DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/07 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 45.2 - - 46.4 - - 39.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 106 - - 17 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 1490 - - 1528 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 900 - - 900 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1197 - - 2346 - - 2384 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 339 - - 617 - - 599 - - 1500 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 100 - - 224 - - 132 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 261 - - 240 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -520 - - -360 - - -317 - - -72 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1717 - - 2707 - - 2701 - - 988 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11858 - - -10234 - - -9301 - - -1072 ODpotential blCL - - - 13055 - - 12580 - - 11685 - - 1988 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 83 - - 82 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 45.2 - - 46.4 - - 39.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.8 - - 36.8 - - 38.0 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 44.4 - - 46.4 - - 40.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 35.6 - - 36.9 - - 38.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 106 - - 17 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 1490 - - 1528 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 34 - - 28 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 95802 71 261 73 254 63 265 65 268 95802 88823 43 269 40 266 47 265 45 262 88823 83438 26 272 31 265 35 270 27 270 83438 78991 18 285 21 273 21 264 23 280 78991 75138 15 281 17 274 15 272 20 287 75138 71683 16 269 18 265 17 279 19 291 71683 68515 12 270 16 255 19 274 20 286 68515 65578 15 279 15 248 20 269 21 273 65578 62845 20 279 15 265 18 277 17 266 62845 60188 24 281 17 287 17 282 15 275 60188 57406 25 280 22 287 21 276 21 280 57406 54510 27 280 25 279 25 269 26 280 54510 51739 28 282 25 274 25 271 27 280 51739 49240 29 284 25 277 25 280 25 282 49240 47002 28 285 27 278 27 285 26 297 47002 44983 27 286 28 277 29 291 26 297 44983 43144 30 287 31 285 29 297 25 303 43144 41451 31 290 31 292 29 305 30 298 41451 39887 29 293 30 297 30 308 32 301 39887 38432 30 294 31 298 32 312 25 319 38432 37067 34 291 30 301 31 313 35 343 37067 35756 39 286 28 303 28 317 46 345 35756 34436 40 285 28 305 27 323 52 355 34436 33072 39 278 31 303 31 329 58 000 33072 31654 41 269 34 298 34 322 58 003 31654 30167 41 269 40 288 32 315 56 011 30167 28601 42 273 44 280 29 324 43 011 28601 26962 38 277 41 280 31 334 33 345 26962 25252 34 281 37 283 32 335 28 334 25252 23465 32 281 32 278 29 332 26 337 23465 21603 28 283 31 277 28 314 27 334 21603 19656 23 293 29 283 28 295 25 321 19656 17622 20 309 26 290 25 296 23 307 17622 15546 19 320 22 297 23 291 25 295 15546 13541 17 331 18 304 23 281 23 295 13541 11716 18 340 17 308 22 275 22 284 11716 10094 20 344 17 312 21 276 26 267 10094 8652 19 345 17 311 22 280 26 264 8652 7368 16 341 16 304 21 283 24 268 7368 6229 14 333 16 300 20 283 21 271 6229 5223 11 332 14 297 18 279 20 270 5223 4342 8 323 10 286 16 270 20 264 4342 3570 9 304 10 275 16 260 21 254 3570 2888 9 296 11*269 15*248 19 240 2888 2294 10 292 10*264 13*242 19 237 2294 1802 10 290 10 262 13 240 19 241 1802 1424 9*288 9 261 12 240 18 242 1424 1164 7*284 9 260 11 239 15 242 1164 1006 5 281 8 260 10 239 12*241 1006 916 4 281 7 259 8 238 6*240 916 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