DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 61.7 - - 62.6 - - 60.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 24 - - 18 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 324 - - 645 - - 680 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 901 - - 901 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1180 - - 1501 - - 1536 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 279 - - 620 - - 1413 - - 1307 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 68 - - 104 - - 95 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 154 - - 177 - - 151 - - 114 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1584 - - -2039 - - -1812 - - -1595 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2764 - - 3540 - - 3348 - - 2513 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5968 - - -4637 - - -3582 - - -3832 ODpotential blCL - - - 7148 - - 6138 - - 5118 - - 4750 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 10 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 61.7 - - 62.6 - - 60.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.8 - - 49.8 - - 51.4 - - 53.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.2 - - 61.6 - - 62.4 - - 61.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.5 - - 49.3 - - 51.0 - - 52.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 24 - - 18 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 324 - - 645 - - 680 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 95881 58 273 60 266 66 267 68 277 95881 89080 41 282 41 276 44 279 39 285 89080 83806 27 296 28 286 27 284 30 285 83806 79357 25 311 21 302 16 289 22 295 79357 75467 30 320 22 303 17 302 18 307 75467 71993 32 311 24 300 21 299 19 316 71993 68815 35 298 24 306 24 295 23 309 68815 65879 36 288 25 303 24 298 23 302 65879 63153 34 281 26 294 29 301 21 312 63153 60501 29 282 28 290 29 292 26 302 60501 57727 25 292 28 295 28 295 24 295 57727 54857 26 289 33 296 30 297 29 302 54857 52122 25 286 37 291 37 291 38 302 52122 49680 30 290 38 283 46 288 51 280 49680 47531 36 292 36 288 48 280 46 287 47531 45596 38 296 39 302 41 293 48 301 45596 43828 38 299 56 310 56 324 76 313 43828 42198 40 296 71 310 80 322 100 309 42198 40673 36 290 77 310 116 310 110 304 40673 39234 32 270 76 310 116 309 105 307 39234 37871 29 255 63 308 104 309 97 312 37871 36546 27 257 41 300 95 311 91 314 36546 35192 29 264 30 283 75 317 86 309 35192 33780 28 265 27 275 57 315 85 312 33780 32315 24 266 25 271 50 306 73 322 32315 30788 22 271 23 270 52 309 55 327 30788 29186 23 274 23 280 45 308 42 319 29186 27506 21 276 23 285 36 298 36 315 27506 25743 16 264 22 279 34 296 36 326 25743 23897 17 249 21 270 30 299 31 314 23897 21974 16 248 22 272 26 300 30 301 21974 19971 10 188 18 252 21 302 23 303 19971 17882 6 209 15 214 11 278 19 302 17882 15754 12 210 16 221 11 220 15 286 15754 13707 19 154 20 202 14 218 3 191 13707 11856 19 162 21 188 12 187 7 166 11856 10219 13 173 15 175 19 164 12 204 10219 8769 13 164 15 180 27 165 17 177 8769 7487 13 152 26 175 30 167 27 173 7487 6352 15 152 28 173 26 169 27 163 6352 5347 15 157 22 169 23 174 24 157 5347 4461 12 174 17 166 20 172 22 156 4461 3678 12 209 14 174 18 175 19 164 3678 2978 13 215 13 180 15 175 17 164 2978 2359 14 208 14 178 11 175 15 153 2359 1843 15 191 13*178 7*168 15 135 1843 1448 15*166 10*177 4*153 15 127 1448 1176 10*156 9 177 4 151 13 121 1176 1012 9 154 8 176 4 151 11*118 1012 918 7 153 7 175 3 150 6*114 918 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