DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/17 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0657z - - 1000z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 83.7 - - 85.4 - - 80.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 84 - - 15 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 490 - - 3868 - - 5371 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 2875 - - 2281 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1346 - - 4724 - - 6227 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3233 - - 3553 - - 2699 - - 6870 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 128 - - 305 - - 233 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 286 - - 268 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1893 - - -197 - - 696 - - -2158 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3239 - - 4921 - - 5531 - - 3074 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3645 - - -2138 - - -1107 - - -4191 ODpotential blCL - - - 4991 - - 6862 - - 7334 - - 5107 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 73 - - 80 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 230 - - 260 - - 1240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 83.7 - - 85.4 - - 80.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.2 - - 65.0 - - 64.1 - - 69.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.3 - - 82.9 - - 85.3 - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.4 - - 63.4 - - 62.0 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 84 - - 15 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 490 - - 3868 - - 5371 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 21 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 12 - - 11 - - 16 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] 98120 4 305 4 346 7 194 10 267 98120 90820 4 095 1 095 4 131 3 278 90820 85208 6 105 5 111 5 108 1 066 85208 80554 7 095 7 101 4 103 5 101 80554 76541 6 102 5 093 3 074 6 097 76541 72991 4 133 3 142 1 312 5 049 72991 69773 3 190 4 177 5 244 5 334 69773 66819 3 214 5 198 8 242 10 281 66819 64095 7 279 7 235 11 238 14 258 64095 61459 11 268 12 251 16 252 16 256 61459 58710 17 265 17 252 22 254 22 258 58710 55873 25 258 25 256 30 257 32 264 55873 53187 29 255 31 252 35 251 37 260 53187 50771 29 259 32 256 34 257 39 262 50771 48600 34 270 36 262 39 266 45 266 48600 46624 39 266 39 260 46 263 52 264 46624 44807 36 256 35 255 45 253 55 257 44807 43119 29 253 31 254 41 250 51 248 43119 41532 28 270 31 265 39 263 43 254 41532 40031 31 282 35 277 43 276 46 271 40031 38610 34 285 39 282 48 278 53 276 38610 37232 33 282 39 281 48 275 56 275 37232 35830 31 277 35 278 45 274 53 274 35830 34378 30 277 33 277 44 279 47 274 34378 32884 28 284 34 283 43 286 41 278 32884 31328 30 294 35 287 41 287 38 286 31328 29695 30 300 33 290 34 284 34 290 29695 27984 24 297 25 290 29 283 32 285 27984 26193 16 282 22 286 27 281 31 283 26193 24326 15 262 22 293 25 284 31 292 24326 22386 13 258 18 287 21 290 28 292 22386 20364 15 272 18 268 16 306 19 289 20364 18256 17 270 18 265 13 309 10 294 18256 16113 14 285 13 299 15 296 10 301 16113 14053 11 283 15 344 10 322 7 311 14053 12177 8 271 18 000 9 023 2 325 12177 10510 9 275 11 358 8 358 6 335 10510 9033 11 282 4 302 10 339 10 356 9033 7723 13 280 6 267 10 332 11 335 7723 6557 12 280 7 271 9*321 11 321 6557 5521 10 286 7*279 8*302 11 312 5521 4604 9 288 7*286 8 274 11 292 4604 3793 9 278 7 288 8 268 10 278 3793 3066 8 280 7 288 8 264 10 269 3066 2422 8 281 7 286 7 260 9 260 2422 1885 7 273 7 285 7 259 9 251 1885 1472 7*261 6 285 7 257 8 244 1472 1187 6*259 6 285 7 257 8 238 1187 1015 5 259 5 283 6 257 6 232 1015 916 4 259 5 284 5 257 4*225 916 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