DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1553z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.9 - - 55.0 - - 58.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -1 - - 6 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 426 - - 843 - - 1457 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 901 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1282 - - 1699 - - 2313 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2197 - - 2236 - - 3301 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 51 - - 85 - - 79 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 051 - - 051 - - 025 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 76 - - 405 - - 585 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1206 - - 1294 - - 1729 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -530 - - -236 - - -289 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1812 - - 1935 - - 2602 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 30 - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.9 - - 55.0 - - 58.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 52.4 - - 53.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.1 - - 55.0 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.1 - - 51.8 - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -1 - - 6 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 426 - - 843 - - 1457 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 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] 98171 22 228 10 271 13 239 98171 90714 16 231 14 237 15 253 90714 84988 9 190 17 215 11 277 84988 80260 3 210 12 203 7 262 80260 76196 4 291 5 239 6 276 76196 72601 6 337 6 289 7 299 72601 69342 6 299 10 288 9 307 69342 66342 6 224 12 292 11 296 66342 63551 3 299 11 277 13 279 63551 60833 8 263 13 268 14 279 60833 57981 8 255 12 247 14 286 57981 55003 9 281 7 277 17 301 55003 52149 16 252 16 294 18 289 52149 49576 20 239 22 264 21 275 49576 47268 18 257 20 263 25 279 47268 45179 27 279 25 289 27 280 45179 43263 37 272 35 284 28 280 43263 41487 40 263 38 265 31 276 41487 39831 44 261 39 256 33 273 39831 38290 49 257 41 259 37 280 38290 36858 52 253 40 261 40 271 36858 35499 54 252 40 265 33 256 35499 34140 52 255 47 261 29 269 34140 32742 50 255 47 257 36 282 32742 31310 45 252 48 258 44 274 31310 29830 39 259 52 257 41 270 29830 28283 40 260 49 255 41 268 28283 26662 39 258 46 258 36 272 26662 24967 37 253 44 258 23 266 24967 23199 32 249 40 258 24 266 23199 21357 28 248 34 261 22 279 21357 19437 26 256 27 263 18 299 19437 17434 22 258 19 255 17 306 17434 15391 16 241 13 252 17 335 15391 13420 8 267 7 279 19 338 13420 11627 12 301 5 038 18 349 11627 10036 9 309 14 053 18 003 10036 8626 5 295 17 050 16 016 8626 7373 4 130 17 054 16 028 7373 6262 14 093 17 059 14 043 6262 5277 19 085 17 063 13 044 5277 4408 21 076 18 065 13 034 4408 3639 25 068 20 063 13 029 3639 2951 27 064 19 058 13 028 2951 2343 27 062 18 055 12*027 2343 1834 24 057 17*053 11*026 1834 1443 20*054 15*052 10 025 1443 1175 18*052 14 051 9 024 1175 1011 15 051 12 051 8 023 1011 917 11 050 9 050 6 023 917 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