DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/30 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 - - - 78.3 - - 83.2 - - 81.0 - - 77.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 190 - - 3 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1866 - - 4545 - - 2641 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1677 - - 3770 - - 903 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2722 - - 5401 - - 3497 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2476 - - 2801 - - 3703 - - 4574 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 270 - - 401 - - 139 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 307 - - 290 - - 272 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 5 - - -17 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -15 - - 848 - - -928 - - -2401 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2737 - - 4554 - - 4425 - - 3320 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1575 - - -22 - - -2849 - - -4591 ODpotential blCL - - - 4297 - - 5423 - - 6346 - - 5510 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 93 - - 100 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 1240 - - 1000 - - 710 - - 830 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 83.2 - - 81.0 - - 77.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.0 - - 66.0 - - 64.6 - - 65.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.2 - - 81.9 - - 81.2 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.3 - - 65.0 - - 63.7 - - 65.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 190 - - 3 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1866 - - 4545 - - 2641 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 51 - - 71 - - 101 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 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] 99177 39 094 30 100 28 087 31 081 99177 91651 30 083 29 092 23 091 28 083 91651 85845 23 087 24 089 22 096 20 086 85845 81033 17 089 20 094 17 085 19 090 81033 76910 16 080 19 096 11 085 15 070 76910 73286 18 074 17 085 10 111 9 062 73286 70006 11 073 12 072 8 106 9 071 70006 66982 11 082 9 083 5 127 7 060 66982 64178 6 042 9 060 2 115 5 006 64178 61481 2 316 8 000 2 164 3 242 61481 58683 17 287 16 295 12 293 10 263 58683 55776 21 233 21 243 20 245 20 243 55776 53006 17 233 27 237 26 248 26 250 53006 50528 29 248 39 253 34 258 37 264 50528 48307 45 239 53 241 48 257 51 249 48307 46296 51 224 57 224 54 239 56 233 46296 44467 44 237 47 221 54 223 55 230 44467 42781 46 251 42 229 40 221 63 239 42781 41210 50 253 46 251 49 252 74 239 41210 39735 53 248 58 256 74 257 78 236 39735 38338 53 244 55 241 74 250 77 238 38338 36983 50 242 57 235 72 239 79 246 36983 35602 50 252 60 239 74 236 79 248 35602 34168 64 273 63 243 74 239 74 246 34168 32680 63 276 61 246 69 239 73 245 32680 31123 50 267 55 246 64 231 69 241 31123 29488 43 260 50 253 60 228 65 237 29488 27775 30 252 41 250 57 237 64 237 27775 25983 26 244 34 245 50 232 61 242 25983 24118 31 245 34 248 45 230 53 241 24118 22188 35 252 36 247 39 235 41 245 22188 20185 32 256 37 242 38 238 40 241 20185 18096 26 263 36 248 34 245 37 239 18096 15968 26 279 31 260 27 252 32 245 15968 13924 25 290 25 259 23 264 29 268 13924 12071 23 286 24 256 21 283 32 285 12071 10428 22 286 18 264 19 278 27 294 10428 8965 21 286 15 282 18 263 18 300 8965 7663 19 295 13 304 10 262 11 295 7663 6505 18 308 11 308 7 278 10 272 6505 5479 16 311 11*309 7 294 10 274 5479 4573 14 314 11*308 9 298 9 285 4573 3770 12 316 10 308 11*297 10 284 3770 3050 11*312 10 308 13*292 12 284 3050 2412 9*302 10 307 13 290 13 283 2412 1879 9 300 10 307 13 289 13 282 1879 1470 8 299 9 307 13 289 12 279 1470 1188 8 297 9 307 12 289 11 276 1188 1017 7 297 8 307 11 289 8*274 1017 919 6 297 7 307 9 288 5*272 919 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