DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - - 24.8 - - 29.5 - - 31.0 - - 31.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 24 - - 7 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 59 - - 651 - - 533 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 915 - - 1507 - - 1389 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 503 - - 476 - - 445 - - 584 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 104 - - 65 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 235 - - 192 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -168 - - 403 - - 285 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1083 - - 1104 - - 1104 - - 915 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9310 - - 137 - - -6792 - - -7435 ODpotential blCL - - - 10225 - - 1370 - - 8181 - - 8350 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.8 - - 29.5 - - 31.0 - - 31.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.4 - - 27.8 - - 29.3 - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 29.3 - - 31.0 - - 32.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 27.4 - - 29.0 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 24 - - 7 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 59 - - 651 - - 533 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 99 - - 99 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95192 48 269 58 262 56 273 62 279 95192 88249 50 285 50 281 53 281 51 288 88249 82793 41 295 43 281 42 281 51 290 82793 78210 38 293 38 281 43 291 49 294 78210 74235 41 287 41 290 53 294 48 293 74235 70703 38 294 40 282 50 284 48 293 70703 67499 39 307 33 284 42 287 48 299 67499 64549 48 302 40 302 46 297 46 303 64549 61804 50 298 51 302 51 302 50 307 61804 59124 52 294 59 295 54 305 61 306 59124 56326 55 293 56 290 59 298 65 292 56326 53429 60 294 55 295 60 292 57 284 53429 50647 64 298 61 300 60 293 66 297 50647 48136 65 302 67 302 65 301 74 295 48136 45893 65 305 72 301 71 299 74 295 45893 43866 68 307 78 294 79 296 84 296 43866 42026 76 300 75 291 84 291 92 291 42026 40342 72 290 68 295 80 289 93 287 40342 38781 64 294 72 306 78 297 93 285 38781 37321 55 298 83 310 91 305 91 285 37321 35952 68 320 98 314 104 308 91 288 35952 34638 85 326 124 319 107 307 92 290 34638 33314 98 326 122 320 105 304 94 291 33314 31953 98 315 107 317 103 296 97 289 31953 30557 92 309 87 308 99 290 98 287 30557 29109 87 306 84 298 93 291 98 289 29109 27596 79 304 82 298 85 291 90 292 27596 26016 64 310 75 298 80 293 74 288 26016 24362 55 308 71 291 69 296 64 281 24362 22633 54 295 71 277 63 296 61 281 22633 20832 59 290 68 261 60 294 62 281 20832 18952 55 292 57 259 55 297 62 278 18952 16993 46 293 57 262 49 296 56 275 16993 14996 42 290 48 259 48 292 53 267 14996 13073 43 288 47 256 46 282 54 265 13073 11329 47 286 42 266 49 271 60 260 11329 9783 49 287 37 267 51 259 61 259 9783 8407 50 292 33 264 51 258 52 256 8407 7182 47 296 31 265 47 260 42 243 7182 6093 43 296 29 268 39 260 38 233 6093 5127 39 293 28 271 30 256 33 228 5127 4277 36 281 26 274 26 253 30 219 4277 3527 36 276 24 277 23 250 31 215 3527 2860 31 282 22 276 19 241 34 213 2860 2273 25 286 14 259 18 221 36 206 2273 1786 24 283 12*237 17 208 33 194 1786 1413 21 267 10*235 13*194 27 184 1413 1158 15 251 10 235 11*192 20 177 1158 1004 14*249 9 235 10 192 18 175 1004 915 9*248 7 236 8 191 11*174 915 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