DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.3 - - 33.0 - - 32.2 - - 30.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 69 - - 11 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1077 - - 2151 - - 2715 - - 3251 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1933 - - 3007 - - 3571 - - 4107 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1772 - - 1369 - - 4062 - - 3357 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 120 - - 225 - - 146 - - 134 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 21 - - 22 - - 27 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 315 - - 292 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 10 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - 1 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 816 - - 205 - - 1306 - - 1932 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1117 - - 2802 - - 2265 - - 2175 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 493 - - -2056 - - 191 - - 495 ODpotential blCL - - - 1440 - - 5063 - - 3380 - - 3612 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 81 - - 98 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 90 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.3 - - 33.0 - - 32.2 - - 30.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.9 - - 24.1 - - 25.7 - - 24.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 32.6 - - 32.3 - - 30.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 22.9 - - 24.6 - - 23.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 69 - - 11 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1077 - - 2151 - - 2715 - - 3251 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 22 - - 91 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 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] 95577 78 251 84 260 83 258 81 262 95577 88618 57 258 61 259 60 265 51 276 88618 83259 40 262 44 263 48 276 44 280 83259 78790 25 257 30 253 37 274 40 274 78790 74907 21 272 23 252 31 262 37 254 74907 71421 27 280 27 258 28 247 32 256 71421 68219 29 273 30 253 32 258 42 264 68219 65253 32 258 42 261 43 254 47 254 65253 62470 42 252 48 251 44 248 45 251 62470 59743 55 246 45 246 45 253 53 258 59743 56890 55 236 48 251 50 254 58 250 56890 53912 54 239 53 246 56 249 56 242 53912 51045 62 243 59 240 56 238 60 251 51045 48462 64 238 65 238 59 247 70 249 48462 46155 67 234 67 236 71 248 67 245 46155 44063 74 238 65 240 66 244 57 250 44063 42144 85 237 70 240 66 244 60 256 42144 40365 86 235 75 239 70 244 67 258 40365 38712 88 235 79 238 76 242 71 255 38712 37171 91 236 85 236 79 239 71 251 37171 35730 97 235 90 234 77 236 70 248 35730 34347 105 232 93 234 74 238 68 246 34347 32950 115 229 98 233 80 242 66 244 32950 31508 122 228 97 231 88 240 63 244 31508 30026 125 226 92 231 88 235 62 245 30026 28494 125 224 93 232 84 231 63 246 28494 26905 124 223 95 233 81 231 65 247 26905 25266 116 223 95 232 86 235 66 247 25266 23576 104 221 94 229 92 235 62 246 23576 21839 88 220 90 226 84 237 59 246 21839 20063 71 223 82 227 72 240 57 251 20063 18238 60 226 73 234 66 243 50 265 18238 16358 57 227 62 237 56 255 39 276 16358 14455 55 227 49 239 47 264 34 287 14455 12622 48 229 36 257 47 265 33 291 12622 10953 34 239 39 286 38 269 32 291 10953 9468 26 255 41 298 35 275 31 287 9468 8148 24 278 39 302 32 273 29 278 8148 6975 22 283 35 298 26 275 28 274 6975 5932 25 291 30 296 25 280 29 279 5932 5008 27 301 28 301 24 286 30 285 5008 4193 24 302 28 314 24*289 30*291 4193 3472 21 307 26*317 24*290 30*293 3472 2826 21 308 22*316 24 291 30 295 2826 2254 22*303 22 315 24 292 28 295 2254 1776 21*301 21 315 23 292 27 296 1776 1409 19 300 21 315 22 292 24 296 1409 1157 17 299 20 314 20 292 22 296 1157 1003 15 299 18 314 18 292 19 295 1003 915 12 298 15 314 14 292 15 295 915 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