DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - - - - 82.6 - - 85.5 - - 82.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 339 - - 233 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6096 - - 7160 - - 266 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5204 - - 5850 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6952 - - 8016 - - 1122 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2527 - - 1950 - - 7564 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 520 - - 487 - - 42 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 198 - - 197 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1615 - - -1777 - - -7780 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8567 - - 9793 - - 8902 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3323 - - -4132 - - -10092 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10275 - - 12148 - - 11214 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 77 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 85.5 - - 82.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.2 - - 45.6 - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.6 - - 84.1 - - 83.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.3 - - 44.7 - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 339 - - 233 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6096 - - 7160 - - 266 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 63 - - 8 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98648 15 103 15 087 8 072 98648 91171 16 102 16 116 11 086 91171 85405 16 100 11 094 12 088 85405 80617 13 073 8 064 16 069 80617 76508 10 061 8 062 14 043 76508 72894 7 063 6 053 9 039 72894 69624 7 109 5 050 4 013 69624 66610 5 136 3 359 2 048 66610 63803 2 195 5 251 5 305 63803 61079 9 254 12 225 12 272 61079 58236 14 242 13 230 15 240 58236 55288 18 237 17 243 17 233 55288 52492 20 242 21 252 23 254 52492 49991 31 248 32 250 35 257 49991 47771 40 245 41 240 45 248 47771 45785 45 245 48 241 53 244 45785 43986 53 244 58 244 60 243 43986 42331 59 239 65 240 65 243 42331 40790 57 237 63 240 65 242 40790 39343 54 239 60 242 60 245 39343 37976 52 239 53 250 58 245 37976 36649 52 240 50 254 55 243 36649 35295 48 244 47 258 49 252 35295 33886 46 251 47 265 49 264 33886 32427 47 262 48 268 50 272 32427 30904 47 266 44 268 48 274 30904 29306 42 274 40 272 45 275 29306 27629 39 278 37 273 43 275 27629 25872 34 276 32 271 39 279 25872 24037 34 269 28 276 36 285 24037 22128 34 262 28 281 34 291 22128 20138 32 255 29 280 32 284 20138 18061 24 272 28 286 27 287 18061 15947 19 295 24 284 24 303 15947 13917 20 303 18 282 23 310 13917 12068 25 306 18 295 18 293 12068 10421 21 277 16 289 20 289 10421 8957 8 237 14*235 17 266 8957 7656 6*222 15*202 14 207 7656 6500 12*203 15 201 15 201 6500 5474 14 201 15 199 16 201 5474 4567 14 200 15 197 16 201 4567 3764 14 199 15 196 16 201 3764 3045 14 197 15 194 16 202 3045 2409 14 196 14 193 16 202 2409 1877 13 195 14 193 15 202 1877 1468 13 194 14 192 14 202 1468 1187 12 193 13 192 13*202 1187 1017 12 193 13 192 11*202 1017 919 10 193 11 191 9 202 919 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