DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.8 - - 59.4 - - 61.8 - - 50.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 117 - - 20 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 178 - - 1171 - - 2271 - - 61 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 901 - - 901 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1034 - - 2027 - - 3127 - - 917 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 310 - - 1395 - - 2332 - - 87 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 73 - - 211 - - 150 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 12 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 352 - - 303 - - 280 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2007 - - -3402 - - -3683 - - -1971 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3041 - - 5430 - - 6810 - - 2889 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10255 - - -9114 - - -9954 - - -8668 ODpotential blCL - - - 11289 - - 11141 - - 13081 - - 9585 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 51 - - 56 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.8 - - 59.4 - - 61.8 - - 50.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.0 - - 39.0 - - 35.3 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 58.6 - - 61.7 - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 38.2 - - 34.5 - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 117 - - 20 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 178 - - 1171 - - 2271 - - 61 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 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] 95955 55 256 55 262 58 251 62 255 95955 88948 30 268 37 262 38 266 39 269 88948 83525 23 282 24 270 24 271 26 274 83525 78988 15 267 27 252 26 283 23 286 78988 75035 10 285 17 239 28 273 25 303 75035 71529 18 303 1 321 16 249 21 287 71529 68350 23 279 21 303 17 298 16 307 68350 65410 29 263 27 283 24 281 24 295 65410 62668 29 283 29 280 26 277 30 281 62668 60008 36 282 36 283 36 280 33 283 60008 57241 42 276 46 279 43 276 43 284 57241 54380 50 277 50 276 52 268 46 279 54380 51653 56 278 52 275 52 266 60 272 51653 49204 59 280 57 282 62 267 66 265 49204 47022 67 280 70 278 67 269 63 263 47022 45048 74 275 75 272 72 269 57 265 45048 43243 76 272 76 273 76 271 57 274 43243 41583 77 273 78 275 80 271 70 280 41583 40050 78 277 79 275 80 271 82 278 40050 38622 79 279 78 276 79 274 82 276 38622 37278 79 279 78 279 78 277 78 278 37278 35975 78 278 77 280 77 280 76 279 35975 34648 76 278 76 279 76 281 73 279 34648 33268 75 280 75 279 75 281 70 278 33268 31836 74 282 73 283 74 281 68 280 31836 30339 73 282 73 287 73 284 64 283 30339 28764 72 283 69 287 68 287 59 284 28764 27110 69 284 64 288 62 285 56 284 27110 25375 66 283 60 293 56 287 51 288 25375 23564 64 283 58 290 52 291 51 297 23564 21678 64 287 58 288 53 292 50 300 21678 19713 58 291 54 290 54 296 46 299 19713 17664 47 293 48 292 49 303 40 301 17664 15576 40 294 40 289 41 297 37 300 15576 13565 34 295 34 290 39 293 35 297 13565 11737 28 296 28 290 36 293 34 294 11737 10116 23 302 22 290 31 291 31 296 10116 8680 19 305 19 294 24 284 28 289 8680 7407 18 314 17 305 18 291 22 286 7407 6284 17 331 14 319 14 305 13 294 6284 5291 14 352 10 329 10 308 9 294 5291 4417 11 007 6 322 8 290 8 282 4417 3644 10 011 4 309 8*281 7 286 3644 2953 10 010 4 306 7*279 6 299 2953 2343 9 010 4*299 7 280 5 305 2343 1833 9 012 3*299 6 280 6 302 1833 1442 12 002 3 300 6 281 7 298 1442 1173 11*357 3 305 6 280 7 293 1173 1010 8*352 3 306 5 281 6*279 1010 917 6 351 3 307 5 280 5*275 917 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