DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 75.7 - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 19 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 786 - - 600 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 902 - - 902 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1642 - - 1456 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1192 - - 1334 - - 897 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 127 - - 98 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 181 - - 203 - - 066 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 598 - - 317 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1044 - - 1139 - - 919 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 194 - - -991 - - -1774 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1448 - - 2447 - - 2693 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 860 - - 1970 - - 1780 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 75.7 - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 73.0 - - 71.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.7 - - 75.5 - - 73.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 72.7 - - 71.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 19 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 786 - - 600 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 95 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 18 - - 17 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] 98379 13 085 9 065 10 070 98379 91017 5 049 7 356 12 024 91017 85313 7 342 8 291 18 332 85313 80590 7 327 9 272 17 306 80590 76538 14 319 10 282 16 309 76538 72955 16 310 14 296 15 314 72955 69711 13 316 12 291 12 303 69711 66736 10 322 9 296 8 297 66736 63975 9 307 11 313 11 321 63975 61306 9 319 11 307 12 304 61306 58534 9 306 11 296 10 271 58534 55683 20 271 22 281 21 277 55683 52997 25 261 27 260 30 273 52997 50589 25 250 28 250 33 266 50589 48428 25 260 26 260 31 255 48428 46461 27 267 28 274 24 245 46461 44648 30 264 30 280 23 251 44648 42967 31 263 31 267 29 258 42967 41395 30 270 25 257 38 235 41395 39922 29 275 23 262 37 213 39922 38535 29 273 24 267 32 220 38535 37187 28 273 22 267 31 232 37187 35812 30 278 21 265 30 243 35812 34379 37 276 21 264 29 251 34379 32892 39 273 21 262 29 258 32892 31335 31 269 21 258 31 267 31335 29696 22 260 23 255 31 271 29696 27978 18 240 28 257 29 273 27978 26182 17 239 31 264 28 279 26182 24312 21 256 32 274 30 281 24312 22369 24 254 32 284 31 278 22369 20345 24 262 35 286 33 276 20345 18240 31 263 41 282 35 276 18240 16100 38 253 43 275 33 279 16100 14042 38 252 43 268 36 280 14042 12170 33 244 42 259 35 271 12170 10503 31 245 40 248 34 262 10503 9019 32 247 37 243 36 255 9019 7697 32 254 34 243 32 250 7697 6526 27 264 29 246 24 241 6526 5492 14 259 23 249 19 236 5492 4580 10 253 18 249 18 232 4580 3771 11 252 15 242 16 227 3771 3047 9 217 12 233 14 225 3047 2408 9 198 10 227 13 234 2408 1876 8*188 8 225 7 207 1876 1467 7*182 5*218 3 153 1467 1186 6 181 3*204 5 086 1186 1016 6 180 3 203 4*072 1016 919 5 179 2 201 3*066 919 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