DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/25 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 - - - 0700z - - 0710z - - 1559z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 42.2 - - 42.9 - - 38.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 208 - - 126 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1859 - - 3527 - - 3502 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1599 - - 3030 - - 2775 - - 896 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2715 - - 4383 - - 4358 - - 913 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 914 - - 820 - - 1139 - - 3967 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 258 - - 374 - - 320 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 049 - - 061 - - 046 - - 064 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 724 - - 1122 - - 224 - - -1919 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1991 - - 3261 - - 4134 - - 2832 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 58 - - -8381 - - -10201 - - -2846 ODpotential blCL - - - 2657 - - 12764 - - 14559 - - 3759 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 82 - - 61 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 42.2 - - 42.9 - - 38.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.8 - - 31.4 - - 28.3 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 41.0 - - 42.2 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 28.8 - - 25.2 - - 27.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 208 - - 126 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1859 - - 3527 - - 3502 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95382 55 269 64 282 68 275 69 276 95382 88559 46 275 58 275 58 276 63 277 88559 83200 33 292 40 273 45 276 51 282 83200 78669 28 298 34 268 38 278 44 283 78669 74725 32 298 34 280 35 281 41 281 74725 71221 37 296 40 292 36 283 41 280 71221 68035 39 286 43 287 39 281 43 280 68035 65098 39 280 42 283 40 279 43 282 65098 62368 39 282 41 284 40 279 42 283 62368 59711 44 283 43 287 40 280 40 283 59711 56919 47 279 46 284 41 283 40 284 56919 54002 49 279 50 280 45 285 41 286 54002 51205 50 281 53 277 50 283 43 287 51205 48680 50 282 54 276 52 280 45 288 48680 46417 49 283 50 277 50 278 46 286 46417 44368 47 285 46 280 45 280 46 283 44368 42501 44 290 42 288 44 289 44 282 42501 40793 44 296 42 297 42 294 42 286 40793 39227 44 298 41 301 43 300 39 293 39227 37789 37 301 38 302 43 302 38 304 37789 36458 29 315 34 302 44 304 43 308 36458 35185 28 327 32 302 44 306 44 306 35185 33895 28 332 31 306 43 308 42 309 33895 32555 29 335 31 310 42 308 42 313 32555 31164 30 337 29 316 41 307 41 311 31164 29706 27 331 28 319 40 307 40 306 29706 28169 28 327 29 316 38 308 37 299 28169 26553 29 329 31 313 35 308 36 296 26553 24857 27 331 32 313 31 309 36 297 24857 23081 24 326 28 313 31 313 36 300 23081 21230 23 322 26 316 30 319 33 305 21230 19300 22 330 24 319 27 326 30 304 19300 17286 21 343 21 326 25 325 29 301 17286 15227 20 350 19 327 26 320 31 304 15227 13238 17 350 18 327 28 319 31 309 13238 11427 13 346 16 331 24 321 26 314 11427 9819 11 341 14 342 18 325 20 319 9819 8400 13 333 13 350 15 335 16 334 8400 7154 14 338 14 004 13 002 11 358 7154 6063 14 357 15 017 14 047 9 039 6063 5105 13 027 15*045 14*047 10 041 5105 4266 17 048 15*060 14*045 11 037 4266 3527 22 062 15 062 14 046 12 043 3527 2865 22*061 15 062 14 046 12 051 2865 2280 21*056 15 062 14 047 12 057 2280 1792 18 049 14 062 14 046 12 061 1792 1417 17 047 14 062 13 046 12 063 1417 1159 15 046 13 061 13 047 11 064 1159 1002 14 045 12 061 12 047 9*065 1002 913 12 045 10 061 10 047 5*064 913 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