DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - -0.4 - - 2.9 - - 5.7 - - 3.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 71 - - 22 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 558 - - 726 - - 915 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 896 - - 897 - - 897 - - 897 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1414 - - 1582 - - 1771 - - 913 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 448 - - 356 - - 533 - - 1409 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 86 - - 151 - - 111 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 002 - - 004 - - 344 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1338 - - -787 - - -418 - - -1887 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2752 - - 2369 - - 2189 - - 2801 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -23049 - - -19239 - - -13932 - - -12953 ODpotential blCL - - - 24463 - - 20821 - - 15703 - - 13866 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 98 - - 97 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -0.4 - - 2.9 - - 5.7 - - 3.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -8.8 - - -3.9 - - -0.2 - - -5.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -0.4 - - 2.5 - - 5.7 - - 4.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -9.9 - - -4.5 - - -1.3 - - -5.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 71 - - 22 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 558 - - 726 - - 915 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 92 - - 87 - - 95 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] 94299 135 243 142 252 137 249 140 244 94299 87454 105 249 114 252 105 255 114 251 87454 82271 84 253 90 251 87 259 90 255 82271 77948 69 261 68 248 75 257 75 259 77948 74153 62 259 51 247 62 253 67 260 74153 70749 58 254 47 251 56 254 65 260 70749 67655 54 254 50 255 58 256 62 260 67655 64795 55 258 56 258 58 253 57 254 64795 62106 62 258 60 261 59 253 58 250 62106 59465 68 256 65 258 64 252 63 253 59465 56689 75 255 71 253 71 248 74 251 56689 53793 82 254 73 246 76 244 80 243 53793 50997 86 252 75 245 80 241 81 243 50997 48449 90 251 82 245 82 240 86 245 48449 46143 96 249 89 245 83 243 94 244 46143 44039 99 245 94 242 91 243 99 241 44039 42105 98 240 94 241 98 240 99 237 42105 40315 98 238 99 238 101 234 96 236 40315 38651 103 236 107 236 99 232 92 237 38651 37102 102 233 115 234 100 234 89 238 37102 35652 106 235 115 230 102 233 90 237 35652 34264 120 234 111 229 99 229 90 235 34264 32873 130 231 108 227 95 228 91 235 32873 31454 138 225 111 223 98 230 91 235 31454 30012 132 221 116 219 102 231 89 234 30012 28530 130 218 119 217 100 230 89 233 28530 26991 128 220 121 219 96 227 93 232 26991 25392 122 223 107 224 96 225 93 229 25392 23723 112 229 95 227 92 228 89 229 23723 21981 96 235 87 228 81 229 85 230 21981 20169 79 238 75 235 78 234 78 233 20169 18283 68 237 64 237 70 236 68 236 18283 16326 55 240 52 239 57 240 59 238 16326 14353 45 252 42 247 48 242 42 241 14353 12473 22 254 33 247 36 250 27 248 12473 10774 17 241 25 249 26 255 21 256 10774 9270 17 249 18 264 17 266 18 276 9270 7946 15 273 13 287 12 290 13 308 7946 6779 10 308 11 317 12 318 13 324 6779 5749 6 001 9 348 10 329 16 328 5749 4844 9 076 8 061 7 316 15 319 4844 4053 13 080 11 060 6 357 12 315 4053 3355 12 053 15 049 10 016 11 328 3355 2731 14 018 17 036 13 004 17 340 2731 2184 22 013 20 017 16*347 22 335 2184 1729 22*009 17*008 15*345 21 333 1729 1381 17*003 15*004 14 344 19 331 1381 1142 15 002 14 004 13 344 15 328 1142 996 14 001 13 004 12 344 12 328 996 913 10 001 10 003 9 344 7*327 913 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