DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - - 33.9 - - 35.7 - - 35.7 - - 34.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 78 - - 48 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 737 - - 1566 - - 1509 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1593 - - 2422 - - 2365 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1588 - - 1784 - - 1689 - - 3731 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 92 - - 206 - - 174 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 22 - - 25 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 337 - - 334 - - 316 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 527 - - 1099 - - 983 - - -776 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1066 - - 1323 - - 1382 - - 1692 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 191 - - 501 - - 306 - - -1599 ODpotential blCL - - - 1402 - - 1921 - - 2059 - - 2515 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.9 - - 35.7 - - 35.7 - - 34.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 33.3 - - 33.0 - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 35.3 - - 35.6 - - 35.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 32.5 - - 32.4 - - 29.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 78 - - 48 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 737 - - 1566 - - 1509 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 99 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96371 9 222 4 224 5 319 6 312 96371 89286 2 037 3 151 2 240 5 274 89286 83782 11 117 8 156 6 272 7 235 83782 79190 3 271 4 249 4 193 4 257 79190 75206 6 212 12 230 11 217 10 259 75206 71675 19 247 22 232 22 250 13 245 71675 68466 24 229 33 239 31 257 20 265 68466 65505 30 251 37 240 45 254 38 256 65505 62757 33 257 42 240 44 242 42 244 62757 60079 47 259 42 243 40 239 36 241 60079 57256 53 254 53 254 47 258 44 254 57256 54305 67 252 68 249 69 251 59 253 54305 51472 74 243 77 241 78 241 60 244 51472 48901 72 239 78 236 82 239 71 254 48901 46602 72 242 79 238 89 240 89 252 46602 44538 74 244 83 240 86 236 85 247 44538 42657 80 247 84 241 76 235 82 248 42657 40922 99 245 82 241 74 245 90 246 40922 39310 110 242 86 242 94 247 96 240 39310 37800 119 232 96 242 116 241 96 238 37800 36380 127 227 109 240 125 234 95 239 36380 35012 131 222 111 235 120 231 98 240 35012 33638 127 217 110 227 118 228 98 239 33638 32230 129 217 110 224 119 225 95 240 32230 30785 129 220 104 225 116 225 97 241 30785 29285 129 227 98 228 111 227 104 239 29285 27712 115 232 99 232 108 230 110 237 27712 26066 84 227 99 233 107 233 107 235 26066 24345 71 217 97 231 106 236 102 236 24345 22549 74 227 91 228 109 237 99 239 22549 20686 74 234 86 230 102 239 91 244 20686 18768 75 237 85 231 85 241 64 258 18768 16810 67 235 83 235 68 236 49 268 16810 14836 50 231 67 250 49 238 42 288 14836 12937 48 225 51 251 39 264 37 298 12937 11208 51 225 29 236 32 279 37 318 11208 9672 42 231 21 299 27 316 38 335 9672 8309 24 242 29 305 34 331 41 343 8309 7098 19 257 28 317 35 334 39 347 7098 6024 16 280 24 341 37 341 38 350 6024 5075 15 321 25 353 38 346 38 347 5075 4243 20 343 26 344 35 344 34 337 4243 3510 23 341 26 339 32 339 33 333 3510 2854 23 336 26*339 31*338 32 331 2854 2273 23 334 25*338 30*337 30 328 2273 1788 21*330 24 338 28 335 27 325 1788 1416 19*326 21 336 25 333 23 322 1416 1160 17 324 20 336 22 332 19 319 1160 1004 16 324 18 335 20 332 16*318 1004 916 12 323 14 335 16 331 11*316 916 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