DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -10.9 - - -4.9 - - -2.4 - - -5.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 315 - - 183 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1864 - - 2397 - - 2595 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1549 - - 2313 - - 2252 - - 896 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2720 - - 3253 - - 3451 - - 913 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 510 - - 524 - - 835 - - 2792 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 251 - - 366 - - 314 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 16 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 334 - - 331 - - 331 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2273 - - -2808 - - -2493 - - -3803 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4993 - - 6061 - - 5944 - - 4716 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -22256 - - -22287 - - -21625 - - -23542 ODpotential blCL - - - 24976 - - 25540 - - 25076 - - 24455 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 60 - - 67 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -10.9 - - -4.9 - - -2.4 - - -5.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -29.2 - - -28.2 - - -25.2 - - -22.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -11.4 - - -6.2 - - -3.4 - - -4.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -29.0 - - -28.0 - - -25.0 - - -22.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 315 - - 183 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1864 - - 2397 - - 2595 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94356 85 256 94 256 98 256 102 254 94356 87665 69 264 70 264 75 267 76 259 87665 82394 53 275 60 264 67 269 64 271 82394 77971 48 273 60 273 64 277 65 277 77971 74141 47 269 56 272 62 277 61 271 74141 70709 47 286 55 276 60 273 59 274 70709 67559 58 290 60 283 61 277 60 280 67559 64639 69 288 65 285 64 282 63 282 64639 61915 72 287 69 284 69 285 69 281 61915 59263 74 285 72 282 74 285 75 278 59263 56475 77 279 76 282 78 283 79 276 56475 53556 80 278 83 283 84 280 85 276 53556 50756 86 279 90 281 90 276 94 276 50756 48223 93 279 96 279 96 276 99 275 48223 45942 98 277 100 277 100 276 104 273 45942 43867 100 275 105 277 101 276 108 273 43867 41966 101 274 109 275 103 275 109 272 41966 40217 102 273 109 273 109 274 110 273 40217 38602 103 274 110 271 114 273 115 274 38602 37104 107 276 112 271 117 271 122 273 37104 35707 115 276 115 272 118 270 124 272 35707 34371 121 275 118 273 120 271 127 271 34371 33031 127 275 122 273 123 273 134 273 33031 31660 131 275 125 273 128 275 144 273 31660 30254 134 274 129 274 130 275 146 273 30254 28785 135 273 131 274 132 274 140 273 28785 27239 133 273 131 274 133 274 134 273 27239 25617 131 273 128 274 132 273 127 273 25617 23915 129 273 125 273 127 273 119 272 23915 22139 127 273 122 273 119 273 109 272 22139 20299 121 273 118 273 110 275 99 272 20299 18391 114 274 111 275 103 278 90 274 18391 16408 108 276 101 278 93 280 84 280 16408 14394 102 277 93 283 81 286 70 284 14394 12465 90 279 81 286 69 291 58 289 12465 10724 73 285 69 288 57 295 48 296 10724 9192 55 293 58 294 46 302 38 306 9192 7846 42 300 44 300 36 312 28 317 7846 6668 33 309 33 306 27 322 19 333 6668 5643 28 321 27 315 22 324 16 341 5643 4749 25 336 25 328 19 331 15 347 4749 3972 26 347 22 335 14*331 14 344 3972 3292 26*344 17*332 14*332 13 342 3292 2688 22*336 17*332 14 331 13 341 2688 2155 21 335 17 332 14 332 13 340 2155 1711 20 334 17 331 14 331 12 339 1711 1370 20 333 16 331 13 331 12 338 1370 1136 19 333 15 331 13 332 10 338 1136 994 17 333 15 331 12 331 9*337 994 913 14 333 13 331 11 331 6*337 913 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