DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 1000z - - 1337z - - 1603z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.2 - - 54.4 - - 64.1 - - 66.6 - - 68.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - 11 - - 55 - - -15 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 61 - - 468 - - 750 - - 62 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit 901 - - 900 - - 901 - - 902 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top 917 - - 1324 - - 1606 - - 918 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1378 - - 619 - - 755 - - 2021 - - 1918 Hgt.Variab. W* 26 - - 75 - - 146 - - 0 - - 13 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 14 - - 15 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 095 - - 097 - - 112 - - 151 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1075 - - 271 - - 530 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1992 - - 1053 - - 1076 - - 918 - - 918 sfcLCL ODpotential -8966 - - -57 - - 203 - - -672 - - -729 ODpotential blCL 9883 - - 1381 - - 1403 - - 1590 - - 1647 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 210 - - 180 - - 140 - - 300 - - 730 CAPE Temp@2m 54.2 - - 54.4 - - 64.1 - - 66.6 - - 68.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 48.6 - - 52.8 - - 62.1 - - 65.7 - - 67.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.7 - - 54.4 - - 63.8 - - 67.4 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 48.1 - - 52.6 - - 61.6 - - 65.8 - - 67.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - 11 - - 55 - - -15 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 61 - - 468 - - 750 - - 62 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 9 - - 12 - - 14 - - 15 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] 98314 18 057 16 101 14 134 14 054 15 057 98314 90913 9 088 13 101 9 070 5 050 6 046 90913 85242 6 078 3 082 8 042 3 117 2 070 85242 80504 6 081 5 136 3 102 4 208 4 054 80504 76380 6 073 10 119 8 156 8 205 6 342 76380 72730 3 063 6 067 6 155 7 190 8 330 72730 69438 3 305 4 005 4 228 4 220 6 318 69438 66421 7 264 5 324 7 208 5 231 2 007 66421 63623 14 236 7 270 11 224 11 260 8 317 63623 60919 18 218 9 234 14 237 15 231 12 251 60919 58112 18 227 15 244 14 260 13 242 15 243 58112 55212 26 239 26 244 22 247 20 250 17 231 55212 52453 29 229 29 243 25 235 26 229 23 246 52453 49970 33 230 40 242 39 226 32 232 32 240 49970 47770 40 224 49 217 53 215 52 217 44 224 47770 45812 54 226 46 213 48 207 57 206 45 208 45812 44036 72 230 37 227 46 215 53 202 40 208 44036 42390 74 227 50 228 61 222 49 211 37 213 42390 40848 67 222 66 221 66 219 55 212 37 215 40848 39393 66 219 69 217 64 218 64 210 42 216 39393 38015 68 216 66 217 65 214 69 209 49 217 38015 36674 68 220 65 216 65 211 64 207 55 219 36674 35305 70 224 65 216 62 207 59 206 55 220 35305 33880 66 226 64 213 61 205 57 204 51 220 33880 32406 56 219 62 209 61 204 56 203 47 218 32406 30870 51 201 60 207 61 202 55 200 44 212 30870 29257 44 199 57 210 60 200 55 199 44 206 29257 27567 36 202 52 212 60 200 52 199 42 205 27567 25799 33 210 51 210 59 201 49 202 43 197 25799 23953 36 205 52 211 55 200 47 201 44 194 23953 22034 36 202 49 216 55 199 40 203 43 199 22034 20040 33 199 39 206 57 196 38 206 33 197 20040 17966 32 197 38 207 56 193 38 210 30 198 17966 15852 37 186 36 205 51 190 38 212 28 197 15852 13822 38 169 34 199 47 190 37 213 26 200 13822 11979 32 165 37 200 44 191 37 211 28 202 11979 10340 30 170 37 204 41 191 39 208 33 200 10340 8881 29 175 33 199 37 190 44 199 36 202 8881 7586 29 179 30 191 33 192 46 191 37 204 7586 6437 27 183 28 190 26 181 43 187 38 200 6437 5419 25 187 25 191 23 171 38 179 38 195 5419 4520 25 182 25 189 22 165 35 171 37 190 4520 3726 30 164 25 183 23 158 33 165 35 186 3726 3014 32 144 25 169 23 149 32 163 33 183 3014 2386 32 123 24 140 23 138 30 163 31 181 2386 1862 27 108 21 114 20*123 27 159 26 177 1862 1459 23 102 18*100 16*114 22 155 22 173 1459 1182 19 098 16*099 15 112 18 153 17 171 1182 1015 17*096 15 097 14 111 15 151 15 170 1015 918 12*095 11 097 11 111 11*151 10*168 918 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