DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/14 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 - - 0958z - - 1333z - - 1601z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 24.5 - - 26.5 - - 28.3 - - 28.9 - - 24.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 16 - - 30 - - 2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 56 - - 1491 - - 2252 - - 2026 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit 896 - - 895 - - 895 - - 896 - - 895 Hcrit BL Top 912 - - 2347 - - 3108 - - 2882 - - 912 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1994 - - 1491 - - 1083 - - 939 - - 1950 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 117 - - 168 - - 71 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 305 - - 331 - - 296 - - 274 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -2 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -326 - - 937 - - 1043 - - 751 - - -648 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1238 - - 1410 - - 2065 - - 2131 - - 1560 sfcLCL ODpotential -1042 - - 455 - - 703 - - 348 - - -1657 ODpotential blCL 1954 - - 1892 - - 2405 - - 2534 - - 2569 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 24.5 - - 26.5 - - 28.3 - - 28.9 - - 24.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.7 - - 24.0 - - 22.9 - - 23.2 - - 21.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 24.7 - - 26.4 - - 28.0 - - 29.0 - - 24.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.7 - - 23.6 - - 21.8 - - 22.6 - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 16 - - 30 - - 2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 56 - - 1491 - - 2252 - - 2026 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 102 - - 100 - - 92 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 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] 97134 72 234 72 240 75 232 80 240 80 247 97134 89804 70 237 66 237 65 232 72 235 71 247 89804 84097 61 250 57 242 55 246 55 240 55 242 84097 79333 48 245 49 255 48 253 44 253 41 251 79333 75253 32 248 38 258 37 260 37 259 34 266 75253 71691 29 267 27 259 29 257 31 257 29 267 71691 68475 30 283 23 278 20 263 25 254 29 266 68475 65500 33 285 30 285 25 285 25 276 30 276 65500 62725 37 275 32 274 32 279 36 284 34 278 62725 60024 35 270 31 268 35 266 40 276 36 278 60024 57192 37 280 32 279 33 270 39 275 41 283 57192 54254 45 284 39 286 41 287 43 283 42 281 54254 51451 50 281 45 280 47 286 44 288 37 282 51451 48931 51 276 47 271 47 278 46 288 46 302 48931 46689 49 273 46 266 45 276 47 291 52 304 46689 44671 47 274 44 271 45 278 49 294 49 299 44671 42827 48 276 47 277 43 275 47 288 42 290 42827 41120 49 274 50 278 40 280 41 284 32 290 41120 39531 50 270 48 275 41 288 32 300 34 325 39531 38052 48 267 45 273 42 288 41 328 57 341 38052 36672 47 268 41 272 41 284 51 328 68 337 36672 35351 45 269 35 271 34 284 51 321 63 322 35351 34025 39 269 27 277 27 297 46 316 43 314 34025 32660 30 273 20 295 29 322 43 322 32 347 32660 31252 19 283 16 318 34 332 44 329 46 360 31252 29783 12 294 15 330 35 332 44 329 56 358 29783 28240 13 289 14 331 32 329 41 325 60 357 28240 26620 16 285 15 325 27 329 39 324 60 356 26620 24919 17 294 16 318 26 330 39 323 57 354 24919 23139 19 302 17 310 24 327 40 321 57 351 23139 21282 23 299 19 300 23 321 37 317 51 350 21282 19341 25 292 20 296 20 315 33 314 40 347 19341 17308 25 290 21 295 21 308 30 315 34 340 17308 15232 23 290 23 295 21 307 27 323 31 329 15232 13239 21 294 25 295 20 308 23 332 27 316 13239 11432 21 298 24 299 18 310 20 333 23 312 11432 9828 21 301 22 306 17 312 18 330 21 314 9828 8406 19 302 21 308 15 311 16 328 19 317 8406 7146 19 300 20 307 14 310 15 324 18 318 7146 6034 19 297 17 308 13 309 14 318 18 319 6034 5056 17 300 14 307 11 308 13 313 17 315 5056 4204 16 296 9 310 10 308 13 295 16 303 4204 3465 13 304 6 314 10*307 12*284 18 285 3465 2815 10 336 7*322 9*301 11*280 19 275 2815 2245 9 355 8*329 9 297 10 276 18 270 2245 1768 10 002 8 332 8 296 9 274 15 267 1768 1403 10 355 8 333 8 295 8 272 13 263 1403 1152 7 335 6 330 7 294 8 271 10 254 1152 999 6*317 6 330 7 295 7 271 9*247 999 912 3*305 5 330 6 293 6 270 5*236 912 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