DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/14 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 - - - - - - 67.6 - - 70.8 - - 69.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 412 - - 275 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5407 - - 5780 - - 4427 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4738 - - 4854 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6263 - - 6636 - - 5283 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1027 - - 1259 - - 1436 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 531 - - 476 - - 97 W* B/S - - - - - - 19 - - 14 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 175 - - 188 - - 169 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2551 - - -4022 - - -4273 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8815 - - 10659 - - 9557 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10722 - - -12438 - - -12845 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16985 - - 19074 - - 18128 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 53 - - 56 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 70.8 - - 69.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.0 - - 27.0 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.2 - - 69.1 - - 69.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.0 - - 25.8 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 412 - - 275 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5407 - - 5780 - - 4427 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98177 11 115 7 214 5 151 98177 90718 6 169 5 185 5 081 90718 84984 2 278 6 200 6 330 84984 80232 7 162 7 200 9 290 80232 76128 8 122 7 191 7 286 76128 72494 5 065 2 192 7 276 72494 69196 6 033 4 283 10 260 69196 66162 7 008 6 295 8 258 66162 63352 12 300 12 320 7 343 63352 60639 12 303 17 312 14 335 60639 57814 18 310 20 313 19 328 57814 54884 22 312 26 309 26 313 54884 52093 27 318 29 308 28 314 52093 49589 32 321 32 311 34 313 49589 47363 41 315 36 312 36 309 47363 45375 48 317 43 320 35 305 45375 43583 57 321 48 325 32 317 43583 41945 62 322 51 321 33 324 41945 40424 60 317 51 314 35 314 40424 39002 54 316 43 315 36 310 39002 37660 47 327 34 320 41 316 37660 36355 45 337 29 330 46 309 36355 35021 48 341 29 341 43 310 35021 33630 46 340 28 332 40 312 33630 32184 41 345 33 325 40 309 32184 30668 39 340 39 322 38 310 30668 29071 39 333 41 318 34 317 29071 27393 39 328 40 314 32 319 27393 25634 41 324 37 316 31 308 25634 23799 45 322 37 322 34 298 23799 21893 45 325 36 322 38 296 21893 19906 41 325 34 319 36 293 19906 17835 39 323 31 317 33 295 17835 15725 37 327 26 322 23 305 15725 13691 34 335 22 330 16 308 13691 11841 27 337 18 330 18 307 11841 10200 20 342 11 317 16 297 10200 8748 14 349 6 284 11 288 8748 7466 8 005 7*224 10 243 7466 6336 1*039 6*206 12 201 6336 5339 3*180 6 201 13*185 5339 4459 4 178 6 195 13*178 4459 3680 5 177 6 189 13 174 3680 2982 5 175 6 184 13 170 2982 2364 5 173 6 181 13 167 2364 1848 6 172 6 177 12 165 1848 1452 6 170 6 174 12 163 1452 1178 6 171 6 174 11 162 1178 1013 5 170 6 173 10 161 1013 918 5 171 6 173 8 161 918 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