DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - - 9.5 - - 19.0 - - 20.0 - - 19.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 184 - - 87 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 324 - - 1735 - - 2201 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 897 - - 1649 - - 1440 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1180 - - 2591 - - 3057 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 443 - - 606 - - 712 - - 2114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 100 - - 276 - - 233 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 348 - - 353 - - 032 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1011 - - 87 - - 768 - - -833 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2191 - - 2504 - - 2290 - - 1748 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10473 - - 271 - - 869 - - -1307 ODpotential blCL - - - 11653 - - 2320 - - 2188 - - 2222 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 98 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 9.5 - - 19.0 - - 20.0 - - 19.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 3.8 - - 11.8 - - 13.8 - - 15.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 9.4 - - 18.0 - - 19.6 - - 20.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.8 - - 11.5 - - 13.7 - - 15.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 184 - - 87 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 324 - - 1735 - - 2201 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 67 - - 91 - - 101 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 94974 94 232 97 234 107 237 109 239 94974 87803 81 252 78 243 81 248 85 250 87803 82304 77 265 71 257 73 262 77 269 82304 77758 71 268 67 267 65 274 74 282 77758 73827 58 271 61 269 60 280 62 285 73827 70334 46 269 51 270 55 283 54 286 70334 67149 42 271 44 275 51 290 49 287 67149 64199 46 280 42 290 50 295 46 296 64199 61451 46 280 46 301 50 297 47 307 61451 58779 42 287 51 305 48 300 48 314 58779 55984 47 305 52 306 45 309 50 317 55984 53074 53 314 46 314 43 318 49 318 53074 50284 49 313 45 327 47 322 50 322 50284 47765 39 318 46 333 49 323 50 327 47765 45510 34 330 47 334 50 327 53 328 45510 43471 39 340 46 336 50 330 54 325 43471 41612 48 344 43 341 49 334 54 328 41612 39915 55 345 46 348 51 341 53 331 39915 38362 57 346 54 351 54 348 50 345 38362 36936 53 350 61 350 56 355 52 354 36936 35612 55 003 64 352 66 001 54 357 35612 34345 68 007 65 359 77 358 57 359 34345 33065 63 006 73 004 76 357 62 001 33065 31739 56 007 76 004 68 354 68 002 31739 30363 54 009 66 006 63 355 69 001 30363 28921 50 015 60 011 59 005 61 002 28921 27405 52 025 57 016 51 010 50 355 27405 25819 53 032 50 015 43 005 43 346 25819 24159 53 037 44 015 38 351 37 344 24159 22425 56 040 41 015 36 343 38 337 22425 20621 53 043 37 014 36 336 38 337 20621 18743 45 040 35 017 33 338 35 341 18743 16789 41 032 34 022 29 350 33 345 16789 14802 40 027 31 022 26 003 27 348 14802 12889 39 023 29 020 25 012 24 349 12889 11149 36 021 27 019 22 016 22 355 11149 9604 34 023 25 019 19 020 18 359 9604 8234 32 026 24 019 17 025 15 002 8234 7019 30 025 24 020 17 032 12 009 7019 5944 28 024 23 020 18 037 10 024 5944 4996 27 023 21 017 16 036 10 036 4996 4163 24 027 16 020 12 024 9 045 4163 3434 18 039 14 017 13*002 9 032 3434 2792 19 034 17*004 13*356 10 017 2792 2229 24 019 17*352 13 354 10 017 2229 1760 24 003 17 349 13 352 9 020 1760 1399 22*356 16 347 12 351 9 023 1399 1151 16*348 16 346 12 350 8 026 1151 1001 15 347 15 345 11 350 6*029 1001 915 11 346 12 345 9 350 4*032 915 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