DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.5 - - 81.5 - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 373 - - 177 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5953 - - 6129 - - 2130 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5135 - - 4882 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6809 - - 6985 - - 2986 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1711 - - 2695 - - 3421 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 533 - - 421 - - 118 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 129 - - 137 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 8 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 24 - - 143 - - -759 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6785 - - 6842 - - 3745 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -633 - - -301 - - -2205 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7442 - - 7286 - - 5191 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 100 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 140 - - 360 - - 1280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.5 - - 81.5 - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - 54.3 - - 62.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.3 - - 80.2 - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.0 - - 53.8 - - 61.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 373 - - 177 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5953 - - 6129 - - 2130 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 102 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 12 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] 97981 6 163 6 015 9 114 97981 90596 8 099 5 122 8 102 90596 84912 13 075 8 086 11 080 84912 80192 5 097 6 047 10 035 80192 76146 3 116 4 022 9 350 76146 72570 4 004 5 020 7 331 72570 69321 4 034 2 331 4 322 69321 66324 5 077 5 227 2 346 66324 63545 3 067 5 198 3 303 63545 60860 5 313 2 263 5 263 60860 58060 3 280 6 224 9 234 58060 55145 6 244 8 218 10 222 55145 52349 14 218 13 219 11 217 52349 49825 16 190 18 207 17 230 49825 47568 15 188 15 202 18 233 47568 45539 13 207 8 234 14 228 45539 43696 8 229 10 272 10 265 43696 42005 10 276 18 279 20 286 42005 40437 17 270 25 283 22 285 40437 38968 19 263 29 283 22 296 38968 37584 16 262 24 273 26 299 37584 36250 12 253 16 269 30 294 36250 34899 4 238 16 249 29 288 34899 33501 4 254 13 235 25 281 33501 32060 7 241 12 244 18 267 32060 30562 7 252 13 252 15 248 30562 28988 8 269 10 254 14 261 28988 27335 8 267 9 256 15 271 27335 25602 9 252 10 264 16 276 25602 23790 12 256 12 268 13 281 23790 21901 13 255 13 275 10 282 21901 19932 12 252 12 272 8 285 19932 17879 8 248 9 262 9 282 17879 15785 8 204 6 231 8 246 15785 13768 9 188 9 196 7 226 13768 11940 8 187 9 191 6 228 11940 10321 7 178 9 192 9 202 10321 8878 6 161 6 175 11 192 8878 7591 6*141 6*160 9 189 7591 6447 6*135 6*150 8 176 6447 5430 7 133 6 145 9 161 5430 4533 7 131 7 141 10 148 4533 3739 7 129 7 136 11 141 3739 3027 7 129 7 134 11*138 3027 2397 7 127 7 132 11*138 2397 1870 7 126 7 130 10 138 1870 1465 7 125 7 129 10 138 1465 1185 7 125 7 129 10 138 1185 1016 7 125 7 129 9 138 1016 919 6 125 7 128 7 137 919 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