DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 0657z - - 1009z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.1 - - 64.7 - - 67.3 - - 67.6 - - 65.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 10 - - 106 - - 192 - - 87 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 50 - - 4042 - - 5401 - - 5192 - - 3275 BL Depth Hcrit 890 - - 3044 - - 4412 - - 3772 - - 891 Hcrit BL Top 906 - - 4898 - - 6257 - - 6048 - - 4131 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 244 - - 3804 - - 3722 - - 4275 - - 5178 Hgt.Variab. W* 34 - - 316 - - 423 - - 329 - - 123 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 15 - - 17 - - 18 - - 16 BL Wind Direction 287 - - 301 - - 295 - - 323 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 12 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 4 - - -1 - - 7 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1573 - - -115 - - 615 - - 17 - - -927 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2480 - - 5013 - - 5642 - - 6031 - - 5059 sfcLCL ODpotential -4438 - - -1327 - - -499 - - -1418 - - -2541 ODpotential blCL 5344 - - 6225 - - 6756 - - 7466 - - 6672 blCL maxRH 92 - - 100 - - 84 - - 91 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 180 - - 150 - - 170 - - 230 CAPE Temp@2m 53.1 - - 64.7 - - 67.3 - - 67.6 - - 65.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 45.7 - - 46.0 - - 45.8 - - 44.4 - - 46.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.1 - - 64.0 - - 66.1 - - 66.9 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.2 - - 44.7 - - 44.1 - - 42.8 - - 45.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 10 - - 106 - - 192 - - 87 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 50 - - 4042 - - 5401 - - 5192 - - 3275 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 67 - - 100 - - 35 - - 66 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98965 30 084 24 096 23 099 22 104 20 086 98965 91528 23 087 20 107 17 095 19 091 15 100 91528 85782 15 094 16 111 12 084 14 096 12 089 85782 81001 11 119 12 112 8 090 11 082 11 090 81001 76868 10 087 8 089 5 111 5 071 8 077 76868 73203 6 034 4 077 1 077 2 069 7 058 73203 69880 4 313 2 063 5 180 4 316 4 343 69880 66817 10 280 12 330 4 012 10 300 8 301 66817 63968 12 252 20 291 17 289 18 278 14 299 63968 61210 13 289 20 254 14 283 17 279 18 302 61210 58331 22 296 28 295 27 295 28 291 28 299 58331 55338 31 293 36 280 41 290 40 287 39 290 55338 52481 35 286 40 285 47 282 44 283 44 286 52481 49908 38 289 46 286 45 275 45 282 45 287 49908 47599 49 295 46 284 42 278 47 284 45 292 47599 45503 60 296 46 286 44 284 50 288 48 295 45503 43584 68 293 48 288 48 289 53 290 50 296 43584 41816 71 288 51 290 52 291 56 290 52 296 41816 40176 70 284 55 292 56 291 58 289 55 294 40176 38649 68 282 60 293 60 291 59 288 57 292 38649 37220 66 282 66 293 65 291 60 287 57 291 37220 35848 65 283 71 293 68 289 61 287 57 290 35848 34468 65 286 75 292 70 287 62 288 56 288 34468 33055 67 289 76 291 70 285 63 287 54 285 33055 31614 70 291 75 288 67 283 62 287 49 285 31614 30128 73 293 74 285 63 282 61 287 45 290 30128 28579 75 293 73 282 61 282 59 286 43 295 28579 26963 74 290 72 282 60 284 56 286 43 296 26963 25270 71 288 70 282 59 286 54 288 42 297 25270 23497 69 288 67 283 57 287 51 293 39 300 23497 21646 64 291 62 285 54 288 48 298 35 305 21646 19713 57 296 57 288 50 291 44 303 31 313 19713 17691 51 297 53 290 44 296 40 307 27 321 17691 15621 45 294 48 292 39 298 33 311 25 320 15621 13618 40 290 44 294 35 296 29 312 26 314 13618 11796 36 292 37 295 30 294 28 308 26 317 11796 10182 34 292 33 288 28 292 26 303 25 321 10182 8750 32 289 28 281 27 291 23 304 24 324 8750 7476 30 289 24 282 27 294 21 310 24 327 7476 6341 27 296 23 288 25*296 20*315 23 332 6341 5336 26 302 21*296 20*295 19*319 22 337 5336 4451 25 306 20*303 18 294 19 321 20*342 4451 3669 22 311 18 306 18 295 19 322 18*346 3669 2969 20 318 17 305 17 295 18 323 18 348 2969 2351 18 323 14 300 17 295 18 324 17 348 2351 1835 17 324 12 296 16 295 17 324 16 349 1835 1439 15 320 12 295 16 296 17 325 15 350 1439 1167 11 299 11 294 15 296 16 325 14 350 1167 1002 11 297 10 293 14 296 15 325 12 350 1002 907 5*287 8 293 12 296 12 325 9 350 907 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