DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/18 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 - - 1010z - - 1333z - - 1559z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 61.6 - - 73.2 - - 78.3 - - 81.1 - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 6 - - 158 - - 234 - - 163 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 59 - - 1862 - - 5617 - - 6780 - - 4725 BL Depth Hcrit 898 - - 1707 - - 4674 - - 5373 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top 915 - - 2718 - - 6473 - - 7636 - - 5581 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 317 - - 3122 - - 1136 - - 522 - - 2301 Hgt.Variab. W* 31 - - 276 - - 455 - - 434 - - 158 W* B/S 2 - - 8 - - 24 - - 27 - - 8 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 119 - - 140 - - 171 - - 194 - - 143 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -354 - - -1642 - - 1145 - - 1242 - - -630 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1269 - - 4360 - - 5328 - - 6394 - - 6211 sfcLCL ODpotential -3814 - - -3268 - - 292 - - -4513 - - -6881 ODpotential blCL 4729 - - 5986 - - 6181 - - 12149 - - 12462 blCL maxRH 89 - - 75 - - 80 - - 78 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 61.6 - - 73.2 - - 78.3 - - 81.1 - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 59.1 - - 57.3 - - 58.1 - - 56.3 - - 55.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.6 - - 72.3 - - 77.2 - - 80.1 - - 79.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 59.0 - - 56.6 - - 57.2 - - 55.1 - - 54.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 6 - - 158 - - 234 - - 163 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 59 - - 1862 - - 5617 - - 6780 - - 4725 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 58 - - 0 - - 18 - - 12 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 11 - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 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] 99327 32 086 35 096 32 087 26 084 27 063 99327 91834 28 086 28 088 26 091 27 079 22 084 91834 86049 22 082 22 082 23 091 26 079 23 091 86049 81242 21 084 17 083 21 087 22 085 21 085 81242 77106 19 067 15 081 18 086 19 080 19 083 77106 73441 15 067 13 086 15 084 17 068 18 079 73441 70114 13 058 15 073 12 097 11 057 15 058 70114 67064 10 032 12 039 12 084 6 077 11 032 67064 64255 6 035 8 017 10 044 5 055 9 020 64255 61543 12 351 10 339 12 006 7 012 8 007 61543 58714 16 326 15 319 16 326 14 335 15 346 58714 55798 20 320 20 317 21 313 21 316 24 322 55798 53043 30 317 31 315 32 311 30 312 33 310 53043 50584 41 313 44 315 42 312 39 314 37 306 50584 48382 51 312 56 311 50 314 51 313 45 305 48382 46385 58 309 59 308 61 307 60 302 48 301 46385 44558 61 308 65 306 62 294 55 298 48 298 44558 42875 62 309 67 306 56 296 49 306 45 294 42875 41312 60 313 65 308 49 310 52 314 34 285 41312 39845 54 317 65 316 51 325 53 301 30 282 39845 38455 48 312 64 325 58 329 49 305 32 281 38455 37104 46 308 52 323 52 325 44 315 36 281 37104 35724 43 310 39 311 44 313 38 302 38 272 35724 34285 41 312 34 307 41 302 34 314 34 264 34285 32791 43 312 33 309 40 294 32 302 28 261 32791 31228 43 308 33 307 34 297 34 289 23 277 31228 29591 43 304 33 305 30 305 25 294 18 291 29591 27882 42 306 31 309 25 308 21 301 13 284 27882 26097 37 311 27 314 19 308 20 296 13 285 26097 24233 34 315 25 316 18 307 19 296 13 289 24233 22295 32 318 25 317 17 306 15 302 9 283 22295 20275 27 316 23 316 16 307 12 308 6 282 20275 18168 24 309 22 316 14 311 9 309 3 269 18168 16020 20 300 22 315 12 321 6 305 5 251 16020 13952 20 300 20 319 11 331 4 309 7 245 13952 12074 19 315 18 324 10 331 4 309 6 245 12074 10408 18 329 13 328 8 327 6 307 5 278 10408 8932 17 331 11 328 8 319 8*301 7 303 8932 7629 18 321 10 311 7*304 5*288 5 304 7629 6477 13 317 6 289 4*284 4 278 4*309 6477 5455 4 345 3 246 2 255 3 187 1*151 5455 4552 2 048 4 078 4 166 4 179 3 141 4552 3752 3 112 5 113 5 163 4 176 4 141 3752 3035 6 139 7*140 5 159 4 173 4 143 3035 2401 8 145 7*141 5 157 4 170 4 144 2401 1871 11 140 6 140 5 155 4 169 4 144 1871 1464 12 135 6 139 5 154 4 170 4 144 1464 1183 11 126 6 138 5 153 4 168 4 145 1183 1013 9*124 5 137 5 152 4 167 4 144 1013 916 3*119 5 138 4 153 4 167 4 144 916 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