DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.5 - - 76.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 4 - - 41 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1601 - - 1336 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 903 - - 902 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2457 - - 2192 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2188 - - 2074 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 118 - - 170 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 146 - - 149 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1062 - - 911 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1395 - - 1281 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 163 - - 366 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2294 - - 1826 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1680 - - 1950 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.5 - - 76.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 72.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.7 - - 75.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 72.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 4 - - 41 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1601 - - 1336 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - - 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] 98814 17 116 29 108 98814 91319 25 110 17 099 91319 85588 23 101 13 094 85588 80863 20 081 16 090 80863 76801 15 074 16 079 76801 73213 15 088 12 070 73213 69972 14 085 14 069 69972 66995 10 079 11 061 66995 64247 8 075 2 343 64247 61597 7 034 6 168 61597 58836 4 342 3 254 58836 55973 8 300 11 279 55973 53237 16 275 17 277 53237 50764 18 263 20 289 50764 48538 20 259 22 290 48538 46519 22 250 24 279 46519 44673 19 237 23 260 44673 42973 19 219 19 234 42973 41393 19 212 17 209 41393 39912 21 198 16 198 39912 38514 29 181 22 200 38514 37165 38 163 24 193 37165 35790 36 157 26 184 35790 34357 31 159 22 179 34357 32870 27 157 22 175 32870 31312 22 156 21 175 31312 29672 19 157 21 177 29672 27952 18 163 18 181 27952 26153 19 168 14 177 26153 24277 21 173 15 169 24277 22329 19 180 13 185 22329 20306 17 174 14 201 20306 18200 15 175 15 197 18200 16060 12 186 17 192 16060 14001 15 186 18 187 14001 12129 18 172 22 170 12129 10467 24 156 22 164 10467 8990 26 154 20 174 8990 7677 25 156 18 193 7677 6511 25 155 17 199 6511 5478 24 154 17 198 5478 4567 23 153 16 190 4567 3763 22 152 17 176 3763 3043 22*150 18 165 3043 2407 20*149 18*162 2407 1876 18 146 16*153 1876 1468 17 146 15 150 1468 1187 15 145 14 148 1187 1017 13 144 13 147 1017 919 10 144 11 146 919 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