DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 71.3 - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 312 - - 160 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4207 - - 1984 - - 3149 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3692 - - 1773 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5063 - - 2840 - - 4005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1759 - - 1766 - - 2952 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 446 - - 278 - - 151 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 4 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 053 - - 055 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -4 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5188 - - -5668 - - -6308 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10251 - - 8509 - - 10313 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10935 - - -12764 - - -12119 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15998 - - 15604 - - 16124 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 71.3 - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.1 - - 37.5 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.0 - - 70.3 - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.1 - - 36.9 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 312 - - 160 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4207 - - 1984 - - 3149 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 82 - - 100 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98497 26 080 19 067 23 075 98497 91057 14 055 19 070 17 063 91057 85359 15 065 19 081 18 054 85359 80627 17 078 17 086 16 047 80627 76533 16 073 19 083 16 049 76533 72913 17 069 18 076 18 056 72913 69642 22 062 16 073 16 046 69642 66638 23 040 14 053 9 032 66638 63854 19 012 16 018 15 035 63854 61145 18 358 19 005 17 006 61145 58319 20 341 23 348 15 333 58319 55405 23 323 30 331 20 340 55405 52639 26 313 38 314 35 327 52639 50151 31 307 42 303 45 315 50151 47911 33 302 40 296 45 302 47911 45877 35 313 37 301 37 298 45877 44027 38 312 40 307 35 307 44027 42332 44 302 47 304 42 308 42332 40767 44 302 48 303 47 301 40767 39309 40 301 48 306 48 311 39309 37936 34 301 45 312 44 314 37936 36609 29 303 42 313 37 315 36609 35257 27 306 35 311 33 320 35257 33852 25 310 34 313 32 321 33852 32395 22 312 34 312 31 321 32395 30870 18 312 35 311 30 321 30870 29265 19 309 35 312 33 320 29265 27579 23 307 34 313 37 318 27579 25814 26 305 31 311 40 317 25814 23968 26 309 29 313 38 319 23968 22046 25 313 29 320 34 324 22046 20048 23 312 30 322 29 328 20048 17969 26 314 30 319 28 334 17969 15851 31 319 26 318 28 336 15851 13810 29 318 23 333 26 340 13810 11956 26 316 17 341 22 338 11956 10310 23 328 16 346 20 338 10310 8849 22 337 15 342 15 342 8849 7555 15 331 14 349 11 023 7555 6410 10 339 14 357 15 054 6410 5398 7*357 13 009 16 060 5398 4505 6*033 12 027 14*063 4505 3715 7 048 12 045 11*067 3715 3008 7 052 13*053 9 069 3008 2382 8 055 13*055 8 071 2382 1860 8 057 13 055 7 073 1860 1458 8 058 13 055 7 073 1458 1182 8 058 13 055 6 073 1182 1014 8 059 12 054 6 074 1014 918 7 059 10 054 5 075 918 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