DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/06 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.5 - - 47.2 - - 47.1 - - 45.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 50 - - 17 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1894 - - 1667 - - 1723 - - 1128 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 900 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2750 - - 2523 - - 2579 - - 1984 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1727 - - 1342 - - 1183 - - 1733 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 140 - - 184 - - 135 - - 58 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 346 - - 355 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 992 - - 828 - - 738 - - 488 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1759 - - 1695 - - 1842 - - 1497 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 382 - - 411 - - 302 - - 63 ODpotential blCL - - - 2368 - - 2112 - - 2277 - - 1921 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.5 - - 47.2 - - 47.1 - - 45.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 43.2 - - 42.5 - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 46.7 - - 47.0 - - 46.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.2 - - 42.2 - - 41.6 - - 42.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 50 - - 17 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1894 - - 1667 - - 1723 - - 1128 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96766 25 281 23 269 30 284 19 289 96766 89657 15 295 19 283 16 277 24 281 89657 84174 16 304 15 274 14 273 21 287 84174 79604 13 257 17 283 17 276 13 270 79604 75666 12 219 22 258 19 276 16 310 75666 72167 13 232 16 245 15 253 22 287 72167 68967 19 243 14 250 13 267 21 280 68967 65999 22 239 18 229 21 244 25 258 65999 63240 23 228 24 227 27 227 29 242 63240 60572 29 218 30 230 27 222 35 233 60572 57779 36 226 36 238 30 238 33 221 57779 54866 56 231 56 239 44 248 28 243 54866 52079 64 224 64 236 62 240 61 239 52079 49583 64 229 68 232 72 233 74 232 49583 47355 76 234 79 231 83 236 87 234 47355 45339 89 231 95 231 101 235 99 235 45339 43500 99 227 108 228 109 231 106 234 43500 41813 108 224 115 226 107 229 106 231 41813 40255 115 223 118 225 100 229 101 231 40255 38803 121 222 116 226 96 232 94 236 38803 37438 123 223 110 228 97 236 97 239 37438 36117 116 224 105 231 100 237 102 240 36117 34774 102 226 100 233 99 238 102 240 34774 33380 83 229 93 232 90 240 98 241 33380 31937 73 232 75 229 82 243 93 246 31937 30426 69 233 68 231 80 243 87 245 30426 28837 68 234 70 237 81 241 83 239 28837 27166 65 234 68 238 80 239 82 236 27166 25415 58 235 64 235 78 238 81 236 25415 23586 55 236 63 233 76 238 81 237 23586 21683 58 233 65 234 73 240 80 239 21683 19701 59 235 64 235 67 242 73 242 19701 17639 55 237 61 237 60 245 65 245 17639 15538 49 238 53 243 55 247 57 247 15538 13512 42 239 46 242 46 254 51 262 13512 11667 35 241 38 246 39 255 40 265 11667 10030 28 250 29 254 28 263 27 260 10030 8586 18 266 19 255 20 264 17 273 8586 7313 16 296 10 274 14 283 13 311 7313 6190 15 301 10 324 14 317 14 335 6190 5201 13 345 12 352 13 331 13 338 5201 4333 14 351 13 350 11 351 10 354 4333 3574 13 345 13 348 10 356 11 359 3574 2900 13*340 13*347 10*356 11 358 2900 2305 12*335 12*347 10*355 11*356 2305 1809 12 330 12 346 10 355 10*355 1809 1428 11 329 11 346 9 355 10 354 1428 1167 11 328 11 345 9 355 9 354 1167 1007 10 327 10 346 8 355 8 354 1007 916 8 326 8 345 7 355 6 354 916 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