DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/29 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.3 - - 50.9 - - 57.2 - - 60.0 - - 53.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 92 - - 192 - - 84 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 60 - - 801 - - 2463 - - 2871 - - 61 BL Depth Hcrit 900 - - 900 - - 2209 - - 2035 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top 916 - - 1657 - - 3319 - - 3727 - - 917 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 83 - - 1104 - - 806 - - 613 - - 2298 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 172 - - 321 - - 261 - - 2 W* B/S 1 - - 5 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 124 - - 139 - - 151 - - 138 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -320 - - -2486 - - -2185 - - -1682 - - -1672 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1236 - - 4144 - - 5505 - - 5409 - - 2589 sfcLCL ODpotential -14564 - - -13950 - - -12320 - - -11279 - - -11269 ODpotential blCL 15480 - - 15607 - - 15639 - - 15006 - - 12186 blCL maxRH 76 - - 59 - - 63 - - 61 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.3 - - 50.9 - - 57.2 - - 60.0 - - 53.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.7 - - 36.6 - - 36.8 - - 39.9 - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.2 - - 50.2 - - 55.9 - - 59.3 - - 55.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.0 - - 35.6 - - 35.6 - - 38.7 - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 92 - - 192 - - 84 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 60 - - 801 - - 2463 - - 2871 - - 61 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 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] 98098 6 069 7 105 2 113 5 087 1 097 98098 90761 5 048 8 074 10 123 3 072 4 079 90761 85059 2 008 6 130 5 144 7 204 8 320 85059 80321 2 268 4 231 4 250 4 194 6 303 80321 76248 7 209 5 227 6 250 2 241 6 234 76248 72648 6 240 2 241 4 210 5 264 5 280 72648 69394 6 291 4 310 1 242 5 296 5 330 69394 66412 2 283 3 318 2 292 6 310 6 343 66412 63664 3 336 5 328 6 346 7 332 8 348 63664 61021 6 316 4 296 8 295 11 311 10 333 61021 58267 17 345 10 343 7 305 11 303 12 322 58267 55396 28 335 17 321 12 308 13 301 16 309 55396 52646 27 315 20 308 17 308 17 300 22 298 52646 50167 23 305 21 305 21 305 19 294 21 289 50167 47945 28 311 24 308 23 299 20 294 19 287 47945 45928 32 317 28 308 24 304 25 293 24 291 45928 44082 36 320 33 306 29 302 29 294 28 292 44082 42382 38 320 35 305 34 297 32 294 32 291 42382 40803 34 323 35 304 36 294 32 293 31 295 40803 39327 32 328 31 303 29 291 32 291 33 295 39327 37936 30 327 27 305 22 293 32 290 30 292 37936 36590 30 320 26 304 23 299 29 289 30 291 36590 35231 29 311 25 304 25 306 24 289 32 283 35231 33830 26 312 25 308 26 311 17 291 27 268 33830 32382 25 310 24 311 24 309 17 292 24 259 32382 30864 24 305 23 311 22 299 19 283 25 258 30864 29262 22 306 22 313 18 290 23 274 25 264 29262 27578 18 318 21 309 15 288 23 270 23 268 27578 25813 15 314 16 314 14 282 19 268 21 270 25813 23971 11 299 12 308 10 267 16 267 19 272 23971 22057 10 301 11 291 9 264 13 273 15 276 22057 20062 11 304 10 290 8 264 10 277 12 282 20062 17978 9 312 7 292 8 271 12 277 12 282 17978 15849 7 310 6 284 9 282 10 289 10 286 15849 13795 7 301 6 291 8 298 8 303 6 297 13795 11924 8 335 5 329 4 316 4 304 5 291 11924 10257 11 013 5 057 0 143 1 267 3 269 10257 8776 8 048 5 108 3 193 3 264 4 293 8776 7465 4 064 2 157 1 232 1 275 1 276 7465 6310 0 213 2 177 0 312 2 122 5 164 6310 5299 1 280 2 149 2 118 6 134 9 160 5299 4417 2 342 4 106 5 140 5*147 10 159 4417 3642 2 327 5 096 7*152 5*142 9 151 3642 2952 1 188 7 109 7*153 5 140 9 140 2952 2342 7 140 7 143 7 152 5 139 9 135 2342 1833 11 141 8*146 6 152 4 136 9 132 1833 1442 13 145 7*141 6 150 4 135 9 130 1442 1173 12 147 6 138 6 151 4 135 9 127 1173 1010 7 151 6 138 6 150 4 134 8*124 1010 917 1*124 5 138 5 151 4 134 5*121 917 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