DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.7 - - 46.1 - - 38.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - -6 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 614 - - 580 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 900 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1470 - - 1436 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 322 - - 459 - - 767 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 136 - - 54 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 330 - - 320 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -552 - - -484 - - -84 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2022 - - 1920 - - 1000 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11042 - - -10131 - - -10502 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12512 - - 11567 - - 11418 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 78 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.7 - - 46.1 - - 38.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.3 - - 41.2 - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.3 - - 46.6 - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.1 - - 40.3 - - 37.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - -6 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 614 - - 580 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 10 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 95381 67 283 69 285 56 277 95381 88436 52 274 57 279 49 280 88436 83016 41 275 44 270 45 277 83016 78496 37 277 37 265 42 275 78496 74615 37 284 29 274 36 278 74615 71207 36 282 31 281 36 288 71207 68107 40 284 35 280 36 285 68107 65247 45 283 38 276 36 282 65247 62598 45 284 43 275 41 285 62598 60013 62 286 60 283 58 293 60013 57305 77 278 82 278 79 283 57305 54499 86 273 87 276 83 283 54499 51807 84 278 89 283 90 289 51807 49361 97 289 102 290 113 286 49361 47162 117 290 123 288 128 283 47162 45174 131 288 135 285 130 282 45174 43369 133 286 133 285 124 285 43369 41723 123 288 121 291 119 294 41723 40202 121 298 126 303 127 303 40202 38772 130 303 130 304 126 301 38772 37414 126 299 125 299 126 297 37414 36093 120 293 120 296 126 295 36093 34745 117 291 114 293 123 294 34745 33346 114 290 107 291 116 291 33346 31899 108 290 101 290 109 289 31899 30389 104 288 97 289 101 289 30389 28803 101 288 95 288 95 290 28803 27141 95 289 93 287 90 291 27141 25401 89 291 89 286 87 290 25401 23583 82 293 83 288 83 287 23583 21693 76 292 75 288 77 284 21693 19725 69 289 68 288 68 287 19725 17675 60 284 61 288 61 290 17675 15583 55 281 53 290 55 293 15583 13567 53 282 49 289 46 297 13567 11734 48 285 47 290 40 299 11734 10104 42 288 44 296 40 298 10104 8656 36 289 37 299 40 304 8656 7373 36 298 32 310 32 313 7373 6239 28 317 27 317 31 326 6239 5237 19 327 24 320 27 327 5237 4358 15 323 23 322 25 328 4358 3587 12 322 22 324 22 333 3587 2901 14 331 21 325 18 323 2901 2299 18 334 20 326 19 332 2299 1802 16*332 18*324 19 341 1802 1424 12*330 13*320 18 341 1424 1164 11 330 11 319 14 338 1164 1006 10 330 10 320 12*335 1006 916 8 330 7 318 5*326 916 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