DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.1 - - 51.5 - - 49.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - 63 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 990 - - 1566 - - 61 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1846 - - 2422 - - 917 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 422 - - 584 - - 2241 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 168 - - 191 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 130 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 0 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 109 - - 258 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 413 - - 260 - - -297 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1433 - - 2162 - - 1214 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 281 - - -6240 - - -782 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1565 - - 8662 - - 1699 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.1 - - 51.5 - - 49.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.1 - - 45.3 - - 47.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.5 - - 51.0 - - 50.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.5 - - 44.7 - - 47.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - 63 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 990 - - 1566 - - 61 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 94 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96031 30 259 38 268 36 266 96031 88932 20 249 30 246 34 258 88932 83470 31 274 26 276 19 271 83470 78937 36 250 27 260 22 289 78937 75037 23 225 24 262 28 263 75037 71584 38 284 34 283 29 291 71584 68443 49 276 48 280 47 286 68443 65550 46 268 53 270 56 280 65550 62864 48 264 55 272 59 274 62864 60249 48 269 57 271 55 272 60249 57498 60 280 58 275 61 275 57498 54627 72 282 68 273 70 271 54627 51880 75 277 71 268 71 266 51880 49394 68 274 69 268 68 264 49394 47148 60 275 70 270 67 266 47148 45104 56 272 71 268 69 268 45104 43238 51 267 69 265 67 269 43238 41530 48 262 64 262 62 268 41530 39960 47 259 58 260 56 265 39960 38509 43 262 54 261 53 263 38509 37155 41 277 50 265 51 263 37155 35853 46 289 50 272 51 267 35853 34531 49 294 54 272 49 268 34531 33156 44 297 56 269 49 267 33156 31735 34 310 54 270 47 263 31735 30253 32 326 51 273 43 260 30253 28697 29 320 45 281 42 259 28697 27061 20 312 42 284 42 258 27061 25344 16 318 39 281 36 257 25344 23548 14 315 32 280 31 259 23548 21673 14 289 24 288 28 254 21673 19714 14 277 15 295 25 247 19714 17668 14 284 11 288 25 239 17668 15580 14 277 11 278 22 231 15580 13570 13 261 8 258 23 227 13570 11743 10 253 7 233 21 219 11743 10118 7 263 9 228 18 211 10118 8675 9 246 13 239 16 212 8675 7391 14 239 16 241 16 229 7391 6255 18 245 19 240 17 236 6255 5253 15 252 16 241 14 231 5253 4373 8 234 11 236 11 227 4373 3601 4 266 10 226 6 192 3601 2918 3 356 6*240 7 139 2918 2318 1*049 4*256 7 140 2318 1818 0*078 4 259 8 139 1818 1434 0 116 4 258 7 138 1434 1169 0 113 3 259 7 138 1169 1008 0 144 3 259 6*139 1008 917 0 144 3 261 4*141 917 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