DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/21 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 - - 0957z - - 1333z - - 1600z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -7.2 - - -2.4 - - 13.1 - - 14.5 - - 10.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - -5 - - 81 - - 38 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 1126 - - 1556 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit 893 - - 893 - - 895 - - 894 - - 894 Hcrit BL Top 910 - - 910 - - 1982 - - 2412 - - 911 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 121 - - 142 - - 982 - - 742 - - 1403 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 9 - - 183 - - 160 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 7 - - 19 - - 21 - - 14 BL Wind Direction 082 - - 136 - - 147 - - 137 - - 127 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1244 - - -915 - - -307 - - 63 - - -1965 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2154 - - 1825 - - 2290 - - 2349 - - 2876 sfcLCL ODpotential -21698 - - -19604 - - -15810 - - -15855 - - -19439 ODpotential blCL 22608 - - 20514 - - 17792 - - 18267 - - 20350 blCL maxRH 88 - - 83 - - 82 - - 87 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -7.2 - - -2.4 - - 13.1 - - 14.5 - - 10.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -12.6 - - -6.4 - - 6.9 - - 8.0 - - 1.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -4.6 - - -1.9 - - 12.8 - - 14.4 - - 10.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -10.8 - - -5.4 - - 5.7 - - 7.1 - - 1.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - -5 - - 81 - - 38 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 1126 - - 1556 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 53 - - 33 - - 27 - - 49 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95000 57 256 50 265 39 261 43 235 60 251 95000 87864 32 268 32 255 36 256 38 258 38 273 87864 82510 21 278 24 260 31 249 38 254 29 280 82510 78095 26 286 23 270 23 250 32 256 28 274 78095 74276 33 282 23 274 22 265 29 261 26 268 74276 70873 28 286 25 278 28 269 33 257 30 263 70873 67778 39 295 30 286 33 270 36 252 34 257 67778 64930 49 285 40 289 38 273 32 274 37 262 64930 62251 48 283 48 285 41 283 48 278 40 259 62251 59593 49 286 53 284 53 280 51 264 38 264 59593 56758 53 285 59 281 63 272 55 274 48 279 56758 53787 59 285 59 278 62 271 69 270 66 267 53787 50958 62 289 56 280 60 271 68 266 63 259 50958 48434 67 295 56 293 59 278 60 275 66 276 48434 46203 74 297 72 294 71 286 68 287 81 276 46203 44209 87 292 85 288 78 290 87 283 87 278 44209 42400 91 290 83 290 87 294 104 285 106 281 42400 40751 89 296 96 298 108 290 122 285 133 272 40751 39232 105 303 117 293 121 283 127 280 133 266 39232 37812 123 298 124 287 120 282 121 279 121 267 37812 36473 125 294 117 285 116 284 113 283 111 274 36473 35178 121 294 105 290 114 286 108 287 109 281 35178 33862 112 293 105 297 111 288 104 287 104 285 33862 32496 104 291 111 299 107 292 101 282 89 285 32496 31087 94 292 111 296 103 295 96 278 82 281 31087 29613 83 297 105 294 99 295 91 286 78 274 29613 28061 80 301 90 294 96 292 82 291 75 272 28061 26430 79 302 71 296 96 289 78 292 66 275 26430 24719 76 303 66 298 90 291 76 290 60 278 24719 22930 72 303 65 298 72 298 70 289 56 275 22930 21067 66 306 62 299 63 296 55 288 55 271 21067 19125 62 308 60 300 57 293 49 284 53 269 19125 17099 51 305 56 301 50 296 46 280 44 269 17099 15034 40 299 47 305 43 297 38 280 35 267 15034 13048 27 294 33 302 37 294 30 289 28 257 13048 11247 19 285 23 292 27 286 27 286 20 251 11247 9649 13 273 17 281 18 275 25 274 18 244 9649 8237 7 252 12 261 13 252 18 247 20 228 8237 6990 4 204 7 221 12 210 17 210 21 208 6990 5894 4 162 7 182 15 183 21 187 23 187 5894 4937 4 152 11 154 19 162 24 178 30 171 4937 4109 10 174 15 156 21 154 25 167 35 165 4109 3389 12 158 18 162 23 153 25 154 35 158 3389 2755 19 133 22 154 25 152 25*143 35 150 2755 2199 23 124 24 157 25*150 24*139 33 139 2199 1738 23 116 26 159 24*149 22 138 30 134 1738 1385 20 093 24 155 19 146 21 137 27 132 1385 1142 16 073 18 146 18 146 20 136 22 129 1142 995 13*073 14*140 16 146 18 136 19*129 995 911 6*082 7*136 13 145 14 135 14*127 911 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