DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/19 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 0705z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1600z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.8 - - 70.0 - - 76.4 - - 83.9 - - 79.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 30 - - 64 - - 112 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 61 - - 1018 - - 3014 - - 5524 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit 901 - - 902 - - 2144 - - 4203 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top 917 - - 1874 - - 3870 - - 6380 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 395 - - 800 - - 2014 - - 2668 - - 4964 Hgt.Variab. W* 17 - - 148 - - 266 - - 364 - - 32 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 9 - - 10 - - 22 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 223 - - 236 - - 227 - - 195 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 2 - - 12 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - -343 - - 324 - - -716 - - -6061 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 917 - - 2217 - - 3546 - - 7097 - - 6980 sfcLCL ODpotential -4429 - - -4011 - - -2552 - - -3281 - - -9864 ODpotential blCL 5346 - - 5885 - - 6422 - - 9661 - - 10783 blCL maxRH 94 - - 94 - - 96 - - 72 - - 42 maxRH CAPE 290 - - 1010 - - 1850 - - 670 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m 59.8 - - 70.0 - - 76.4 - - 83.9 - - 79.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 58.6 - - 62.9 - - 63.5 - - 55.5 - - 52.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 60.3 - - 69.7 - - 76.0 - - 83.3 - - 81.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 58.5 - - 61.5 - - 62.1 - - 54.2 - - 51.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 30 - - 64 - - 112 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 61 - - 1018 - - 3014 - - 5524 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 75 - - 78 - - 86 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 11 - - 12 - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98066 15 075 15 106 12 113 11 121 13 084 98066 90551 10 081 14 089 14 117 7 125 11 115 90551 84787 5 095 11 105 14 103 7 145 6 086 84787 80009 4 149 7 094 9 101 5 143 2 036 80009 75883 2 186 3 102 2 022 6 115 3 260 75883 72242 3 072 2 064 4 260 5 014 2 133 72242 68943 7 293 2 337 4 211 8 276 3 236 68943 65902 6 291 4 336 5 255 13 247 6 253 65902 63081 20 299 13 291 17 279 16 265 13 280 63081 60350 26 276 18 268 26 259 21 267 17 279 60350 57522 31 282 27 269 26 250 25 268 26 274 57522 54608 39 274 34 275 26 261 29 261 33 265 54608 51836 39 267 41 270 32 270 32 263 37 260 51836 49356 40 272 44 265 45 270 41 266 38 269 49356 47161 40 275 46 264 50 268 50 273 50 268 47161 45209 47 286 46 276 54 271 61 270 65 271 45209 43450 65 287 68 282 63 275 82 262 71 266 43450 41830 74 280 81 278 84 271 91 253 66 258 41830 40315 66 276 83 270 99 268 88 250 60 256 40315 38884 61 281 94 270 89 269 74 254 52 265 38884 37528 66 286 90 271 74 275 58 276 53 277 37528 36215 68 288 74 275 61 278 54 291 54 281 36215 34877 67 290 65 278 57 285 53 291 48 279 34877 33485 64 293 60 278 58 290 48 282 42 273 33485 32042 57 295 55 277 57 290 46 276 40 268 32042 30535 56 292 50 273 53 288 48 274 37 266 30535 28950 57 285 47 269 47 278 48 276 38 267 28950 27289 57 280 45 267 48 264 47 283 40 267 27289 25554 55 279 44 266 52 260 42 286 37 264 25554 23748 51 278 45 265 50 266 40 276 35 261 23748 21872 48 277 47 262 48 270 43 269 34 257 21872 19915 45 276 49 261 48 269 42 271 34 260 19915 17874 45 279 47 265 42 260 36 271 33 265 17874 15800 48 282 43 271 36 248 32 262 32 272 15800 13803 44 291 41 281 34 249 30 240 33 280 13803 11980 44 298 40 284 37 245 30 235 29 263 11980 10354 45 291 36 284 33 239 31 232 30 236 10354 8908 38 269 33 273 31 235 32 222 31 223 8908 7619 33 258 34 260 33 231 29 212 31 220 7619 6473 28 262 31 254 30 232 27*207 31 213 6473 5456 25 272 27 249 25 233 25*201 33 197 5456 4557 25 282 24 251 20*233 24 199 34 190 4557 3760 27 286 22 255 15*229 23 196 34 188 3760 3043 28 286 19 256 12 227 22 195 33 187 3043 2409 27 283 14*252 10 227 22 193 32 186 2409 1877 23 278 12*245 10 227 21 192 30 184 1877 1469 17 261 9 234 9 227 20 191 27 182 1469 1187 13 239 9 232 8 226 19 191 23 180 1187 1017 10 229 8 232 8 226 18 190 19*179 1017 919 6*223 7 231 7 226 15 189 13*178 919 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