DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/04 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.1 - - 51.7 - - 51.1 - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 43 - - 12 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1051 - - 1280 - - 1090 - - 873 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 901 - - 900 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1907 - - 2136 - - 1946 - - 1729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 961 - - 1512 - - 1759 - - 1890 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 121 - - 163 - - 107 - - 54 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 19 - - 19 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 239 - - 243 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -3 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 853 - - 953 - - 727 - - 619 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1054 - - 1183 - - 1219 - - 1111 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 395 - - 517 - - 244 - - 82 ODpotential blCL - - - 1512 - - 1619 - - 1702 - - 1647 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.1 - - 51.7 - - 51.1 - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.3 - - 49.4 - - 48.6 - - 46.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.1 - - 51.6 - - 51.1 - - 49.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.8 - - 48.8 - - 48.1 - - 46.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 43 - - 12 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1051 - - 1280 - - 1090 - - 873 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 95772 62 267 70 264 71 273 63 270 95772 88941 41 272 34 277 45 275 43 284 88941 83648 26 284 25 288 25 264 32 288 83648 79202 14 294 23 282 19 279 22 291 79202 75332 11 301 15 285 17 281 17 282 75332 71882 11 302 10 306 10 261 15 267 71882 68729 12 289 6 297 5 242 11 249 68729 65812 8 255 8 276 7 277 8 249 65812 63095 8 216 10 249 14 266 10 266 63095 60449 8 198 11 233 16 248 13 266 60449 57678 8 231 13 234 18 233 17 245 57678 54794 14 230 15 227 17 234 16 232 54794 52024 15 222 19 215 22 225 22 212 52024 49524 18 216 24 196 27 195 25 203 49524 47274 21 206 20 183 26 201 20 221 47274 45228 21 199 17 203 29 197 38 220 45228 43362 25 200 31 210 33 209 37 219 43362 41641 32 204 35 220 34 219 39 229 41641 40040 37 200 49 222 44 228 45 226 40040 38540 40 200 60 210 58 221 49 228 38540 37127 45 200 63 199 65 218 53 233 37127 35764 52 200 58 192 66 219 57 233 35764 34383 52 202 54 196 63 217 59 226 34383 32957 57 206 56 203 58 218 57 221 32957 31486 66 206 63 199 60 216 54 223 31486 29961 71 204 69 196 61 215 50 227 29961 28378 61 201 72 194 54 218 37 227 28378 26737 53 199 75 195 47 224 27 241 26737 25026 44 202 71 201 39 233 32 244 25026 23240 42 206 53 209 40 235 33 235 23240 21380 45 205 37 209 41 233 35 220 21380 19436 50 206 35 210 38 229 38 221 19436 17403 50 205 37 210 35 226 34 227 17403 15330 43 203 37 211 33 222 30 227 15330 13343 34 204 34 214 30 224 29 228 13343 11546 31 205 28 213 30 231 28 234 11546 9953 25 212 26 212 27 241 29 239 9953 8541 24 216 26 218 28 252 27 245 8541 7291 28 211 27 225 25 257 27 252 7291 6185 29 204 27 228 24 258 26 248 6185 5204 29 199 25 231 26 256 26 251 5204 4342 27 196 25 240 27 254 25 254 4342 3585 24 202 25 242 27 249 24 247 3585 2909 22 218 24 241 26 248 24 244 2909 2312 20*230 24*241 25*246 23 243 2312 1814 20*231 22*240 22*244 20*238 1814 1432 19 232 20 239 21 243 18*236 1432 1168 17 232 19 239 19 243 16 235 1168 1009 15 232 17 239 17 242 14 234 1009 917 12 233 13 239 13 242 11 233 917 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