DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 65.8 - - 67.3 - - 55.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 176 - - 61 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 338 - - 2332 - - 3041 - - 61 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 2060 - - 1688 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1194 - - 3188 - - 3897 - - 917 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 181 - - 1506 - - 1163 - - 88 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 119 - - 302 - - 234 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 165 - - 183 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1517 - - -4028 - - -4517 - - -2367 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2711 - - 7216 - - 8414 - - 3285 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10720 - - -12042 - - -12065 - - -10970 ODpotential blCL - - - 11914 - - 15230 - - 15962 - - 11887 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 41 - - 39 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 65.8 - - 67.3 - - 55.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.3 - - 37.8 - - 34.1 - - 44.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.9 - - 64.5 - - 66.7 - - 58.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.2 - - 37.1 - - 33.4 - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 176 - - 61 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 338 - - 2332 - - 3041 - - 61 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 97387 5 042 2 230 7 278 8 307 97387 90158 6 037 4 352 7 022 5 056 90158 84596 4 017 4 020 3 066 6 022 84596 79984 6 002 2 210 5 245 9 337 79984 76004 4 047 3 244 7 269 8 323 76004 72484 5 340 6 310 8 301 9 303 72484 69312 10 336 8 332 8 289 9 286 69312 66409 15 307 15 311 13 300 13 309 66409 63713 16 301 17 296 17 297 18 306 63713 61098 18 292 18 292 19 286 25 301 61098 58373 22 307 21 294 21 281 28 286 58373 55545 32 308 26 298 23 290 26 284 55545 52846 37 304 32 298 29 300 28 296 52846 50408 37 298 36 294 37 300 33 300 50408 48209 36 294 36 292 39 298 36 300 48209 46199 35 293 35 291 39 296 37 300 46199 44344 32 290 33 289 40 296 40 301 44344 42621 29 290 31 287 39 296 41 300 42621 41010 28 291 29 287 38 297 41 299 41010 39497 27 291 26 288 37 298 40 301 39497 38068 24 293 26 288 35 299 39 303 38068 36687 25 299 24 291 32 297 37 305 36687 35287 21 308 23 296 29 297 36 307 35287 33844 14 318 17 296 21 297 30 304 33844 32369 12 312 14 297 17 295 18 299 32369 30846 15 307 15 308 17 304 16 301 30846 29249 16 303 15 316 16 320 16 314 29249 27572 16 302 12 318 11 334 15 324 27572 25811 14 299 11 309 8 334 9 338 25811 23967 9 286 9 299 9 305 8 325 23967 22050 6 285 10 288 9 289 10 301 22050 20054 8 314 9 276 9 279 10 293 20054 17973 11 302 7 281 9 262 11 272 17973 15849 3 257 5 307 7 268 8 265 15849 13796 6 229 7 288 7 300 3 296 13796 11930 3 244 8 257 8 284 3 303 11930 10273 1 350 6 226 7 264 5 255 10273 8806 1 202 5 210 6 238 7 232 8806 7505 4 214 5 197 7 208 10 216 7505 6355 8 193 6 196 9 201 10 208 6355 5342 8 169 8 198 9 207 9 205 5342 4454 9 147 9 193 7*199 10 192 4454 3672 8 141 9*184 6*189 10 182 3672 2974 7 143 8*177 7 186 9 174 2974 2356 7 149 7 166 7 182 7 156 2356 1842 6 152 6 162 7 181 8 135 1842 1447 6*135 6 160 7 180 9 129 1447 1176 6*121 6 159 7 179 9 126 1176 1011 5 119 5 158 6 178 8 124 1011 917 5 118 5 157 6 177 5*123 917 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