DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 65.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 167 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4836 - - 4872 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3936 - - 3849 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5692 - - 5728 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1447 - - 1111 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 396 - - 372 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 315 - - 321 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1486 - - 533 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4206 - - 5195 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 491 - - -6943 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5201 - - 12671 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 65.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.8 - - 45.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.1 - - 64.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.4 - - 44.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 167 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4836 - - 4872 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 20 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 98894 30 086 25 104 98894 91421 24 087 23 089 91421 85662 22 095 19 081 85662 80865 19 074 15 087 80865 76748 10 082 12 086 76748 73122 11 090 4 098 73122 69831 7 073 6 108 69831 66789 3 099 10 049 66789 63962 3 252 8 323 63962 61229 8 289 12 242 61229 58383 17 311 16 306 58383 55430 42 279 39 281 55430 52611 46 254 47 258 52611 50075 36 261 43 260 50075 47806 51 272 54 264 47806 45752 61 274 58 270 45752 43877 68 277 65 277 43877 42157 74 275 78 279 42157 40566 78 276 83 275 40566 39083 84 280 81 274 39083 37693 86 284 74 278 37693 36355 85 286 73 284 36355 35000 72 287 69 283 35000 33596 60 291 63 277 33596 32143 50 300 58 268 32143 30622 47 309 53 269 30622 29018 48 311 52 276 29018 27332 48 309 48 283 27332 25565 44 312 48 294 25565 23723 40 324 50 294 23723 21809 36 333 45 293 21809 19820 32 331 37 295 19820 17750 30 324 30 299 17750 15640 31 315 28 308 15640 13608 32 310 32 315 13608 11766 34 311 35 318 11766 10136 36 311 35 323 10136 8695 34 314 33 330 8695 7421 25 318 25 328 7421 6300 21*314 20*324 6300 5309 21*314 20*323 5309 4435 20 314 20 322 4435 3661 20 315 20 322 3661 2968 20 315 20 321 2968 2354 20 315 20 321 2354 1842 19 315 19 321 1842 1448 18 315 19 320 1448 1177 18 316 18 321 1177 1012 16 315 17 320 1012 918 14 316 14 320 918 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