DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 - - - 77.7 - - 82.8 - - 84.5 - - 81.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 235 - - 147 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1593 - - 4726 - - 6175 - - 1331 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1455 - - 3995 - - 4856 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2449 - - 5582 - - 7031 - - 2187 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3332 - - 2041 - - 1552 - - 5300 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 252 - - 431 - - 409 - - 93 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 049 - - 065 - - 071 - - 081 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2267 - - -378 - - 109 - - -3626 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4717 - - 5960 - - 6922 - - 5813 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5129 - - -3866 - - -2658 - - -6735 ODpotential blCL - - - 7578 - - 9448 - - 9689 - - 8922 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 67 - - 80 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 82.8 - - 84.5 - - 81.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.3 - - 59.9 - - 57.4 - - 59.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.7 - - 81.4 - - 83.5 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.5 - - 58.8 - - 56.2 - - 58.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 235 - - 147 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1593 - - 4726 - - 6175 - - 1331 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 21 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 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] 99484 37 089 36 096 31 071 32 080 99484 91970 29 088 24 092 22 078 28 076 91970 86188 21 080 20 094 19 091 20 081 86188 81385 18 087 16 081 19 085 17 084 81385 77251 19 083 19 076 15 095 14 071 77251 73608 16 072 17 059 16 090 8 065 73608 70314 14 084 11 068 14 037 13 048 70314 67292 15 065 11 072 7 046 16 021 67292 64506 18 015 13 044 5 064 13 353 64506 61811 14 328 15 005 7 010 3 342 61811 58989 12 306 20 330 17 338 15 350 58989 56069 27 299 29 310 27 314 27 327 56069 53299 31 289 35 297 33 303 33 314 53299 50808 32 280 37 291 34 293 34 301 50808 48569 31 279 37 292 31 298 33 294 48569 46533 31 287 32 293 29 298 28 297 46533 44676 36 293 27 305 24 324 19 314 44676 42979 33 292 23 315 28 331 21 347 42979 41413 12 313 8 352 19 326 23 338 41413 39944 11 034 13 052 8 353 16 331 39944 38555 13 026 16 049 8 031 12 334 38555 37209 13 015 16 043 10 036 11 345 37209 35836 14 024 16 032 12 022 11 357 35836 34407 15 029 16 018 13 005 11 007 34407 32924 16 033 17 018 15 357 13 008 32924 31372 17 041 17 023 16 357 15 001 31372 29739 18 041 17 021 17 359 16 356 29739 28025 19 036 17 018 18 001 16 356 28025 26231 18 034 15 020 18 001 16 360 26231 24361 16 020 15 013 19 359 17 004 24361 22415 15 020 18 006 22 357 17 005 22415 20389 18 022 19 014 23 001 18 003 20389 18276 19 024 17 020 22 011 18 002 18276 16121 18 021 15 032 20 024 18 006 16121 14045 17 024 14 039 13 036 17 020 14045 12158 16 015 13 041 12 036 12 014 12158 10486 15 012 14 041 12 038 13 024 10486 9006 16 025 15 043 10 049 15 050 9006 7694 17 032 14 051 10*063 15 048 7694 6531 18 054 14*070 10*067 13 044 6531 5498 15 071 13*066 10 069 13 047 5498 4586 14 078 13 065 11 069 12 059 4586 3779 15 071 13 065 11 071 11 067 3779 3056 16*063 13 064 11 072 11 073 3056 2416 14*058 13 064 11 073 11*077 2416 1881 11 048 13 063 11 074 11*080 1881 1471 10 046 12 064 10 074 11 081 1471 1189 10 045 12 064 10 074 10 082 1189 1017 9 045 11 064 9 075 9 083 1017 919 8 045 9 064 8 074 7 083 919 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