DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/20 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 0656z - - 0958z - - 1330z - - 1601z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 21.4 - - 26.8 - - 28.7 - - 29.8 - - 29.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 30 - - 83 - - 47 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 56 - - 760 - - 2350 - - 2450 - - 545 BL Depth Hcrit 895 - - 895 - - 1568 - - 896 - - 896 Hcrit BL Top 912 - - 1616 - - 3206 - - 3306 - - 1401 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 388 - - 1865 - - 742 - - 589 - - 1451 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 117 - - 238 - - 201 - - 52 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 8 - - 15 - - 22 - - 17 BL Wind Direction 316 - - 320 - - 251 - - 247 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 10 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -493 - - -224 - - 477 - - 1060 - - -447 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1405 - - 1840 - - 2729 - - 2246 - - 1848 sfcLCL ODpotential -2486 - - -1219 - - -9468 - - 666 - - -9651 ODpotential blCL 3398 - - 2835 - - 12674 - - 2640 - - 11052 blCL maxRH 83 - - 89 - - 82 - - 97 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 21.4 - - 26.8 - - 28.7 - - 29.8 - - 29.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.0 - - 22.4 - - 20.3 - - 23.5 - - 25.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 23.1 - - 26.4 - - 28.2 - - 29.6 - - 29.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.6 - - 22.0 - - 19.0 - - 22.6 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 30 - - 83 - - 47 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 56 - - 760 - - 2350 - - 2450 - - 545 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 31 - - 56 - - 26 - - 88 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95236 100 249 100 250 95 251 95 248 98 252 95236 88194 78 258 77 261 77 253 74 260 76 263 88194 82730 67 262 67 271 65 261 65 268 65 271 82730 78180 61 264 61 271 60 270 61 273 60 279 78180 74262 59 269 55 269 54 273 56 272 57 278 74262 70788 60 272 52 273 53 278 55 274 56 278 70788 67627 61 273 52 277 52 277 55 274 57 278 67627 64705 62 272 53 278 52 279 54 273 57 275 64705 61976 63 276 54 282 54 283 52 277 56 275 61976 59309 63 276 57 284 57 285 54 285 54 281 59309 56519 60 276 57 282 58 284 57 288 55 287 56519 53628 59 277 55 280 56 282 59 287 56 288 53628 50876 57 279 54 282 55 282 60 287 57 289 50876 48410 59 283 56 285 55 284 60 285 59 291 48410 46211 61 283 59 287 55 289 58 290 60 292 46211 44223 60 283 60 288 58 297 61 300 59 293 44223 42409 59 285 62 288 63 300 68 305 59 297 42409 40743 60 289 63 291 67 303 70 306 61 302 40743 39207 62 293 65 297 69 305 68 310 64 305 39207 37782 66 298 69 299 68 306 71 314 65 304 37782 36450 70 301 70 300 68 312 73 315 64 302 36450 35166 72 301 67 303 71 317 73 315 65 300 35166 33860 70 303 67 310 73 318 71 314 65 299 33860 32501 69 307 69 316 72 318 69 312 65 299 32501 31089 71 311 71 319 68 317 66 309 64 298 31089 29614 72 314 72 319 64 313 63 304 63 297 29614 28063 73 315 70 319 62 308 62 300 62 296 28063 26437 73 316 67 316 60 305 63 298 60 296 26437 24736 72 316 67 313 59 305 61 297 58 297 24736 22959 71 315 66 312 56 306 58 299 55 298 22959 21112 70 316 63 311 54 309 55 302 51 298 21112 19187 66 320 59 310 52 309 52 303 49 297 19187 17179 58 320 54 309 49 305 49 303 47 298 17179 15132 49 318 47 309 45 302 46 300 47 300 15132 13164 44 315 41 310 41 297 40 294 44 300 13164 11380 39 315 38 310 36 292 38 293 40 297 11380 9796 34 318 35 309 33 291 37 292 38 302 9796 8392 27 321 29 309 31 289 35 289 38 307 8392 7149 23 321 22 307 28 283 33 286 36 307 7149 6046 19 320 18 304 26 277 31 280 33 302 6046 5070 15 323 13 296 23 273 30 272 30 292 5070 4219 11 321 10 269 19 263 27 260 32 283 4219 3479 9 320 9 269 18*257 25*250 32 271 3479 2825 8 325 8 283 17*254 24*248 30 255 2825 2250 7 347 8 309 16 252 24 247 27 242 2250 1772 7 010 10*320 15 250 23 247 25 237 1772 1405 8 359 9*321 15 249 22 247 22*235 1405 1153 9 336 8 320 14 249 20 246 20*234 1153 1000 7*326 8 320 13 249 18 246 17 233 1000 912 4*316 6 320 11 248 14 246 13 232 912 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