DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - - 47.0 - - 50.7 - - 51.1 - - 49.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 273 - - 158 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3330 - - 6321 - - 6325 - - 5042 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2630 - - 5275 - - 4943 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4186 - - 7177 - - 7181 - - 5898 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4767 - - 2982 - - 3563 - - 2965 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 311 - - 490 - - 407 - - 175 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 12 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 339 - - 329 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 7 - - 7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -365 - - 269 - - 69 - - -418 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4551 - - 6908 - - 7112 - - 6316 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1921 - - -231 - - -51 - - -1025 ODpotential blCL - - - 6107 - - 7408 - - 7232 - - 6923 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 100 - - 98 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 30 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.0 - - 50.7 - - 51.1 - - 49.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 23.5 - - 22.9 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 49.2 - - 49.9 - - 49.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.2 - - 22.4 - - 22.2 - - 24.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 273 - - 158 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3330 - - 6321 - - 6325 - - 5042 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 101 - - 94 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97452 7 201 16 254 16 245 18 275 97452 90080 9 220 10 227 13 238 13 242 90080 84447 2 227 10 198 11 240 6 224 84447 79756 4 192 9 190 9 249 6 210 79756 75702 6 187 5 184 7 251 7 227 75702 72113 5 236 7 214 10 228 9 242 72113 68845 11 255 8 249 11 231 10 240 68845 65812 15 245 11 256 13 246 9 268 65812 62969 14 231 15 243 21 256 17 270 62969 60198 11 239 19 228 30 246 25 268 60198 57305 14 278 18 231 23 244 22 264 57305 54304 33 278 24 274 25 267 27 281 54304 51445 39 265 38 273 28 262 34 271 51445 48880 37 265 38 272 32 269 37 267 48880 46582 42 270 42 273 38 275 38 270 46582 44492 44 272 44 272 43 273 41 272 44492 42574 45 276 45 272 46 272 44 271 42574 40804 47 279 48 273 47 270 47 268 40804 39163 53 277 52 272 50 269 47 265 39163 37632 57 273 55 270 51 267 44 266 37632 36203 58 269 57 267 50 269 42 268 36203 34836 56 270 55 265 47 270 39 270 34836 33467 54 273 51 261 44 271 36 271 33467 32069 49 271 42 263 37 270 27 273 32069 30651 40 275 34 270 25 276 16 289 30651 29193 32 287 24 279 17 294 13 342 29193 27670 27 300 21 295 19 311 14 348 27670 26073 29 294 23 294 19 311 13 349 26073 24399 32 290 25 289 20 309 13 343 24399 22649 33 287 28 286 22 305 16 322 22649 20828 34 285 30 286 25 301 21 316 20828 18934 33 286 31 288 25 300 25 310 18934 16966 31 290 29 290 25 298 27 306 16966 14967 27 299 24 293 25 298 29 310 14967 13051 28 300 22 294 25 286 31 302 13051 11321 29 299 25 297 21 288 27 291 11321 9788 28 303 23 304 20 291 23 295 9788 8422 24 320 23 305 16 298 18 301 8422 7206 26 335 19*314 13*308 14 306 7206 6125 23 333 15*324 11*314 12*313 6125 5167 17 328 13 330 11 320 10*333 5167 4321 12*326 12 336 10 324 10 339 4321 3572 9*329 12 340 10 329 10 344 3572 2900 8 329 11 344 9 334 10 348 2900 2306 7 329 11 346 9 336 10 350 2306 1810 7 328 10 348 9 339 10 352 1810 1429 7 328 10 349 9 340 10 353 1429 1167 6 327 10 350 8 341 10 354 1167 1008 6 328 9 350 8 342 9 354 1008 916 6 327 9 351 7 342 8 354 916 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