DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.6 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 176 - - 79 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4752 - - 6363 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3915 - - 4639 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5608 - - 7219 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3070 - - 1858 - - 8216 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 404 - - 354 - - 32 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 295 - - 306 - - 316 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -248 - - 1023 - - -4073 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5857 - - 6197 - - 4991 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1836 - - -221 - - -4961 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7444 - - 7440 - - 5879 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 77 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 40 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.6 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.9 - - 50.6 - - 54.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 74.0 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.6 - - 49.3 - - 52.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 176 - - 79 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4752 - - 6363 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 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] 98958 28 088 26 092 27 074 98958 91427 21 087 22 076 19 083 91427 85650 20 094 22 082 19 092 85650 80855 23 086 15 090 17 084 80855 76733 18 074 16 087 14 062 76733 73095 10 089 12 093 11 044 73095 69799 7 086 7 101 7 012 69799 66756 7 002 6 006 9 017 66756 63934 9 336 17 285 20 309 63934 61222 14 246 15 256 19 279 61222 58385 13 304 13 316 13 292 58385 55426 34 290 32 295 29 301 55426 52611 38 287 41 283 42 294 52611 50088 48 290 47 290 49 289 50088 47830 55 288 56 294 53 293 47830 45778 58 288 61 292 61 296 45778 43903 62 293 66 293 68 298 43903 42183 71 295 74 293 72 299 42183 40601 77 295 73 296 74 300 40601 39134 79 291 73 297 74 302 39134 37764 76 287 68 293 72 301 37764 36442 71 286 64 291 70 299 36442 35096 67 288 62 292 67 298 35096 33695 64 293 62 293 66 299 33695 32239 64 302 62 294 65 299 32239 30715 67 305 62 295 65 298 30715 29110 67 304 61 298 64 297 29110 27424 62 306 57 297 63 297 27424 25659 60 305 57 295 60 298 25659 23818 59 302 57 296 56 300 23818 21907 55 298 54 297 53 303 21907 19923 53 297 50 297 49 302 19923 17857 46 296 46 298 45 302 17857 15752 36 293 41 297 37 299 15752 13728 30 292 36 297 30 295 13728 11892 28 293 30 296 27 288 11892 10265 28 297 25 292 22 286 10265 8827 29 300 17 294 14 290 8827 7551 26 299 14*300 12 293 7551 6415 23*298 14*301 12 296 6415 5405 21*297 13 303 11 302 5405 4512 19 295 13 304 11 306 4512 3722 17 294 13 306 10 308 3722 3014 16 294 12 307 10 311 3014 2387 16 294 12 308 9 313 2387 1863 15 294 12 309 9 315 1863 1460 14 294 11 310 9 315 1460 1183 14 294 11 310 8 316 1183 1015 13 294 10 310 7 316 1015 918 11 294 9 310 5*316 918 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