DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/06 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0806z - - 1008z - - 1344z - - 1608z - - 1908z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 29.9 - - 30.1 - - 31.2 - - 31.2 - - 30.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 19 - - 33 - - 66 - - 33 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1875 - - 1871 - - 1891 - - 1872 - - 1260 BL Depth Hcrit 842 - - 842 - - 842 - - 842 - - 842 Hcrit BL Top 2731 - - 2727 - - 2747 - - 2728 - - 2116 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 147 - - 91 - - 183 - - 192 - - 453 Hgt.Variab. W* 137 - - 162 - - 204 - - 161 - - 113 W* B/S 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 14 - - 15 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 256 - - 271 - - 238 - - 265 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -2 - - 0 - - -2 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 945 - - 1025 - - 840 - - 797 - - 325 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1786 - - 1703 - - 1907 - - 1932 - - 1791 sfcLCL ODpotential 540 - - 612 - - 565 - - 474 - - 43 ODpotential blCL 2191 - - 2115 - - 2182 - - 2254 - - 2073 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.9 - - 30.1 - - 31.2 - - 31.2 - - 30.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.5 - - 26.0 - - 26.1 - - 26.0 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.8 - - 29.9 - - 30.8 - - 30.9 - - 30.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.5 - - 26.0 - - 26.1 - - 26.0 - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 19 - - 33 - - 66 - - 33 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1875 - - 1871 - - 1891 - - 1872 - - 1260 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 68665 20 056 20 053 18 056 16 060 13 048 68665 59397 11 256 24 268 28 281 19 292 18 271 59397 54897 28 276 31 273 33 261 36 268 36 273 54897 50046 34 272 32 261 38 255 46 259 47 268 50046 46926 39 260 35 259 42 261 50 264 51 262 46926 43179 33 266 33 267 44 262 47 264 50 265 43179 41298 32 263 29 273 39 267 44 260 48 259 41298 40400 32 258 33 266 35 271 40 263 46 260 40400 40032 28 258 33 261 35 274 40 261 41 262 40032 39599 26 263 30 257 36 274 38 259 38 263 39599 39100 23 269 25 258 36 264 39 260 35 264 39100 38785 23 268 21 262 31 264 35 264 34 269 38785 38440 16 266 17 265 28 265 35 265 32 272 38440 38026 10 284 11 238 26 264 31 254 29 272 38026 37658 10 284 5 282 19 254 26 255 29 264 37658 37212 9 225 10 304 14 253 21 251 33 252 37212 36115 10 196 10 270 11 255 20 253 33 255 36115 35513 2 113 6 222 8 253 20 258 31 248 35513 34974 5 048 1 112 4 240 22 250 29 240 34974 34192 8 042 4 087 2 219 20 232 28 232 34192 32819 11 040 8 099 4 199 18 233 28 231 32819 31592 11 036 8 077 4 182 14 238 27 227 31592 29556 10 025 8 045 0 134 11 252 26 224 29556 26176 9 006 7 018 5 329 13 281 24 240 26176 23316 8 346 6 342 10 313 16 288 24 265 23316 22065 7 335 5 302 12 301 18 280 24 272 22065 21164 9 342 6 330 9 306 20 272 24 269 21164 20007 12 347 11 349 12 332 15 266 23 266 20007 16735 12 347 13 347 15 341 9 292 20 265 16735 15778 8 350 12 339 16 336 11 314 14 267 15778 12185 6 005 10 327 16 322 16 307 13 269 12185 9355 11 002 9 338 11 308 13 303 14 268 9355 7461 8 348 3 292 10 276 11 290 13 268 7461 6898 8 324 5 258 11 275 11 289 12 278 6898 6338 8 310 5 265 11 277 11 288 13 282 6338 5858 9 304 6 287 10 278 10 282 14 279 5858 5385 9 304 6 285 9 278 7 269 15 280 5385 4922 9 297 9 277 7 280 3 256 14 286 4922 4465 8 290 11 270 8 278 3 261 13 297 4465 4017 8 287 12 265 11 270 3 283 13 307 4017 3575 8 293 14 260 12 257 6 285 14 314 3575 3140 14*275 13*270 13*247 9*278 13 310 3140 2718 17*257 16*271 17*239 13*271 11 291 2718 2309 17 257 15 271 17 239 12 267 11*267 2309 1908 16 256 15 271 16 238 12 266 11*261 1908 1511 15 255 14 271 15 237 12 264 10 260 1511 1248 14 255 13 271 14 237 11 263 10 260 1248 1053 13 255 12 270 13 237 10 263 9 259 1053 923 12 255 10 270 12 237 9 262 8 258 923 858 9 254 9 269 10 237 7 260 7 257 858 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