DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 80.5 - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 15 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1843 - - 1958 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 903 - - 903 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2699 - - 2814 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2301 - - 3891 - - 3701 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 178 - - 178 - - 25 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 133 - - 180 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 829 - - 5 - - -331 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1870 - - 2809 - - 1250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 192 - - -1353 - - -1016 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2507 - - 4167 - - 1935 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2090 - - 2060 - - 2520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 80.5 - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.6 - - 70.8 - - 73.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.9 - - 80.5 - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.9 - - 69.5 - - 72.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 15 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1843 - - 1958 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 93 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 18 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] 98798 19 069 21 107 13 060 98798 91293 19 097 15 099 16 085 91293 85546 15 081 13 069 20 088 85546 80801 8 069 10 041 19 064 80801 76726 13 087 3 066 14 038 76726 73145 14 072 7 090 7 047 73145 69917 10 093 9 117 3 051 69917 66947 8 095 6 121 4 047 66947 64195 3 068 4 173 3 004 64195 61535 4 022 2 090 1 345 61535 58757 6 349 8 308 8 308 58757 55875 9 321 11 302 12 302 55875 53122 13 284 17 279 18 299 53122 50637 16 264 18 268 19 269 50637 48409 22 269 25 257 24 248 48409 46393 27 260 26 236 21 238 46393 44555 29 257 25 236 36 239 44555 42882 27 250 24 232 39 226 42882 41338 28 248 33 234 41 225 41338 39881 34 248 34 235 38 223 39881 38498 33 248 28 236 30 220 38498 37154 32 246 23 234 23 206 37154 35779 30 241 20 229 20 195 35779 34346 25 227 17 219 19 188 34346 32857 22 229 17 216 18 185 32857 31299 19 235 21 218 18 185 31299 29658 17 233 21 217 17 190 29658 27939 18 224 21 216 17 197 27939 26139 16 204 18 203 17 191 26139 24263 15 161 14 188 19 184 24263 22314 18 150 13 179 21 181 22314 20290 18 155 15 161 21 180 20290 18186 13 171 15 157 21 175 18186 16045 11 188 12 152 22 167 16045 13988 11 187 10 164 22 159 13988 12121 10 183 11 180 21 160 12121 10463 9 168 12 179 17 167 10463 8989 8 150 12 178 15 171 8989 7678 9 151 11 161 14 174 7678 6513 12 155 11 150 15 179 6513 5481 12 154 10 151 14 175 5481 4571 13 147 10 156 12 163 4571 3767 13 140 10 164 10 153 3767 3047 12*137 10*172 10 148 3047 2410 12*135 10*177 9 148 2410 1878 11 133 9 179 8 144 1878 1469 11 132 9 181 7 137 1469 1188 11 131 9 182 6 135 1188 1017 10 130 8 182 6*134 1017 919 8 130 7 183 4*133 919 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