DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/23 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 0659z - - 0959z - - 1334z - - 1603z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 66.0 - - 77.3 - - 81.4 - - 84.3 - - 82.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 100 - - 152 - - 78 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 62 - - 1614 - - 4150 - - 3949 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit 901 - - 1310 - - 3401 - - 2910 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top 918 - - 2470 - - 5006 - - 4805 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 388 - - 3366 - - 1867 - - 3131 - - 6217 Hgt.Variab. W* 29 - - 235 - - 371 - - 304 - - 33 W* B/S 1 - - 45 - - 23 - - 27 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 094 - - 106 - - 301 - - 305 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -6 - - -11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1650 - - -3319 - - -1333 - - -1756 - - -4306 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2568 - - 5790 - - 6339 - - 6561 - - 5225 sfcLCL ODpotential -5991 - - -9750 - - -4915 - - -4280 - - -6232 ODpotential blCL 6909 - - 12220 - - 9921 - - 9085 - - 7151 blCL maxRH 67 - - 65 - - 62 - - 56 - - 60 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 80 - - 640 CAPE Temp@2m 66.0 - - 77.3 - - 81.4 - - 84.3 - - 82.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 58.0 - - 55.3 - - 56.8 - - 58.7 - - 62.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 66.1 - - 76.6 - - 80.3 - - 83.7 - - 83.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 57.3 - - 53.9 - - 55.5 - - 57.4 - - 61.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 100 - - 152 - - 78 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 62 - - 1614 - - 4150 - - 3949 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 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] 98868 27 081 33 105 29 087 24 079 26 095 98868 91320 27 081 24 093 26 090 22 089 22 083 91320 85540 27 082 25 096 22 093 23 089 19 077 85540 80778 25 075 25 089 21 101 20 087 21 087 80778 76694 20 078 21 082 20 099 17 099 18 091 76694 73090 15 086 17 092 12 093 12 088 18 090 73090 69826 8 091 13 089 11 116 6 115 14 065 69826 66824 3 123 11 095 9 099 10 141 4 050 66824 64037 6 124 2 102 2 132 8 131 4 160 64037 61331 6 146 4 240 6 225 5 261 3 276 61331 58514 2 026 2 308 7 197 13 259 12 274 58514 55605 16 294 21 272 19 289 17 284 17 269 55605 52850 30 283 31 273 35 278 36 289 31 288 52850 50397 35 292 37 279 45 265 52 276 45 285 50397 48211 56 294 51 284 50 273 55 277 51 288 48211 46228 71 286 63 281 61 281 63 284 62 287 46228 44412 75 282 69 280 66 283 68 285 71 287 44412 42733 75 284 70 283 68 283 70 286 75 286 42733 41167 76 286 71 285 69 285 73 286 75 285 41167 39695 76 286 74 286 71 287 78 283 76 285 39695 38305 72 284 72 284 70 286 80 282 76 285 38305 36960 70 280 65 282 65 285 74 283 74 284 36960 35594 63 277 58 282 61 285 61 284 65 283 35594 34177 58 275 54 286 52 292 48 285 53 286 34177 32710 59 281 51 286 45 290 40 286 47 288 32710 31176 52 294 43 291 36 290 40 287 39 285 31176 29563 42 294 35 288 33 302 37 290 38 283 29563 27866 36 282 37 285 30 297 35 296 37 287 27866 26085 37 279 36 285 33 286 33 296 34 297 26085 24224 26 282 28 283 34 289 33 298 30 309 24224 22288 19 289 19 266 30 289 32 305 24 311 22288 20273 21 291 16 275 23 287 26 306 24 304 20273 18179 20 292 18 294 19 293 16 300 17 306 18179 16052 15 303 20 304 14 310 10 308 9 309 16052 14004 15 317 18 314 17 313 14 332 7 321 14004 12141 15 327 18 344 11 329 15 321 10 333 12141 10488 15 335 20 356 13 001 10 335 12 333 10488 9020 17 339 20 355 19 005 12 360 11 333 9020 7711 20 338 20 347 19 350 12 347 10 319 7711 6545 20 337 21 341 18 338 11 319 9 307 6545 5509 17 342 16 343 10*324 9*309 8 300 5509 4595 12 350 10 354 6*316 7*307 5 293 4595 3785 7 008 10 024 3 303 3 307 3 275 3785 3060 4 042 6*030 3 298 2 303 2 172 3060 2419 5 064 1*101 3 297 1 303 4 151 2419 1884 9 077 1 102 2 294 1 303 4 148 1884 1473 13 099 1 111 2 291 0 304 4 145 1473 1189 12 098 1 111 2 290 0 280 4 145 1189 1018 9*095 1 108 2 290 0 293 4*144 1018 919 4*094 1 105 2 287 0 269 3*144 919 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