DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 - - - 22.8 - - 33.1 - - 36.9 - - 29.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 277 - - 154 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1063 - - 2085 - - 2665 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 2048 - - 2222 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1919 - - 2941 - - 3521 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 582 - - 433 - - 455 - - 2600 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 336 - - 300 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 17 - - 16 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 126 - - 136 - - 129 - - 106 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -971 - - -2522 - - -2986 - - -2674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2891 - - 5464 - - 6507 - - 3590 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16115 - - -15310 - - -14803 - - -16165 ODpotential blCL - - - 18034 - - 18251 - - 18324 - - 17080 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 79 - - 88 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.8 - - 33.1 - - 36.9 - - 29.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.7 - - 12.7 - - 11.9 - - 17.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.4 - - 31.7 - - 36.0 - - 31.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.6 - - 12.5 - - 11.7 - - 17.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 277 - - 154 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1063 - - 2085 - - 2665 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 16 - - 52 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96378 24 271 34 257 30 276 39 271 96378 89337 19 298 21 270 19 288 18 306 89337 83831 14 300 9 283 15 278 17 341 83831 79222 14 338 8 296 16 315 21 337 79222 75253 20 331 10 307 18 315 19 330 75253 71735 20 312 14 314 17 303 22 325 71735 68522 21 323 20 318 21 310 27 309 68522 65548 27 317 26 312 24 304 30 309 65548 62781 32 306 31 305 30 304 33 314 62781 60099 34 298 36 301 37 300 38 315 60099 57286 40 300 38 297 39 292 41 301 57286 54355 47 296 41 296 42 294 45 294 54355 51559 50 293 47 296 48 298 48 296 51559 49041 53 294 51 294 50 297 52 295 49041 46782 57 294 54 292 51 296 56 291 46782 44730 60 294 55 291 52 294 56 289 44730 42850 62 294 55 292 51 291 53 292 42850 41118 64 295 57 291 50 289 51 296 41118 39516 66 294 55 292 48 289 46 297 39516 38031 65 290 55 294 43 295 41 302 38031 36657 59 289 50 293 42 297 37 307 36657 35359 55 290 45 296 39 297 38 310 35359 34055 50 293 46 302 39 306 39 312 34055 32703 49 302 47 306 38 311 37 315 32703 31305 49 307 44 306 36 313 33 314 31305 29844 43 306 40 305 34 317 33 315 29844 28305 36 304 40 299 35 318 32 307 28305 26688 36 303 39 306 34 316 29 309 26688 24990 37 304 38 319 33 320 29 317 24990 23212 40 319 38 323 33 324 27 320 23212 21355 38 335 35 322 31 322 24 327 21355 19413 31 314 31 313 29 316 22 329 19413 17381 31 302 31 309 28 310 21 325 17381 15304 30 316 30 317 25 325 18 327 15304 13299 29 313 24 318 21 330 16 307 13299 11474 28 309 21 310 19 307 19 296 11474 9855 26 315 17 313 16 299 19 284 9855 8422 16 308 10 308 16 286 17 297 8422 7158 11 246 10 255 16 283 17 304 7158 6047 7 209 12 177 7 244 10 266 6047 5071 6 206 14 154 14 173 11 208 5071 4223 12 201 15 163 17*151 19 170 4223 3488 23 169 19*155 16*134 19 151 3488 2836 29 149 18*138 16 131 19 139 2836 2259 28*138 18 137 17 130 20 128 2259 1779 23*128 18 136 16 128 20 121 1779 1410 22 126 17 135 16 127 18 115 1410 1157 20 125 17 135 15 127 15 110 1157 1003 18 125 16 134 14 126 13 108 1003 915 15 124 13 134 12 126 8*106 915 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