DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 65.7 - - 60.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - 26 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2210 - - 2214 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1786 - - 901 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3066 - - 3070 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 591 - - 785 - - 2842 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 264 - - 180 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 123 - - 139 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -674 - - -934 - - -910 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3740 - - 4004 - - 1828 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8238 - - -8145 - - -2323 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11304 - - 11215 - - 3241 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 84 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 65.7 - - 60.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.6 - - 51.5 - - 55.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.8 - - 65.6 - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.3 - - 50.2 - - 55.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - 26 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2210 - - 2214 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 10 - - 36 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 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] 98552 7 292 8 237 13 300 98552 91166 2 227 6 269 4 313 91166 85421 3 154 7 243 5 304 85421 80674 1 006 5 256 5 273 80674 76613 2 018 4 301 3 260 76613 73026 3 106 2 089 5 008 73026 69783 4 055 7 108 4 360 69783 66806 4 358 4 059 5 077 66806 64032 2 199 5 320 5 033 64032 61343 2 176 3 287 5 326 61343 58553 3 344 4 311 7 310 58553 55671 8 325 8 309 11 313 55671 52931 9 315 13 313 14 306 52931 50468 20 304 15 307 12 305 50468 48250 22 290 16 297 15 308 48250 46231 28 279 23 276 24 279 46231 44396 22 276 21 268 24 276 44396 42728 15 303 13 281 15 301 42728 41187 21 284 13 284 15 318 41187 39736 22 278 14 292 23 321 39736 38360 16 288 13 308 20 324 38360 37022 14 300 11 326 14 311 37022 35655 14 317 12 333 10 303 35655 34229 15 303 13 318 10 310 34229 32746 17 299 15 312 10 307 32746 31191 16 301 18 310 10 298 31191 29554 14 306 19 305 10 307 29554 27839 10 314 15 306 14 284 27839 26041 3 302 5 319 12 288 26041 24169 3 116 3 213 4 255 24169 22226 8 101 6 122 5 149 22226 20200 9 111 7 124 6 124 20200 18083 10 135 5 135 4 148 18083 15928 5 123 5 133 3 152 15928 13863 3 161 3 285 2 309 13863 11991 2 279 4 316 2 330 11991 10326 3 289 2 217 1 224 10326 8848 5 176 7 187 4 189 8848 7534 6 166 7 189 5 195 7534 6373 5 174 6 186 4 200 6373 5352 5 178 7 176 4 209 5352 4458 6 149 7 165 6 185 4458 3676 7*132 7*146 8 146 3676 2978 8*126 7*141 9 131 2978 2361 8 124 6 140 9 124 2361 1845 8 124 6 139 9 117 1845 1450 7 122 6 138 9 113 1450 1178 7 122 6 139 8 108 1178 1012 7 122 5 138 6*101 1012 918 6 121 5 137 4*094 918 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