DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.9 - - 62.6 - - 60.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 365 - - 308 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2880 - - 2927 - - 2387 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2731 - - 2713 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3736 - - 3783 - - 3243 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 455 - - 585 - - 1157 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 413 - - 393 - - 114 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 062 - - 094 - - 088 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -343 - - -910 - - -1472 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4079 - - 4693 - - 4715 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4909 - - -5601 - - -5861 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8645 - - 9384 - - 9104 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 83 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.9 - - 62.6 - - 60.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.2 - - 45.2 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.0 - - 60.7 - - 60.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.8 - - 44.8 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 365 - - 308 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2880 - - 2927 - - 2387 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 60 - - 32 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97170 26 233 26 248 27 241 97170 89862 25 241 25 243 19 238 89862 84268 19 230 20 247 9 260 84268 79590 9 222 14 245 13 288 79590 75540 1 307 7 221 14 276 75540 71964 5 341 4 207 11 264 71964 68729 5 313 2 292 7 266 68729 65754 9 279 13 289 11 281 65754 62992 6 257 11 269 11 279 62992 60300 10 286 12 256 16 242 60300 57467 14 269 10 227 15 230 57467 54507 23 257 20 251 16 254 54507 51672 32 239 27 246 26 267 51672 49122 27 231 32 242 27 262 49122 46847 25 240 34 249 27 264 46847 44798 29 250 37 254 30 264 44798 42933 32 251 33 254 28 270 42933 41225 30 251 32 255 35 271 41225 39656 28 266 33 266 37 266 39656 38208 37 280 34 273 34 266 38208 36861 42 276 40 266 34 267 36861 35573 41 271 37 261 32 258 35573 34272 34 275 37 261 32 253 34272 32924 32 282 34 263 29 254 32924 31525 31 277 29 275 24 262 31525 30062 26 268 26 279 23 266 30062 28522 15 274 19 259 19 274 28522 26905 14 298 13 224 15 280 26905 25207 13 269 13 228 13 270 25207 23430 13 243 13 236 16 235 23430 21578 13 216 14 215 16 221 21578 19647 12 210 16 204 21 200 19647 17629 11 193 14 208 23 192 17629 15565 11 183 14 212 18 193 15565 13570 8 214 12 218 14 199 13570 11751 5 241 9 221 12 218 11751 10135 1 081 5 168 7 233 10135 8702 2 049 5 105 3 076 8702 7428 2 297 4 042 8 046 7428 6296 0 218 5 026 11 062 6296 5296 1 016 6 043 15 085 5296 4418 4*030 7*084 16 093 4418 3646 7*057 9*093 15*093 3646 2956 9 060 11 094 15*091 2956 2346 9 062 11 094 15 089 2346 1836 10 062 11 094 14 087 1836 1444 10 063 12 095 14 086 1444 1175 10 063 11 094 13 085 1175 1011 10 063 11 095 12 085 1011 917 9 063 10 095 9 084 917 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