DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 = 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 - - - 56.0 - - 63.7 - - 67.1 - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 386 - - 272 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2380 - - 4018 - - 4710 - - 3618 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2085 - - 3627 - - 4022 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3236 - - 4874 - - 5566 - - 4474 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1271 - - 1028 - - 1031 - - 1502 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 302 - - 472 - - 443 - - 150 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 12 - - 44 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 034 - - 045 - - 072 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - 3 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -150 - - -849 - - -1364 - - -1320 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3386 - - 5723 - - 6930 - - 5794 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9090 - - -9128 - - -8936 - - -9729 ODpotential blCL - - - 12326 - - 14002 - - 14502 - - 14203 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 65 - - 77 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 63.7 - - 67.1 - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.5 - - 41.9 - - 39.9 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.0 - - 61.5 - - 65.4 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 40.9 - - 39.1 - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 386 - - 272 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2380 - - 4018 - - 4710 - - 3618 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98177 7 233 12 241 15 259 17 303 98177 90736 6 212 8 273 15 245 22 301 90736 85050 3 095 2 309 7 251 11 295 85050 80346 7 045 3 193 4 301 4 297 80346 76283 5 039 6 170 3 016 1 110 76283 72682 1 116 6 190 2 004 1 035 72682 69423 1 245 6 202 3 209 2 291 69423 66429 8 272 9 239 12 242 11 265 66429 63646 16 239 16 212 22 219 22 242 63646 60944 12 234 16 230 22 236 24 237 60944 58115 26 262 26 257 23 247 26 267 58115 55168 39 242 36 254 35 264 35 275 55168 52352 36 235 42 250 44 260 41 267 52352 49815 33 244 43 245 45 248 42 258 49815 47545 35 251 41 244 43 252 48 251 47545 45493 38 255 41 258 51 257 59 243 45493 43633 45 257 53 246 54 242 54 231 43633 41953 56 258 61 255 47 252 40 241 41953 40421 66 263 62 269 52 261 60 244 40421 38992 73 267 71 267 68 261 69 244 38992 37640 70 271 78 263 67 264 55 243 37640 36331 67 267 79 261 64 263 51 237 36331 34994 63 261 76 260 64 259 54 237 34994 33599 54 255 71 260 67 254 56 237 33599 32150 45 253 67 257 69 253 57 238 32150 30631 39 253 65 253 65 254 52 242 30631 29030 34 251 52 250 57 252 49 244 29030 27349 32 254 41 245 50 248 42 242 27349 25589 33 257 36 247 38 254 37 256 25589 23754 33 260 29 257 29 261 30 254 23754 21852 29 266 25 262 23 258 23 249 21852 19876 25 266 21 266 19 261 20 253 19876 17813 24 266 20 263 18 263 18 251 17813 15702 20 269 19 266 18 262 16 254 15702 13660 16 263 18 261 18 256 15 257 13660 11805 16 258 18 253 17 259 15 260 11805 10166 15 272 15 258 13 267 13 273 10166 8718 12 293 10 274 9 266 9 259 8718 7436 7 314 5 299 3 256 6 213 7436 6306 6 000 4 007 1*264 3 160 6306 5312 12 022 6*039 0*352 3*101 5312 4436 16 023 7*041 1 057 4*085 4436 3662 14*026 7 043 1 067 6 085 3662 2968 10*031 7 044 2 072 8 086 2968 2354 9 033 8 045 2 073 8 087 2354 1841 9 034 8 047 3 075 9 087 1841 1448 8 035 8 047 3 076 9 087 1448 1176 8 036 7 048 3 076 9 087 1176 1012 7 037 7 048 3 076 8 086 1012 917 7 036 7 049 3 075 7 087 917 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