DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/07 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.0 - - 60.9 - - 61.0 - - 54.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 193 - - 63 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1038 - - 2520 - - 2620 - - 61 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 2237 - - 901 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1894 - - 3376 - - 3476 - - 917 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 573 - - 2995 - - 4613 - - 2916 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 181 - - 320 - - 223 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 19 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 273 - - 276 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1996 - - -2816 - - -2529 - - -3513 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3890 - - 6192 - - 6005 - - 4430 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5875 - - -4409 - - -3539 - - -5716 ODpotential blCL - - - 7769 - - 7785 - - 7015 - - 6633 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 67 - - 84 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.0 - - 60.9 - - 61.0 - - 54.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 36.6 - - 37.6 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 59.8 - - 60.7 - - 55.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 36.3 - - 37.5 - - 37.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 193 - - 63 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1038 - - 2520 - - 2620 - - 61 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 36 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96677 10 053 10 088 8 034 3 017 96677 89418 8 080 8 049 6 087 3 349 89418 83796 7 010 5 349 3 051 4 028 83796 79115 10 286 5 279 11 294 5 324 79115 75082 15 286 17 289 28 290 16 317 75082 71545 18 290 21 256 34 261 25 316 71545 68354 18 293 24 285 30 273 36 289 68354 65411 28 296 33 285 29 271 37 273 65411 62643 36 292 31 281 28 275 35 263 62643 59929 41 290 31 279 35 280 39 284 59929 57090 45 288 41 282 45 279 53 283 57090 54142 56 277 47 280 52 277 53 277 54142 51323 54 264 51 270 54 269 52 271 51323 48781 53 260 52 262 53 265 53 269 48781 46499 54 265 51 264 52 260 50 269 46499 44429 57 271 51 268 48 263 49 272 44429 42537 57 271 52 269 45 270 46 276 42537 40797 55 269 55 268 46 275 48 284 40797 39193 59 271 60 263 51 278 49 286 39193 37703 69 266 64 257 55 276 43 288 37703 36312 65 260 62 254 53 269 40 295 36312 34980 60 255 55 253 47 262 32 302 34980 33641 62 252 54 253 41 260 29 330 33641 32264 69 249 59 252 36 268 37 343 32264 30849 68 244 64 249 35 275 40 350 30849 29380 61 241 66 248 37 278 42 359 29380 27843 59 244 65 250 38 276 40 003 27843 26238 61 245 60 251 41 272 37 003 26238 24564 63 247 48 253 43 272 33 001 24564 22821 57 252 41 255 44 271 30 355 22821 21011 45 260 40 257 42 265 29 342 21011 19129 44 260 37 259 37 261 30 320 19129 17168 39 260 34 266 37 270 31 291 17168 15170 36 267 38 282 32 281 31 287 15170 13248 37 270 39 287 32 286 36 283 13248 11501 39 274 37 285 29 280 35 281 11501 9946 37 281 36 285 30 287 32 278 9946 8559 34 287 33 291 34 293 31 278 8559 7322 33 290 32 296 35 295 29 278 7322 6222 33 294 33 295 34 294 28 277 6222 5247 32 300 32 292 29 292 26 279 5247 4385 32 307 30 290 27 291 24 286 4385 3623 31 310 25*286 23*284 24 293 3623 2940 29 308 21*278 21*278 23 297 2940 2334 26*304 18 273 20 277 23 297 2334 1828 22*297 18 272 20 276 22 295 1828 1440 19 293 17 271 19 276 20 291 1440 1172 17 292 16 271 18 275 16 287 1172 1010 16 291 15 271 17 275 13*285 1010 917 13 291 13 271 14 274 6*280 917 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