DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 26.5 - - 38.5 - - 43.8 - - 35.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 177 - - 100 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 423 - - 1484 - - 2401 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 1460 - - 1759 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1279 - - 2340 - - 3257 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 568 - - 1549 - - 1344 - - 1020 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 123 - - 260 - - 252 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 138 - - 219 - - 244 - - 221 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2634 - - -4023 - - -1046 - - -1535 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3913 - - 6363 - - 4303 - - 2451 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11011 - - -8490 - - -3158 - - -6405 ODpotential blCL - - - 12290 - - 10830 - - 6415 - - 7321 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 99 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 38.5 - - 43.8 - - 35.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.9 - - 13.8 - - 28.1 - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 37.4 - - 43.2 - - 37.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.8 - - 13.6 - - 28.0 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 177 - - 100 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 423 - - 1484 - - 2401 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 100 - - 96 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96818 28 078 17 085 22 088 21 092 96818 89607 29 075 21 110 10 089 18 061 89607 84000 13 073 13 063 14 118 7 116 84000 79302 5 115 4 136 1 360 10 005 79302 75236 9 338 1 046 3 315 9 271 75236 71621 19 298 11 301 11 299 9 295 71621 68320 18 290 9 297 13 260 17 313 68320 65272 14 290 17 304 15 275 25 299 65272 62437 22 273 27 277 26 288 27 294 62437 59680 22 302 26 262 36 285 29 294 59680 56809 37 305 25 286 33 277 43 288 56809 53840 47 301 38 294 35 276 41 279 53840 50993 54 292 40 298 42 289 40 279 50993 48427 55 284 58 292 47 291 45 289 48427 46135 52 284 63 287 49 290 53 289 46135 44065 51 284 58 285 52 288 53 296 44065 42187 46 285 60 288 56 292 62 299 42187 40469 53 300 63 287 65 294 69 291 40469 38873 67 299 67 292 75 287 72 285 38873 37382 75 294 78 287 81 280 76 285 37382 35993 80 290 78 286 81 277 81 289 35993 34671 81 289 76 293 84 283 80 292 34671 33340 81 296 85 299 90 287 83 294 33340 31970 90 300 93 296 96 286 85 294 31970 30561 95 298 98 292 97 282 86 293 30561 29101 96 296 100 291 95 280 85 293 29101 27575 94 296 101 292 95 281 83 294 27575 25982 92 295 97 293 94 283 81 295 25982 24315 90 291 89 294 88 286 77 295 24315 22576 87 293 83 297 80 289 77 294 22576 20775 79 296 80 296 71 292 67 292 20775 18910 66 300 73 294 61 295 55 292 18910 16968 47 294 56 295 56 300 49 295 16968 14986 46 291 42 287 45 296 46 302 14986 13076 46 296 41 282 38 282 43 298 13076 11337 43 298 38 293 39 280 38 296 11337 9794 36 298 31 299 33 285 35 300 9794 8422 28 297 28 298 27 290 35 306 8422 7199 22 291 24 295 27 293 36 309 7199 6111 24 287 20 285 28 288 32 306 6111 5146 25 285 20 282 27 271 27 291 5146 4295 24 285 20 277 26 265 27 277 4295 3544 18 283 18 271 20*254 27 261 3544 2873 12 268 15*263 17*245 26 246 2873 2284 4 228 10*226 16 244 23 236 2284 1795 6 142 9 219 16 243 19 229 1795 1420 7*139 9 217 16 243 17 226 1420 1162 7*139 8 216 15 243 14 223 1162 1005 6 138 8 216 14 243 11*222 1005 916 5 138 7 215 12 243 6*221 916 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