DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.3 - - 92.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3198 - - 3742 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2726 - - 2876 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4054 - - 4598 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1469 - - 2097 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 346 - - 315 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 28 - - 101 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 281 - - 267 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2369 - - -2276 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6423 - - 6874 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6967 - - -5578 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11021 - - 10176 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 52 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 460 - - 700 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.3 - - 92.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.4 - - 65.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.2 - - 91.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.1 - - 64.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3198 - - 3742 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 99652 37 084 33 082 99652 92121 26 095 28 094 92121 86292 27 104 22 091 86292 81450 24 091 27 080 81450 77285 19 080 22 075 77285 73612 16 064 14 071 73612 70300 12 084 11 075 70300 67275 17 048 13 040 67275 64493 13 012 6 027 64493 61811 10 004 9 005 61811 59040 7 338 8 337 59040 56192 21 006 16 006 56192 53486 25 341 29 348 53486 51060 25 321 32 334 51060 48890 19 324 24 323 48890 46923 19 350 12 344 46923 45119 25 006 14 032 45119 43441 31 005 19 037 43441 41870 27 359 23 036 41870 40391 23 004 25 036 40391 38991 25 003 26 036 38991 37631 20 357 26 036 37631 36243 15 355 19 021 36243 34797 13 345 15 022 34797 33295 10 335 12 017 33295 31724 9 316 11 347 31724 30076 10 297 11 320 30076 28349 9 304 10 295 28349 26540 9 314 8 289 26540 24651 6 306 8 295 24651 22682 5 325 8 284 22682 20628 7 015 3 292 20628 18490 4 118 4 190 18490 16317 7 173 5 201 16317 14230 12 179 7 201 14230 12336 15 180 5 195 12336 10652 7 186 4 051 10652 9154 13 052 10 058 9154 7820 17 050 10 059 7820 6634 15 045 8 064 6634 5582 7 051 3 049 5582 4654 1*324 1*344 4654 3834 2*286 1*296 3834 3097 2 281 1 283 3097 2446 2 280 1 268 2446 1901 2 280 1 257 1901 1483 2 279 0 255 1483 1195 2 281 1 241 1195 1020 2 279 1 236 1020 920 2 280 0 244 920 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