DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.6 - - 66.3 - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - 21 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 545 - - 975 - - 62 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 901 - - 901 - - 901 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1401 - - 1831 - - 918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 978 - - 1589 - - 346 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 88 - - 128 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 170 - - 123 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 171 - - -127 - - -771 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1230 - - 1958 - - 1690 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2638 - - -4728 - - -6235 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4039 - - 6559 - - 7153 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 87 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 550 - - 690 - - 720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.6 - - 66.3 - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.2 - - 60.8 - - 58.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.5 - - 66.3 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.7 - - 59.8 - - 57.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - 21 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 545 - - 975 - - 62 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 48 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 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] 97406 43 253 40 258 35 252 97406 90245 30 249 28 253 25 267 90245 84683 17 258 18 254 19 262 84683 80033 14 271 12 261 12 255 80033 75988 8 265 9 256 10 293 75988 72402 8 269 10 244 13 298 72402 69164 13 269 12 278 10 271 69164 66188 20 255 26 273 19 286 66188 63434 18 273 26 256 28 273 63434 60773 29 289 33 274 32 266 60773 57987 45 280 44 280 35 271 57987 55102 52 274 55 277 49 280 55102 52379 60 265 66 265 63 270 52379 49948 60 261 69 258 67 262 49948 47766 57 263 69 257 67 257 47766 45778 56 268 62 260 61 255 45778 43950 60 278 59 268 50 261 43950 42267 65 280 58 276 48 274 42267 40714 64 278 58 279 48 277 40714 39266 62 276 55 281 43 279 39266 37900 62 269 53 285 41 287 37900 36575 55 261 52 288 41 292 36575 35226 52 256 50 285 40 292 35226 33823 50 259 48 285 38 290 33823 32371 46 264 47 288 38 295 32371 30853 43 269 46 290 36 304 30853 29257 40 270 43 283 34 304 29257 27584 38 275 41 278 33 303 27584 25832 39 273 40 280 34 303 25832 24006 39 273 38 281 33 297 24006 22106 40 276 37 283 33 292 22106 20127 42 280 35 283 32 295 20127 18060 42 284 38 283 31 294 18060 15947 39 279 40 282 33 290 15947 13908 33 271 35 280 36 286 13908 12048 28 265 33 276 33 276 12048 10393 31 256 28 270 32 262 10393 8924 36 244 24 260 28 247 8924 7618 34 230 26 246 29 234 7618 6456 27 218 28 239 28 223 6456 5425 19 202 29 227 26 217 5425 4516 14 184 29 198 29 207 4516 3717 13 170 24 175 29 189 3717 3005 13 167 21 158 29 172 3005 2378 11 183 18 148 27 156 2378 1855 10 173 14*135 24 144 1855 1454 9*170 12*125 21 131 1454 1179 8*170 11 123 17 119 1179 1013 6 170 10 122 14*115 1013 918 5 173 9 121 7*111 918 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