0 - - 89.6 - - 85.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 189 - - 87 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3092 - - 3723 - - 64 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2698 - - 2806 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3948 - - 4579 - - 920 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1047 - - 841 - - 4672 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 355 - - 306 - - 37 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 23 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 191 - - 192 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 117 - - 259 - - -2404 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3831 - - 4321 - - 3324 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5772 - - -5539 - - -4628 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9720 - - 10118 - - 5548 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 75 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3330 - - 3390 - - 3240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.0 - - 89.6 - - 85.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 73.3 - - 73.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.9 - - 89.2 - - 86.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.8 - - 72.3 - - 73.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 189 - - 87 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3092 - - 3723 - - 64 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 0 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 18 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] 99160 24 102 21 072 31 077 99160 91664 27 101 25 084 26 080 91664 85923 25 095 25 092 21 076 85923 81168 21 080 23 092 15 079 81168 77065 17 059 21 091 11 083 77065 73430 11 045 17 078 9 084 73430 70136 6 021 11 051 9 057 70136 67107 1 318 5 030 7 028 67107 64303 4 145 1 215 1 318 64303 61598 2 053 3 240 1 141 61598 58798 15 254 19 269 13 298 58798 55923 19 252 25 255 25 264 55923 53210 29 269 27 266 28 272 53210 50795 30 266 25 277 24 276 50795 48651 22 257 22 268 19 278 48651 46708 16 254 19 252 19 270 46708 44914 15 256 16 252 18 268 44914 43241 15 262 14 262 16 260 43241 41669 15 265 12 265 14 251 41669 40185 14 274 10 276 11 248 40185 38779 16 267 15 259 12 249 38779 37414 22 247 18 246 13 242 37414 36026 29 242 26 252 18 249 36026 34587 34 242 36 252 26 259 34587 33102 32 242 37 250 32 265 33102 31553 31 242 34 247 33 255 31553 29927 32 242 35 245 36 243 29927 28222 32 240 36 244 33 242 28222 26439 31 228 36 246 27 251 26439 24575 30 227 34 249 26 256 24575 22635 27 238 30 253 24 254 22635 20613 25 248 27 255 22 250 20613 18503 24 249 26 250 19 243 18503 16346 26 242 23 240 17 236 16346 14259 25 235 19 226 14 223 14259 12354 22 227 18 211 16 207 12354 10658 20 221 18 213 18 205 10658 9151 22 225 19 224 18 220 9151 7811 26 225 25 228 22 233 7811 6622 28 216 29 220 27 224 6622 5572 26 206 29 207 30 210 5572 4648 22*197 25*194 30 206 4648 3829 20*193 25*193 29 202 3829 3095 20 192 24 192 28 201 3095 2444 20 191 24 192 27 199 2444 1900 20 191 23 192 25 198 1900 1482 19 190 23 191 23 196 1482 1194 18 190 21 191 20 195 1194 1020 17 190 19 191 17*195 1020 920 14 190 15 191 12*194 920 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