DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - 1010z - - 1334z - - 1600z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.8 - - 62.8 - - 75.6 - - 76.0 - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 3 - - 119 - - 110 - - 29 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 202 - - 744 - - 2433 - - 2512 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit 897 - - 898 - - 2012 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top 1058 - - 1600 - - 3289 - - 3368 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 412 - - 436 - - 1503 - - 1871 - - 1911 Hgt.Variab. W* 42 - - 188 - - 283 - - 205 - - 22 W* B/S 1 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 6 - - 25 - - 29 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 093 - - 137 - - 186 - - 209 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 1 - - 21 - - 20 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -1 - - -4 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -520 - - -947 - - 247 - - 755 - - -264 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1578 - - 2547 - - 3042 - - 2613 - - 1179 sfcLCL ODpotential -12547 - - -5578 - - -2820 - - -820 - - -921 ODpotential blCL 13605 - - 7178 - - 6109 - - 4188 - - 1836 blCL maxRH 99 - - 78 - - 82 - - 92 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 60 - - 0 - - 950 - - 1920 - - 1050 CAPE Temp@2m 47.8 - - 62.8 - - 75.6 - - 76.0 - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.1 - - 54.6 - - 64.8 - - 67.1 - - 66.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.9 - - 62.2 - - 75.0 - - 76.0 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 43.7 - - 53.7 - - 63.4 - - 66.1 - - 66.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 3 - - 119 - - 110 - - 29 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 202 - - 744 - - 2433 - - 2512 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 98 - - 12 - - 28 - - 67 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 9 - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 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] 98065 21 095 22 096 27 100 15 114 26 078 98065 90702 22 087 27 102 23 098 19 106 23 089 90702 85063 23 084 29 103 20 098 26 101 20 103 85063 80372 22 084 27 100 19 105 23 096 19 110 80372 76310 17 088 21 092 18 114 15 095 16 098 76310 72698 12 105 13 089 17 117 12 105 11 080 72698 69411 9 106 9 096 11 129 8 116 7 085 69411 66378 1 067 3 141 8 123 8 157 4 104 66378 63565 2 266 5 202 1 135 10 153 6 200 63565 60854 8 249 7 219 4 268 6 165 9 202 60854 58044 14 253 13 235 14 242 9 252 10 231 58044 55138 13 235 14 220 21 225 22 244 15 269 55138 52381 15 255 17 247 24 239 28 254 26 258 52381 49910 26 244 29 253 32 256 32 255 31 241 49910 47690 39 244 38 252 32 250 31 247 31 234 47690 45679 43 249 52 245 43 257 36 251 30 216 45679 43850 37 252 46 230 55 238 33 236 22 182 43850 42164 36 249 45 228 54 223 47 218 25 203 42164 40598 42 244 48 222 51 231 55 205 31 224 40598 39138 45 240 49 219 54 226 52 202 45 226 39138 37765 43 239 49 220 54 222 49 214 56 218 37765 36437 41 240 47 222 52 224 49 222 60 215 36437 35086 40 242 46 225 48 226 47 219 58 218 35086 33682 40 243 45 228 46 226 48 215 55 219 33682 32228 41 244 45 229 47 226 51 214 52 214 32228 30707 41 244 48 229 48 225 52 214 49 208 30707 29109 42 243 50 229 47 224 53 214 46 205 29109 27435 40 236 53 230 45 224 57 215 43 206 27435 25683 40 232 52 232 47 227 55 215 45 209 25683 23856 42 235 51 233 49 229 47 215 44 213 23856 21959 39 237 50 234 48 228 46 223 49 216 21959 19983 33 241 47 237 49 229 42 233 52 215 19983 17922 29 246 42 240 51 232 35 247 51 210 17922 15829 29 237 35 236 49 236 33 248 22 223 15829 13819 31 225 31 234 46 240 28 245 10 233 13819 11985 30 221 31 231 38 241 28 243 12 220 11985 10349 24 216 32 229 33 251 28 251 11 224 10349 8894 20 224 27 224 31 244 30 252 18 214 8894 7599 21 236 25 213 33 225 27 234 33 206 7599 6446 21 238 23 211 33 212 34 204 39 205 6446 5423 21 236 21 217 32 200 40 202 41 206 5423 4520 20 235 19 225 34 198 40 205 41 207 4520 3722 21 233 19 224 34*198 39*206 40 209 3722 3010 23 228 18 219 33*196 36*207 39 208 3010 2381 21 215 13 199 29 190 33 208 38 205 2381 1858 14 155 11*193 25 184 31 209 35 203 1858 1456 14 113 6*141 22 180 27 210 31 202 1456 1179 12*099 6 137 19 178 23 210 26 202 1179 1012 11*094 6 136 17 177 20 210 23 202 1012 915 8 092 5 134 14 176 15 210 15*201 915 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