DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - - 14.0 - - 22.3 - - 19.5 - - 11.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 214 - - 65 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 221 - - 4043 - - 4079 - - 58 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 3395 - - 2546 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1077 - - 4899 - - 4935 - - 914 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1394 - - 1508 - - 1488 - - 3134 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 44 - - 386 - - 262 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 29 - - 31 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 268 - - 278 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 13 - - 18 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1036 - - 450 - - 1279 - - -1685 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2113 - - 4449 - - 3656 - - 2599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2383 - - 74 - - 510 - - -2308 ODpotential blCL - - - 3460 - - 4825 - - 4425 - - 3222 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 78 - - 100 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.0 - - 22.3 - - 19.5 - - 11.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.4 - - 6.1 - - 7.0 - - 4.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 21.5 - - 19.6 - - 12.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.8 - - 5.6 - - 6.5 - - 3.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 214 - - 65 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 221 - - 4043 - - 4079 - - 58 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 12 - - 99 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94884 52 252 59 252 71 256 77 255 94884 88002 27 272 44 259 54 253 60 261 88002 82658 39 286 41 265 43 258 48 252 82658 78152 38 277 46 268 46 278 48 275 78152 74224 47 285 50 260 57 272 60 276 74224 70731 50 282 48 259 55 263 59 270 70731 67531 49 279 50 276 53 271 53 272 67531 64547 49 274 56 278 57 275 55 276 64547 61739 48 272 57 277 60 276 58 278 61739 58993 52 280 59 277 63 273 64 274 58993 56118 64 281 63 273 66 270 72 271 56118 53139 74 273 68 269 69 267 80 270 53139 50305 77 269 72 268 75 269 82 269 50305 47759 80 270 77 271 80 271 84 272 47759 45484 83 272 86 275 89 274 89 275 45484 43428 87 274 92 274 96 274 93 276 43428 41551 93 275 94 272 99 273 99 277 41551 39825 95 272 94 270 98 272 108 276 39825 38227 93 270 95 269 98 272 112 274 38227 36740 92 272 94 268 100 274 115 273 36740 35352 97 273 95 269 106 275 123 272 35352 34022 105 272 98 270 112 273 129 271 34022 32679 111 271 104 270 114 270 131 271 32679 31300 116 272 107 270 113 269 133 273 31300 29888 121 273 109 269 112 269 134 273 29888 28432 124 274 111 269 111 269 132 272 28432 26913 123 275 110 270 110 269 125 270 26913 25328 119 276 110 272 108 269 117 271 25328 23673 116 278 109 274 106 269 113 272 23673 21951 115 278 109 274 105 268 110 273 21951 20165 114 277 108 273 104 268 104 274 20165 18311 111 276 107 272 103 270 99 275 18311 16386 108 276 107 273 101 272 95 273 16386 14428 101 278 106 273 99 271 90 272 14428 12541 93 282 97 275 94 271 84 273 12541 10825 80 284 85 279 85 276 80 275 10825 9308 67 284 75 280 74 280 72 279 9308 7976 55 286 61 283 61 281 60 281 7976 6808 47 283 48 280 48 278 52 280 6808 5782 45 278 42 279 36*274 48 272 5782 4878 40 279 36*275 35*275 44 273 4878 4083 35 277 32*271 34 276 39 280 4083 3382 33 275 31 269 33 277 34 290 3382 2756 32 273 30 268 32 279 32 298 2756 2204 30 265 29 267 30 280 30 302 2204 1743 24 255 28 267 29 280 28 303 1743 1389 19 249 27 266 27 281 25 303 1389 1146 15*246 26 266 25 281 20 303 1146 998 13*245 24 266 22 281 18*302 998 914 10 245 20 266 17 281 12*302 914 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