DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 31.3 - - 38.1 - - 42.8 - - 41.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 144 - - 362 - - 292 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2860 - - 3259 - - 4093 - - 2805 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2344 - - 3018 - - 3568 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3716 - - 4115 - - 4949 - - 3661 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 690 - - 636 - - 631 - - 1276 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 304 - - 430 - - 429 - - 56 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 11 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 8 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 095 - - 122 - - 137 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 380 - - -623 - - -1109 - - -1260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3336 - - 4738 - - 6059 - - 4921 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7426 - - -9948 - - -9024 - - -9285 ODpotential blCL - - - 11142 - - 14063 - - 13973 - - 12946 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 70 - - 73 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.3 - - 38.1 - - 42.8 - - 41.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.4 - - 20.9 - - 19.7 - - 23.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 36.2 - - 41.2 - - 41.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.3 - - 19.8 - - 19.1 - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 144 - - 362 - - 292 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2860 - - 3259 - - 4093 - - 2805 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 0 - - 0 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96417 26 242 35 228 38 241 36 256 96417 89105 29 265 28 237 36 255 33 250 89105 83500 26 251 22 270 29 249 31 248 83500 78876 24 268 21 265 24 246 28 259 78876 74883 30 271 25 278 24 258 35 257 74883 71325 30 267 34 280 34 280 34 276 71325 68105 27 259 34 266 37 281 39 277 68105 65148 26 279 28 258 38 275 39 272 65148 62381 39 291 34 279 39 278 43 280 62381 59674 49 290 43 282 46 280 50 284 59674 56840 53 285 48 280 51 280 53 285 56840 53903 51 278 52 280 53 281 50 286 53903 51108 49 275 54 278 52 279 49 286 51108 48606 49 284 52 280 51 282 48 284 48606 46377 54 290 52 283 53 282 47 285 46377 44357 58 290 52 285 51 283 47 288 44357 42511 60 292 55 292 52 291 51 290 42511 40824 68 293 64 291 59 291 58 290 40824 39285 73 289 64 286 66 289 61 287 39285 37867 73 289 67 292 69 289 60 291 37867 36548 75 293 76 293 69 291 62 295 36548 35280 75 292 76 293 70 294 64 295 35280 33988 72 289 73 298 71 294 65 294 33988 32642 65 290 75 301 69 293 64 293 32642 31241 61 296 77 298 67 292 63 290 31241 29772 61 296 74 293 65 291 62 286 29772 28225 64 296 65 302 65 289 60 287 28225 26599 65 295 62 299 60 290 55 289 26599 24896 64 292 61 297 55 290 50 288 24896 23117 63 292 58 294 49 294 46 287 23117 21263 62 292 54 293 45 295 41 286 21263 19330 61 292 51 293 41 294 40 283 19330 17313 58 296 49 293 39 290 43 281 17313 15252 52 303 46 295 39 293 35 285 15252 13266 39 315 40 299 38 295 28 277 13266 11461 19 305 29 307 29 297 25 274 11461 9858 14 288 16 299 20 286 21 272 9858 8440 13 291 10 287 18 267 20 258 8440 7188 12 303 6 283 11 267 19 255 7188 6086 9 324 3 272 3 197 13 216 6086 5121 5 343 4 157 7*146 13 176 5121 4279 6*093 6*131 7*143 13*156 4279 3537 8*096 7*127 8 142 12*144 3537 2874 9 095 7 125 8 138 12 142 2874 2287 9 095 7 122 8 136 12 140 2287 1797 9 094 7 120 8 135 12 138 1797 1422 9 094 7 119 8 134 12 138 1422 1163 8 094 7 117 8 133 11 137 1163 1006 8 094 7 117 8 132 10 136 1006 916 7 094 6 117 7 131 8 136 916 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