DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 77.7 - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 261 - - 196 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4595 - - 5012 - - 774 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3914 - - 4098 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5451 - - 5868 - - 1630 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 876 - - 2258 - - 2272 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 433 - - 408 - - 62 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 9 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 210 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 16 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 434 - - 396 - - -237 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5018 - - 5472 - - 1867 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 370 - - 147 - - -1731 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5081 - - 5721 - - 3361 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 260 - - 660 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 77.7 - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.0 - - 56.8 - - 63.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 76.3 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.6 - - 56.1 - - 63.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 261 - - 196 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4595 - - 5012 - - 774 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 93 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 13 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] 98516 23 124 9 147 3 050 98516 91040 17 099 8 130 10 100 91040 85268 12 031 5 090 9 103 85268 80493 3 339 8 054 5 060 80493 76401 5 148 4 049 6 355 76401 72779 7 155 0 295 4 349 72779 69493 6 164 2 177 2 279 69493 66471 5 184 2 198 5 177 66471 63667 7 211 8 243 2 252 63667 60950 8 222 14 225 9 262 60950 58113 11 211 17 203 19 238 58113 55161 19 232 22 219 25 236 55161 52340 28 230 26 226 28 232 52340 49818 37 231 28 232 30 230 49818 47586 43 228 38 241 34 231 47586 45593 45 221 47 236 41 228 45593 43788 44 210 48 226 54 215 43788 42135 35 203 46 207 60 198 42135 40597 29 212 45 208 64 194 40597 39148 25 221 45 216 57 204 39148 37787 31 248 42 233 58 223 37787 36474 42 265 53 245 57 219 36474 35131 37 262 48 236 54 221 35131 33731 26 258 39 216 48 218 33731 32276 19 250 34 208 45 212 32276 30752 17 233 30 201 46 207 30752 29147 27 215 30 202 47 205 29147 27462 35 213 33 217 49 209 27462 25697 36 222 36 232 49 217 25697 23860 27 228 33 231 41 220 23860 21958 23 244 30 233 31 219 21958 19985 21 252 24 238 25 225 19985 17927 19 259 16 237 21 233 17927 15826 16 245 15 240 20 243 15826 13796 18 235 17 247 18 237 13796 11951 19 230 17 249 15 223 11951 10313 16 236 16 244 15 217 10313 8860 15 242 14 238 14 217 8860 7569 12 240 12 231 11 211 7569 6423 7*237 10*220 11 212 6423 5407 6*224 9*217 10 217 5407 4511 5 221 9 214 9 232 4511 3718 5 221 9 211 9 259 3718 3009 5 221 8 209 10 273 3009 2382 5 219 8 208 10 271 2382 1859 5 220 8 206 9*272 1859 1458 4 219 8 204 8*270 1458 1182 4 217 7 204 8 270 1182 1014 4 219 7 203 7 270 1014 918 4 218 6 203 5 269 918 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