DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/21 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.4 - - 49.3 - - 49.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1374 - - 856 - - 359 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2230 - - 1712 - - 1215 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1602 - - 2180 - - 3114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 177 - - 69 - - 41 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 330 - - 322 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 854 - - 488 - - -72 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1376 - - 1224 - - 1287 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 485 - - 19 - - -546 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1745 - - 1693 - - 1761 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.4 - - 49.3 - - 49.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.4 - - 47.1 - - 47.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.9 - - 49.3 - - 49.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.4 - - 46.6 - - 46.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1374 - - 856 - - 359 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 98411 11 102 16 054 17 089 98411 90985 13 087 17 110 18 085 90985 85262 9 071 16 104 19 083 85262 80507 7 080 10 105 12 064 80507 76399 11 084 10 098 6 053 76399 72771 12 066 10 096 3 043 72771 69483 5 091 4 107 6 009 69483 66449 7 100 6 125 4 290 66449 63636 10 058 6 083 2 213 63636 60914 3 346 5 204 7 278 60914 58062 7 266 5 247 11 266 58062 55087 7 250 14 253 15 251 55087 52242 19 270 18 261 14 263 52242 49680 21 261 20 266 15 277 49680 47376 20 255 21 264 19 272 47376 45281 19 256 20 250 17 263 45281 43359 21 268 16 243 15 266 43359 41584 27 268 27 252 22 270 41584 39936 27 256 32 245 24 255 39936 38404 26 253 28 254 22 254 38404 36976 24 260 32 264 23 264 36976 35614 23 278 30 264 20 266 35614 34243 24 276 23 257 15 257 34243 32839 18 267 16 241 9 241 32839 31406 11 251 9 202 5 143 31406 29922 6 199 8 152 14 094 29922 28365 7 091 8 131 18 095 28365 26731 8 060 10 135 16 108 26731 25020 5 056 9 162 8 189 25020 23240 2 261 11 236 12 292 23240 21391 10 274 13 257 15 296 21391 19461 15 281 13 273 19 293 19461 17444 17 294 15 274 21 291 17444 15385 18 303 16 282 21 289 15385 13400 21 301 18 291 22 286 13400 11593 24 296 18 295 19 289 11593 9985 24 296 19 301 18 300 9985 8560 25 308 20 299 20 311 8560 7298 19 325 16 292 21 305 7298 6184 18 347 14 297 18 313 6184 5204 16 357 18 304 15 326 5204 4345 16 343 17 312 17 327 4345 3589 15 338 17 317 18 324 3589 2913 14 335 16 319 18 322 2913 2315 14*333 16 321 18 319 2315 1816 13*331 16*322 17 317 1816 1433 12 330 15*322 15*315 1433 1168 12 329 13 322 14*314 1168 1008 11 329 12 322 12 313 1008 917 9 328 9 321 9 312 917 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