DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/08 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 - - - 25.8 - - 28.3 - - 28.9 - - 29.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 5 - - 11 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 59 - - 59 - - 1987 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 915 - - 915 - - 2843 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 993 - - 2094 - - 993 - - 3118 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 30 - - 115 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 068 - - 065 - - 011 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 17 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1932 - - -1443 - - 890 - - -756 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2847 - - 2358 - - 1953 - - 1671 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16255 - - -13675 - - 495 - - -1350 ODpotential blCL - - - 17170 - - 14590 - - 2348 - - 2265 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.8 - - 28.3 - - 28.9 - - 29.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.8 - - 21.4 - - 23.8 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 28.3 - - 28.9 - - 29.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.6 - - 21.0 - - 23.4 - - 24.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 5 - - 11 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 59 - - 59 - - 1987 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96226 56 275 65 287 51 290 45 288 96226 89366 39 291 46 291 48 296 46 288 89366 83965 32 287 30 291 38 295 44 298 83965 79422 28 302 23 298 29 277 36 294 79422 75447 36 310 32 312 27 290 31 301 75447 71910 36 285 39 291 39 302 39 297 71910 68721 33 264 36 276 41 287 42 275 68721 65759 28 297 37 274 37 285 39 285 65759 62974 56 305 48 295 48 292 59 292 62974 60275 69 286 67 288 73 285 70 284 60275 57484 70 286 64 274 69 262 75 266 57484 54577 75 288 65 263 66 268 72 262 54577 51782 88 283 70 278 71 277 81 268 51782 49263 91 281 92 282 92 280 92 269 49263 47000 99 280 109 281 112 275 105 270 47000 44945 110 278 124 279 124 272 115 269 44945 43058 122 273 136 275 134 270 122 268 43058 41305 140 270 143 271 142 268 134 266 41305 39669 149 267 148 268 147 266 144 264 39669 38141 148 266 149 266 151 265 152 263 38141 36710 145 266 149 265 154 264 158 263 36710 35339 143 266 150 264 157 263 160 262 35339 33953 143 266 150 264 160 263 159 261 33953 32522 142 264 152 261 161 263 159 261 32522 31048 136 262 154 259 160 263 159 261 31048 29520 124 263 152 258 159 263 157 261 29520 27924 113 263 145 259 152 263 155 262 27924 26259 102 262 130 262 132 263 153 265 26259 24525 90 259 106 262 110 262 134 266 24525 22730 78 257 85 256 99 261 113 266 22730 20871 75 255 78 246 91 259 105 265 20871 18941 79 256 78 246 82 257 94 267 18941 16937 77 255 75 253 72 261 83 267 16937 14900 56 250 52 255 62 261 76 268 14900 12947 31 250 38 252 60 262 65 271 12947 11185 32 240 38 251 57 269 51 275 11185 9628 27 221 33 248 38 266 44 280 9628 8252 20 191 22 207 23 279 35 290 8252 7038 18 179 19 198 19 275 29 296 7038 5968 14 157 12 203 14 291 21 296 5968 5025 12 143 9 201 11 317 14 326 5025 4201 12 140 9 175 8 327 15 353 4201 3476 16 137 11 142 8*012 15 359 3476 2827 22 129 14 117 9*018 15 358 2827 2254 24 118 14 088 9 015 14 353 2254 1776 20 103 14 074 9 011 14 346 1776 1409 15 086 13 070 8 009 12 340 1409 1156 12 074 11 067 8 006 11 334 1156 1003 11*070 10 065 7 004 9 330 1003 915 8*068 8*065 6 001 6*326 915 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