DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/17 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 83.5 - - 75.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 1 - - 175 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 325 - - 4930 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 902 - - 3992 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1181 - - 5786 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3109 - - 1947 - - 4042 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 61 - - 395 - - 32 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 27 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 201 - - 186 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -10 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -243 - - 788 - - -892 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1424 - - 4998 - - 1811 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -965 - - -495 - - -2800 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2146 - - 6281 - - 3719 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 83 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2030 - - 2120 - - 2710 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 83.5 - - 75.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 64.4 - - 69.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.7 - - 82.6 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 63.9 - - 68.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 1 - - 175 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 325 - - 4930 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 103 - - 34 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - 16 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] 97955 4 118 5 006 4 011 97955 90572 6 081 5 058 4 017 90572 84897 4 112 3 038 11 032 84897 80186 7 066 1 137 7 040 80186 76129 2 022 1 221 5 001 76129 72540 4 189 5 192 8 263 72540 69291 6 256 4 230 8 250 69291 66298 6 267 9 201 13 239 66298 63521 13 246 13 273 12 261 63521 60843 15 246 21 289 16 278 60843 58049 29 266 31 280 25 282 58049 55158 41 256 46 259 44 264 55158 52438 42 241 47 235 44 239 52438 50008 40 249 36 227 35 228 50008 47812 40 261 33 252 43 251 47812 45814 41 268 47 267 53 253 45814 43991 45 266 55 266 57 252 43991 42315 62 255 61 252 59 248 42315 40758 60 247 54 243 56 239 40758 39306 44 244 35 248 49 227 39306 37941 37 245 40 241 43 214 37941 36623 36 239 38 228 33 215 36623 35281 33 232 37 218 29 207 35281 33883 32 228 37 214 29 209 33883 32432 34 233 35 214 28 218 32432 30913 34 243 30 216 25 223 30913 29313 37 249 24 212 28 228 29313 27634 41 238 25 212 33 230 27634 25875 38 250 25 232 36 230 25875 24043 39 254 30 242 39 234 24043 22139 40 243 37 244 38 239 22139 20157 37 239 37 247 35 238 20157 18094 37 240 36 244 36 231 18094 15994 43 243 37 244 36 229 15994 13969 48 244 39 247 30 232 13969 12120 45 244 36 242 30 236 12120 10468 39 244 29 239 36 239 10468 8991 35 233 28 232 37 240 8991 7675 35 218 31 203 30 231 7675 6509 34 205 32*194 30 203 6509 5481 31 192 31*192 32 193 5481 4574 27 186 30 188 32 191 4574 3771 24 184 29 187 31 191 3771 3051 22 186 28 185 31 190 3051 2413 20 191 27 185 29 189 2413 1879 17 190 26 184 28 188 1879 1470 14 192 25 184 24 185 1470 1188 13*194 23 183 18 180 1188 1017 11*197 21 183 15*178 1017 919 8 205 17 183 8*173 919 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