DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1600z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.5 - - 63.6 - - 69.3 - - 69.6 - - 65.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 8 - - 113 - - 210 - - 123 - - 21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1306 - - 2333 - - 3948 - - 4245 - - 2390 BL Depth Hcrit 898 - - 1861 - - 3346 - - 3277 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top 2162 - - 3189 - - 4804 - - 5101 - - 3246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 832 - - 864 - - 1780 - - 2599 - - 2444 Hgt.Variab. W* 98 - - 267 - - 389 - - 335 - - 161 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 11 - - 10 - - 14 - - 17 BL Wind Direction 002 - - 009 - - 001 - - 009 - - 033 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 6 - - 2 - - 3 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 460 - - 729 - - 799 - - 960 - - 205 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1702 - - 2460 - - 4005 - - 4141 - - 3041 sfcLCL ODpotential -31 - - 476 - - 558 - - 770 - - -489 ODpotential blCL 2193 - - 2713 - - 4246 - - 4331 - - 3735 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 30 - - 50 - - 110 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m 59.5 - - 63.6 - - 69.3 - - 69.6 - - 65.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 55.2 - - 56.0 - - 54.9 - - 54.6 - - 54.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.6 - - 62.8 - - 68.0 - - 68.8 - - 65.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 54.8 - - 55.1 - - 54.0 - - 53.8 - - 54.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 8 - - 113 - - 210 - - 123 - - 21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1306 - - 2333 - - 3948 - - 4245 - - 2390 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 101 - - 96 - - 102 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 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] 99300 39 078 34 089 33 093 32 091 31 088 99300 91820 32 078 31 082 31 094 26 094 26 093 91820 86040 24 084 24 083 25 092 22 094 21 092 86040 81239 21 097 17 083 17 089 17 089 19 085 81239 77120 18 098 14 104 11 088 14 083 14 094 77120 73491 12 083 13 111 10 108 10 095 11 092 73491 70202 8 082 11 116 6 137 7 117 6 108 70202 67169 4 100 7 099 8 174 2 163 6 161 67169 64346 3 193 7 171 11 206 8 238 4 216 64346 61601 5 222 6 190 13 210 14 237 9 261 61601 58732 10 232 10 238 12 219 18 227 15 258 58732 55753 12 236 15 233 17 229 20 223 23 247 55753 52907 19 248 19 237 21 232 23 225 27 236 52907 50336 27 245 26 242 25 239 24 234 27 237 50336 48027 35 241 31 242 28 241 27 238 26 238 48027 45928 36 240 34 240 32 242 29 247 26 254 45928 44009 35 240 33 242 29 243 29 246 27 256 44009 42247 29 236 27 249 25 255 25 248 28 259 42247 40622 23 237 27 262 25 262 22 252 28 251 40622 39118 20 251 28 267 22 273 17 272 20 268 39118 37718 19 265 25 259 22 276 22 303 24 288 37718 36377 19 270 22 255 21 273 26 305 30 302 36377 35023 20 274 22 260 20 272 25 307 35 308 35023 33622 20 276 22 266 19 274 25 311 36 309 33622 32174 21 276 20 275 17 281 25 314 33 308 32174 30662 20 275 19 287 16 293 24 316 29 304 30662 29073 20 274 20 299 17 304 22 318 27 301 29073 27405 20 274 20 307 17 308 20 319 25 300 27405 25658 18 272 18 308 18 311 18 317 23 298 25658 23833 16 269 17 297 17 316 17 319 23 299 23833 21928 16 268 17 284 15 309 16 326 23 303 21928 19937 17 273 16 283 15 301 14 327 21 308 19937 17855 15 288 14 289 13 293 12 311 16 314 17855 15731 14 278 13 286 13 283 12 299 14 313 15731 13689 18 262 14 281 13 280 11 295 13 316 13689 11839 16 272 11 285 9 277 9 294 11 321 11839 10202 12 277 6 315 6 287 7 317 8 329 10202 8759 7 316 4 299 4 330 6 339 5 359 8759 7480 10 348 3 321 4 011 8 343 10 359 7480 6345 11 342 5 000 5 007 10 349 15 355 6345 5340 8 359 5 006 7*342 13*006 17 009 5340 4457 9 020 7 001 10*356 13*007 18 021 4457 3676 10 025 11*008 11 001 14 009 19*027 3676 2977 14 026 13*008 11 002 14 010 19*030 2977 2360 16*011 13 009 11 002 14 010 19 032 2360 1844 16*006 12 009 11 002 14 010 18 033 1844 1448 14 002 11 009 10 002 14 010 18 034 1448 1175 13 001 10 009 9 002 13 010 16 035 1175 1010 11 360 9 010 9 001 12 010 14 035 1010 915 7 358 7 009 8 002 10 010 11 035 915 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