DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/22 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 - - - - - - 35.4 - - 36.7 - - 36.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -17 - - -18 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 59 - - 60 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 915 - - 916 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1004 - - 806 - - 906 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 21 - - 22 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 186 - - 174 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1146 - - -935 - - -720 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2061 - - 1852 - - 1636 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13625 - - -13555 - - -13511 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14540 - - 14471 - - 14427 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 35.4 - - 36.7 - - 36.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.0 - - 32.1 - - 33.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.4 - - 37.6 - - 37.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.8 - - 31.1 - - 32.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -17 - - -18 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 59 - - 60 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95413 69 276 66 278 63 283 95413 88518 44 274 53 263 58 266 88518 83147 37 268 41 271 56 265 83147 78662 36 272 36 274 41 279 78662 74803 44 280 33 267 39 276 74803 71391 51 272 46 292 38 282 71391 68294 43 268 57 287 36 305 68294 65432 46 299 57 285 38 298 65432 62753 61 299 60 283 59 269 62753 60126 71 291 69 284 61 278 60126 57382 75 286 92 276 76 277 57382 54530 74 285 82 277 79 270 54530 51781 80 293 79 289 75 286 51781 49297 88 293 92 286 88 288 49297 47072 91 290 95 283 97 288 47072 45055 91 287 95 286 105 287 45055 43211 95 288 96 288 111 287 43211 41526 102 287 98 285 110 284 41526 39981 104 284 98 283 102 284 39981 38554 98 286 96 284 97 287 38554 37219 97 291 95 288 95 290 37219 35928 95 291 94 288 96 292 35928 34612 89 289 91 288 95 292 34612 33238 83 288 87 288 92 291 33238 31809 78 289 86 288 88 290 31809 30312 76 291 87 288 85 288 30312 28733 76 292 85 288 79 286 28733 27075 73 291 82 288 74 281 27075 25339 67 289 74 288 71 282 25339 23528 60 287 62 284 66 283 23528 21650 55 286 54 277 61 279 21650 19693 54 282 52 275 55 272 19693 17651 51 276 50 276 54 272 17651 15561 47 278 49 280 52 278 15561 13542 47 275 48 281 47 282 13542 11703 47 264 45 272 43 277 11703 10066 43 256 43 259 42 271 10066 8613 42 245 40 251 41 268 8613 7327 35 239 37 244 34 255 7327 6200 36 230 31 244 30 237 6200 5210 32 229 28 237 31 233 5210 4337 27 236 29 228 31 231 4337 3568 28 235 29 221 29 231 3568 2883 32 224 27 216 28 227 2883 2285 32 207 28 210 28 215 2285 1793 25 197 25 193 25 200 1793 1418 18 190 20 181 21 190 1418 1161 15 188 16 176 15 184 1161 1005 12 187 13*175 13*183 1005 916 8*186 9*174 7*180 916 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