DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - - 40.9 - - 51.0 - - 53.0 - - 46.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -12 - - 107 - - 52 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 60 - - 1205 - - 2741 - - 182 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 900 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 916 - - 2061 - - 3597 - - 1038 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 662 - - 894 - - 1595 - - 3583 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 18 - - 207 - - 215 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 19 - - 31 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 262 - - 269 - - 294 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 17 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1878 - - -1625 - - -179 - - -1331 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2794 - - 3686 - - 3776 - - 2369 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8533 - - -4481 - - -1654 - - -1680 ODpotential blCL - - - 9449 - - 6542 - - 5251 - - 2718 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 69 - - 82 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 10 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.9 - - 51.0 - - 53.0 - - 46.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.8 - - 37.8 - - 39.3 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.5 - - 50.4 - - 52.8 - - 46.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 37.4 - - 39.2 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -12 - - 107 - - 52 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 60 - - 1205 - - 2741 - - 182 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 0 - - 27 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95247 52 000 47 350 36 333 41 340 95247 88479 52 352 46 339 47 339 40 336 88479 83174 57 350 50 330 48 335 32 348 83174 78686 50 347 43 326 45 337 38 348 78686 74767 39 343 36 325 48 340 43 346 74767 71279 33 332 34 325 50 333 41 344 71279 68098 33 319 38 325 48 323 37 329 68098 65150 38 314 43 320 43 317 35 313 65150 62386 42 317 44 310 35 311 34 309 62386 59675 43 311 37 299 34 309 38 310 59675 56827 42 308 33 297 42 307 42 310 56827 53860 46 298 43 300 46 302 43 309 53860 51018 44 288 52 299 47 294 47 308 51018 48458 47 294 54 291 46 294 51 305 48458 46173 51 298 51 282 50 294 53 300 46173 44107 63 293 50 286 53 289 54 294 44107 42219 65 284 55 288 54 285 54 289 42219 40477 64 284 58 285 55 282 55 284 40477 38861 68 280 59 283 57 279 55 280 38861 37354 65 276 62 285 58 282 56 280 37354 35947 64 279 68 288 65 285 60 279 35947 34604 69 279 78 287 74 283 64 277 34604 33256 80 279 91 279 80 278 68 274 33256 31874 98 278 98 275 83 275 71 272 31874 30458 118 277 109 274 81 275 71 271 30458 28989 124 276 120 269 79 275 69 272 28989 27457 123 278 122 267 78 276 67 274 27457 25865 119 283 117 270 73 276 63 275 25865 24210 105 282 112 274 62 281 57 280 24210 22496 95 279 109 281 63 290 55 286 22496 20725 83 268 96 282 68 290 55 287 20725 18887 84 265 71 280 65 287 54 288 18887 16968 74 272 62 286 61 287 54 290 16968 15003 62 273 58 289 59 290 55 290 15003 13100 56 275 60 288 57 292 53 291 13100 11363 58 284 61 284 54 291 49 293 11363 9815 59 292 63 287 51 290 46 297 9815 8438 57 296 62 292 49 292 45 300 8438 7212 51 297 56 297 46 291 45 301 7212 6120 44 296 52 302 43 291 43 302 6120 5155 39 294 44 301 41 288 41 304 5155 4308 39 290 39 295 40*281 40 303 4308 3562 41 291 37 292 35*273 39 302 3562 2894 43 298 33 289 33 269 37 301 2894 2303 42 297 26*279 32 268 35 299 2303 1809 37 287 21*265 31 268 32 297 1809 1428 28 273 20 263 29 267 29 296 1428 1166 22 266 19 261 27 267 25*295 1166 1008 19*264 17 260 24 266 22*295 1008 916 13*262 14 259 19 266 17 294 916 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