DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/07 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 - - - 16.0 - - 23.4 - - 28.1 - - 26.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 298 - - 178 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1171 - - 2145 - - 2749 - - 216 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 897 - - 2113 - - 2353 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2027 - - 3001 - - 3605 - - 1072 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 627 - - 673 - - 685 - - 2523 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 201 - - 347 - - 318 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 15 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 043 - - 126 - - 171 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2476 - - -2953 - - -3982 - - -5676 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4503 - - 5954 - - 7587 - - 6749 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20517 - - -18895 - - -19135 - - -20849 ODpotential blCL - - - 22544 - - 21896 - - 22740 - - 21921 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 78 - - 83 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.0 - - 23.4 - - 28.1 - - 26.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 0.0 - - 0.8 - - -1.5 - - 0.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.3 - - 21.9 - - 27.1 - - 26.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -0.2 - - 0.4 - - -1.9 - - 0.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 298 - - 178 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1171 - - 2145 - - 2749 - - 216 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 12 - - 30 - - 77 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] 96328 41 264 53 266 31 264 38 256 96328 89232 20 289 27 266 30 264 23 283 89232 83697 15 314 18 266 29 277 21 309 83697 79085 19 305 15 291 21 285 19 302 79085 75102 24 304 18 293 24 291 24 306 75102 71576 23 313 18 294 27 297 30 305 71576 68377 27 326 22 304 30 307 30 308 68377 65425 37 312 30 309 36 307 32 311 65425 62675 40 311 37 305 40 304 38 309 62675 60004 50 314 41 304 44 304 43 311 60004 57211 59 310 49 308 52 301 51 305 57211 54313 73 308 61 313 61 304 59 300 54313 51547 80 312 75 308 69 305 64 298 51547 49050 86 309 79 303 70 300 63 298 49050 46799 86 304 80 300 71 298 67 298 46799 44748 85 302 78 298 76 295 74 300 44748 42865 85 304 79 299 84 294 82 299 42865 41130 85 306 80 301 85 296 85 295 41130 39530 88 305 82 307 83 297 84 294 39530 38048 91 301 88 302 84 298 85 296 38048 36673 93 300 88 297 82 300 85 294 36673 35363 94 304 87 297 80 301 84 292 35363 34046 91 307 86 298 80 301 83 292 34046 32684 89 307 85 301 80 300 80 294 32684 31272 87 308 85 304 79 300 78 294 31272 29791 87 310 87 304 79 302 75 294 29791 28230 86 311 88 303 80 304 71 299 28230 26590 86 313 84 304 77 306 71 303 26590 24871 88 314 82 306 72 306 70 302 24871 23073 91 313 79 308 71 305 68 303 23073 21200 89 312 73 309 68 307 65 306 21200 19248 86 314 69 312 65 307 64 306 19248 17219 78 319 64 313 62 308 61 304 17219 15154 71 321 59 314 60 309 57 298 15154 13166 68 323 56 317 57 312 49 294 13166 11363 60 330 52 321 49 315 38 299 11363 9767 48 330 45 324 41 320 31 299 9767 8351 41 327 36 327 33 328 25 299 8351 7095 36 330 27 328 24 321 17 314 7095 5987 27 336 18 330 15 308 11 310 5987 5017 18 343 8 338 7 273 8 269 5017 4180 14 354 2 025 5*193 9 193 4180 3453 12 003 3*131 5*178 11 154 3453 2810 8 021 4*129 5 175 11 137 2810 2242 7*041 4 129 5 172 12 131 2242 1767 6*042 4 126 5 169 12 127 1767 1404 6 044 4 123 5 167 11 126 1404 1154 6 043 4 123 5 166 10*124 1154 1002 5 043 4 123 5 166 9*123 1002 915 5 042 4 121 4 166 7 122 915 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