DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 82.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 82 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3050 - - 3700 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2448 - - 2690 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3906 - - 4556 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2070 - - 2029 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 305 - - 292 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 308 - - 296 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 837 - - 951 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3069 - - 3606 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -259 - - -226 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4165 - - 4782 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 750 - - 750 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 82.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.3 - - 69.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.3 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.5 - - 68.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 82 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3050 - - 3700 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 61 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - - 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] 99454 25 098 20 083 99454 91994 26 095 23 084 91994 86215 26 088 21 079 86215 81412 19 077 17 078 81412 77261 12 091 9 088 77261 73587 11 115 8 099 73587 70266 7 099 6 094 70266 67226 6 031 7 106 67226 64414 7 346 4 037 64414 61697 3 288 6 295 61697 58889 4 240 12 270 58889 56009 9 294 17 272 56009 53285 20 264 27 256 53285 50847 27 269 30 250 50847 48678 38 263 38 262 48678 46729 38 259 49 256 46729 44943 29 256 50 250 44943 43273 28 258 49 249 43273 41700 26 255 51 253 41700 40213 26 258 54 256 40213 38803 29 262 55 256 38803 37433 33 264 53 255 37433 36037 35 268 48 255 36037 34584 35 272 45 256 34584 33072 37 272 45 258 33072 31493 41 275 41 256 31493 29840 43 275 42 256 29840 28108 44 272 42 259 28108 26294 39 270 39 263 26294 24403 33 259 37 258 24403 22443 30 248 31 247 22443 20411 30 256 26 251 20411 18299 31 269 26 262 18299 16148 32 273 28 275 16148 14074 29 277 28 274 14074 12188 25 284 26 279 12188 10512 22 290 24 283 10512 9025 20 290 22 287 9025 7704 19 295 21 292 7704 6535 17 308 14 281 6535 5502 15 319 12 284 5502 4590 15*319 12*293 4590 3783 15*315 13*295 3783 3060 14 311 13 296 3060 2420 14 307 13 297 2420 1884 13 306 13 297 1884 1473 13 304 12 297 1473 1190 12 303 12 297 1190 1018 11 302 11 297 1018 919 9 302 9 297 919 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