DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - 56.4 - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 152 - - 50 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1153 - - 1893 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1083 - - 901 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2009 - - 2749 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 793 - - 1334 - - 133 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 227 - - 186 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 219 - - 232 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4522 - - -5278 - - -4548 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6531 - - 8028 - - 5464 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8834 - - -9207 - - -9880 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10843 - - 11956 - - 10796 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 95 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - 56.4 - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.5 - - 24.5 - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.7 - - 56.0 - - 50.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.8 - - 24.1 - - 27.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 152 - - 50 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1153 - - 1893 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 46 - - 81 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96720 31 070 35 077 29 069 96720 89606 32 086 25 078 21 073 89606 84008 30 089 13 091 13 055 84008 79326 22 066 10 091 7 053 79326 75283 11 036 9 043 9 053 75283 71699 7 306 9 343 11 026 71699 68447 8 296 11 309 11 346 68447 65448 18 312 16 320 13 316 65448 62668 25 294 27 305 26 302 62668 59982 30 286 34 291 35 292 59982 57173 35 286 37 284 38 283 57173 54245 39 288 40 285 42 285 54245 51442 40 285 45 284 49 282 51442 48916 38 284 47 282 52 278 48916 46650 45 289 49 278 56 275 46650 44591 53 288 52 275 59 272 44591 42706 58 283 59 277 61 273 42706 40977 64 279 67 276 63 270 40977 39394 72 276 72 271 70 263 39394 37943 73 269 73 262 72 261 37943 36597 78 268 72 266 80 255 36597 35307 94 260 78 261 92 250 35307 33999 91 257 83 256 98 249 33999 32643 83 256 85 253 97 250 32643 31236 81 258 84 253 81 254 31236 29766 81 260 78 261 64 258 29766 28221 82 261 69 268 58 259 28221 26600 84 261 67 271 52 257 26600 24900 77 263 67 269 50 265 24900 23124 63 276 66 267 45 272 23124 21274 52 283 62 271 43 267 21274 19347 41 297 43 280 34 269 19347 17347 26 285 27 285 20 272 17347 15311 21 264 22 273 19 259 15311 13354 16 275 18 259 16 267 13354 11578 13 283 12 274 11 281 11578 9997 14 279 11 296 11 298 9997 8589 17 282 13 293 14 307 8589 7337 19 283 17 285 18 307 7337 6225 18 282 19 285 17 300 6225 5240 16 282 16 287 13 287 5240 4373 14 280 12 287 10 266 4373 3608 9 273 6 265 10 237 3608 2925 7 259 4*236 9 215 2925 2323 4*246 4*231 8 201 2323 1820 2*223 4 232 8 196 1820 1435 2 218 4 232 8 192 1435 1170 2 217 4 233 9 191 1170 1009 2 216 4 234 8 189 1009 916 2 218 3 234 6*188 916 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