DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 - - - 35.4 - - 36.9 - - 36.1 - - 28.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 46 - - 83 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 957 - - 2725 - - 4220 - - 224 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 899 - - 2920 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1813 - - 3581 - - 5076 - - 1080 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1994 - - 1245 - - 454 - - 3668 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 108 - - 211 - - 289 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 27 - - 27 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 350 - - 338 - - 338 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 13 - - 11 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 197 - - 1140 - - 1155 - - -2566 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1616 - - 2441 - - 3921 - - 3647 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -302 - - 556 - - 468 - - -2828 ODpotential blCL - - - 2115 - - 3025 - - 4608 - - 3908 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.4 - - 36.9 - - 36.1 - - 28.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 29.6 - - 22.3 - - 16.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 36.8 - - 35.8 - - 29.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 28.7 - - 21.6 - - 15.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 46 - - 83 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 957 - - 2725 - - 4220 - - 224 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 95 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95933 48 269 52 265 55 273 52 272 95933 88919 27 289 29 271 32 268 27 289 88919 83500 19 315 22 283 27 265 31 293 83500 78950 25 301 28 296 28 289 21 300 78950 74966 21 292 23 283 22 294 27 311 74966 71411 19 313 15 294 32 301 36 306 71411 68192 34 316 33 316 42 294 42 310 68192 65242 41 304 45 306 43 298 44 308 65242 62512 37 301 40 298 46 301 47 305 62512 59852 52 314 42 301 51 295 51 300 59852 57045 62 313 47 302 50 297 49 300 57045 54107 62 310 59 309 62 313 62 310 54107 51302 61 311 78 311 89 313 82 312 51302 48780 69 317 91 307 98 310 96 313 48780 46517 85 320 96 307 102 311 105 312 46517 44463 96 317 99 311 107 310 110 309 44463 42584 97 312 102 315 110 311 110 311 42584 40856 95 315 107 317 115 313 113 316 40856 39256 100 322 112 319 118 314 119 318 39256 37767 113 326 118 320 124 314 126 317 37767 36376 124 325 123 321 128 314 134 316 36376 35044 131 324 129 322 132 317 141 316 35044 33701 137 324 136 323 137 319 141 316 33701 32315 142 324 139 323 140 319 137 317 32315 30886 144 323 138 323 139 319 135 319 30886 29394 141 323 135 323 137 319 133 320 29394 27825 139 323 133 323 134 318 132 320 27825 26183 136 322 130 324 133 317 130 321 26183 24469 124 322 123 326 125 318 126 321 24469 22689 120 330 114 328 113 321 116 324 22689 20847 121 333 106 328 106 325 109 329 20847 18926 108 331 101 331 101 325 107 329 18926 16923 87 330 89 334 94 326 99 331 16923 14890 65 336 71 331 83 328 85 331 14890 12943 57 340 59 329 72 328 74 327 12943 11179 56 338 55 329 64 326 70 327 11179 9616 56 336 53 331 61 327 66 329 9616 8233 54 339 50 333 57 330 63 333 8233 7013 49 344 46 335 51 333 55 338 7013 5942 44 348 39 339 42*335 41 341 5942 5004 41 348 32 341 28*336 31 339 5004 4185 41 351 31*340 28 336 28 343 4185 3466 41 355 30*339 28 338 27 344 3466 2821 40 354 29 339 28 338 27 346 2821 2250 37*354 29 338 28 339 27 346 2250 1774 31*352 28 338 27 339 26 347 1774 1408 27 350 26 338 26 339 24 347 1408 1156 23 349 24 337 25 339 21*348 1156 1003 21 349 22 337 22 339 18*348 1003 915 16 348 17 336 17 339 14 348 915 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