DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 82.9 - - 85.5 - - 82.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 209 - - 301 - - 194 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4178 - - 6779 - - 6734 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3506 - - 5697 - - 5429 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5034 - - 7635 - - 7590 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2617 - - 1286 - - 1273 - - 7343 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 393 - - 522 - - 454 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 215 - - 210 - - 219 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 255 - - 993 - - -195 - - -6069 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4780 - - 6643 - - 7786 - - 6988 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -862 - - -1404 - - -2326 - - -8365 ODpotential blCL - - - 5896 - - 9039 - - 9916 - - 9284 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 71 - - 69 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 740 - - 570 - - 500 - - 540 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 82.9 - - 85.5 - - 82.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.8 - - 56.7 - - 54.3 - - 55.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.6 - - 81.0 - - 84.1 - - 83.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.3 - - 55.8 - - 53.3 - - 54.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 209 - - 301 - - 194 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4178 - - 6779 - - 6734 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 98554 23 082 20 079 22 059 23 070 98554 91192 28 091 19 095 22 091 24 082 91192 85510 24 090 22 114 17 109 19 076 85510 80772 18 093 21 109 18 121 12 092 80772 76683 12 115 10 116 12 108 11 127 76683 73061 10 143 5 131 6 141 6 146 73061 69769 7 167 6 204 5 189 5 207 69769 66732 6 195 13 196 12 217 13 235 66732 63915 14 223 14 206 16 209 19 234 63915 61188 17 229 18 221 21 213 24 235 61188 58334 26 238 22 237 21 224 23 241 58334 55366 30 241 28 234 27 241 26 250 55366 52539 28 245 27 232 30 247 25 261 52539 50009 22 248 23 243 26 246 24 273 50009 47759 18 256 19 254 19 248 25 257 47759 45744 9 288 15 237 20 248 23 247 45744 43924 12 335 2 212 18 207 26 235 43924 42258 11 322 9 270 17 223 31 229 42258 40705 12 316 18 287 22 254 30 244 40705 39241 15 310 24 291 25 266 36 259 39241 37855 19 302 28 292 35 279 38 266 37855 36515 22 302 30 293 35 280 38 268 36515 35153 24 308 29 291 32 280 36 264 35153 33740 25 310 24 291 30 279 34 265 33740 32281 26 306 21 291 27 273 34 270 32281 30759 26 305 20 280 26 270 33 272 30759 29162 20 299 19 268 27 271 32 273 29162 27489 16 290 19 265 29 273 29 274 27489 25740 16 284 18 266 27 272 25 275 25740 23920 13 283 17 273 23 268 23 286 23920 22033 10 302 18 291 16 280 23 289 22033 20069 11 330 18 296 18 301 19 290 20069 18022 9 332 8 301 20 301 18 304 18022 15933 9 323 8 318 20 301 18 301 15933 13916 11 320 11 324 17 306 19 283 13916 12074 4 310 7 304 16 309 18 281 12074 10430 5 263 8 278 13 297 19 283 10430 8967 7 235 10*247 12 277 16 269 8967 7667 11 222 13*223 14*220 17 239 7667 6511 15 222 14 218 15*213 20 224 6511 5485 16*224 14 216 15 212 20 222 5485 4577 16*223 15 215 15 211 20 222 4577 3774 15 221 15 214 15 209 20 222 3774 3053 15 220 15 213 15 209 19 222 3053 2415 14 218 14 212 15 208 19 221 2415 1881 13 217 14 212 15 208 18 221 1881 1471 12 216 14 211 14 207 16 220 1471 1189 12 216 13 211 14 208 15 220 1189 1017 11 216 13 211 13 207 12*219 1017 919 10 216 11 211 12 207 9*219 919 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