DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 2.3 - - 6.6 - - 1.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 16 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 556 - - 889 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 897 - - 897 - - 897 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1412 - - 1745 - - 913 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 318 - - 303 - - 807 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 132 - - 99 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 311 - - 250 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1264 - - -971 - - -1002 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2677 - - 2716 - - 1915 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -21344 - - -20826 - - -22405 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 22756 - - 22571 - - 23318 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 70 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 2.3 - - 6.6 - - 1.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -5.5 - - -1.4 - - -3.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 1.8 - - 6.7 - - 3.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -6.5 - - -2.1 - - -2.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 16 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 556 - - 889 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 4 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94884 70 282 49 286 50 309 94884 88166 53 292 52 291 50 308 88166 82958 43 307 47 306 52 316 82958 78584 36 306 47 323 52 325 78584 74750 35 300 48 321 52 329 74750 71314 36 309 46 308 55 329 71314 68184 36 316 47 306 52 325 68184 65290 37 316 45 314 43 322 65290 62573 41 316 44 322 43 325 62573 59907 47 315 44 323 49 324 59907 57107 47 318 47 320 56 322 57107 54206 48 322 54 318 61 324 54206 51448 57 319 58 325 65 324 51448 48968 63 321 68 330 62 323 48968 46732 75 323 71 326 63 327 46732 44694 77 323 68 326 75 318 44694 42836 78 326 73 327 76 314 42836 41130 86 327 82 326 77 316 41130 39557 94 325 94 318 80 312 39557 38104 97 323 98 314 78 311 38104 36747 100 324 94 313 79 316 36747 35447 102 325 90 324 84 322 35447 34133 106 332 97 331 89 319 34133 32769 116 338 103 331 85 316 32769 31351 117 339 103 327 80 316 31351 29862 110 338 101 326 77 315 29862 28288 104 334 97 332 76 315 28288 26631 100 331 90 332 75 315 26631 24888 98 330 83 330 72 316 24888 23066 95 331 82 326 66 314 23066 21169 93 334 85 326 59 312 21169 19194 92 336 78 333 53 312 19194 17137 82 338 68 338 49 314 17137 15043 64 343 56 336 46 316 15043 13032 48 340 45 332 39 316 13032 11215 37 334 38 325 33 313 11215 9612 31 336 32 322 27 313 9612 8206 26 342 24 323 20 308 8206 6974 20 346 17 327 13 296 6974 5893 16 351 13 329 8 286 5893 4945 16 351 10 328 5 264 4945 4116 15 341 10 322 5 255 4116 3390 12 328 10 311 7 263 3390 2748 10 315 9 289 9 254 2748 2189 10 323 7*263 12 249 2189 1729 10*320 8*251 13 249 1729 1381 8*312 7 251 13 246 1381 1141 8 312 7 250 12 245 1141 996 7 311 6 250 11 243 996 913 6 311 5 250 6*239 913 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