DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 0716z - - 1022z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -6.1 - - 1.1 - - 15.7 - - 22.2 - - 12.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - -24 - - 27 - - -31 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2 - - 2 - - 387 - - 2 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit 842 - - 842 - - 842 - - 842 - - 842 Hcrit BL Top 858 - - 858 - - 1243 - - 858 - - 858 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 22 - - 60 - - 248 - - 1317 - - 65 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 90 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 261 - - 229 - - 214 - - 209 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -23 - - -241 - - -1359 - - -1710 - - -346 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 881 - - 1099 - - 2602 - - 2568 - - 1204 sfcLCL ODpotential -20256 - - -17567 - - -13467 - - -12405 - - -13840 ODpotential blCL 21114 - - 18425 - - 14710 - - 13263 - - 14698 blCL maxRH 89 - - 88 - - 70 - - 68 - - 80 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -6.1 - - 1.1 - - 15.7 - - 22.2 - - 12.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -6.4 - - -0.2 - - 7.7 - - 14.2 - - 10.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -5.5 - - 1.5 - - 15.6 - - 22.4 - - 13.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -6.4 - - -0.2 - - 7.7 - - 14.2 - - 10.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - -24 - - 27 - - -31 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2 - - 2 - - 387 - - 2 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 55 - - 52 - - 0 - - 0 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 72547 7 215 9 236 12 222 15 235 15 243 72547 59852 54 260 48 260 39 267 40 259 37 271 59852 53807 64 259 58 260 47 268 46 264 45 271 53807 48932 75 259 64 257 63 253 69 258 59 269 48932 45698 78 260 65 259 70 252 74 262 67 255 45698 42939 83 262 81 265 80 262 88 257 77 255 42939 41377 89 260 90 267 89 262 90 259 80 258 41377 40261 91 260 95 265 97 262 95 261 83 260 40261 39490 94 262 97 263 101 262 98 260 85 262 39490 38837 102 264 102 261 104 262 100 259 88 262 38837 38233 108 265 101 261 106 263 103 258 89 262 38233 37685 107 264 96 261 106 263 105 257 91 260 37685 36967 106 263 104 261 111 260 109 254 95 257 36967 36012 106 262 104 262 116 258 115 254 96 257 36012 34910 110 262 106 261 122 259 110 255 93 257 34910 33841 114 262 106 262 122 260 106 256 93 258 33841 33059 116 263 107 264 118 261 105 254 93 259 33059 32562 118 262 112 265 115 261 101 253 88 255 32562 32153 120 262 119 265 113 261 93 255 85 253 32153 31500 121 262 125 264 109 262 86 259 79 254 31500 30949 117 260 125 262 106 263 81 260 72 254 30949 30225 115 258 122 261 105 264 77 261 63 254 30225 29316 112 258 119 261 107 263 70 262 58 253 29316 27939 110 256 114 258 109 261 53 265 49 255 27939 25708 106 254 108 256 104 261 47 268 45 259 25708 23314 99 255 101 258 95 263 49 267 45 262 23314 20904 90 254 94 257 89 266 47 268 48 262 20904 19314 87 252 91 255 82 267 46 271 50 262 19314 18173 84 252 89 255 73 270 49 273 46 263 18173 16768 81 255 87 257 70 272 53 270 42 265 16768 15236 78 258 81 261 73 271 60 270 41 266 15236 13733 73 264 74 263 71 271 59 271 43 269 13733 12466 67 268 68 265 65 271 54 269 42 271 12466 11284 60 271 61 266 58 269 46 264 39 271 11284 9494 52 274 51 270 48 263 37 263 33 273 9494 8275 43 273 44 280 38 260 32 269 30 272 8275 7441 35 275 38 275 33 259 28 274 25 269 7441 6471 32 289 28 280 28 260 26 273 18 262 6471 5087 32 295 26 283 25 269 23 265 16 255 5087 3939 30 282 26 267 26 268 24 258 18 251 3939 3517 26 277 27 261 28 262 25 256 19 246 3517 3100 24 276 28 255 29 257 26 255 20 246 3100 2689 23 277 28 252 29 256 27 255 20 245 2689 2285 19 272 26 250 29 250 25 239 22 229 2285 1889 16 270 23 240 28 247 20 222 22 215 1889 1497 13 275 22 236 20*231 18 215 22 207 1497 1239 13 282 21 239 12*217 16 212 21 203 1239 1047 14 281 18 239 10 214 14 210 17 197 1047 921 11 270 11 232 9 213 12 209 11 193 921 858 4*261 6*229 7 212 9*209 7*192 858 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