DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/05 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.6 - - 33.1 - - 40.3 - - 41.3 - - 36.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -28 - - 22 - - 60 - - 13 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 59 - - 306 - - 1007 - - 1086 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit 898 - - 899 - - 899 - - 900 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top 915 - - 1162 - - 1863 - - 1942 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 304 - - 420 - - 629 - - 1189 - - 1331 Hgt.Variab. W* 10 - - 78 - - 160 - - 100 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 206 - - 204 - - 204 - - 199 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1489 - - -2045 - - -1578 - - -1209 - - -1234 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2404 - - 3207 - - 3441 - - 3152 - - 2150 sfcLCL ODpotential -13342 - - -12222 - - -9393 - - -9040 - - -10223 ODpotential blCL 14257 - - 13384 - - 11256 - - 10982 - - 11139 blCL maxRH 66 - - 89 - - 95 - - 99 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.6 - - 33.1 - - 40.3 - - 41.3 - - 36.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.5 - - 22.5 - - 28.4 - - 30.7 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 28.0 - - 33.1 - - 39.8 - - 41.4 - - 38.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.3 - - 22.1 - - 28.0 - - 30.4 - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -28 - - 22 - - 60 - - 13 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 59 - - 306 - - 1007 - - 1086 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 57 - - 78 - - 95 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95236 56 262 66 266 68 267 56 268 61 260 95236 88241 49 262 50 273 52 267 45 271 40 274 88241 82773 40 274 41 274 40 266 39 272 39 274 82773 78213 40 286 32 274 27 267 37 265 39 261 78213 74273 44 282 37 279 29 270 37 258 37 271 74273 70796 43 280 44 282 31 269 38 267 43 269 70796 67651 47 278 45 282 38 267 42 270 38 255 67651 64721 52 269 45 268 44 264 39 275 32 282 64721 61976 49 269 46 264 49 269 59 283 57 287 61976 59323 54 276 52 274 55 273 70 278 72 278 59323 56559 63 280 59 275 64 272 70 267 72 269 56559 53689 73 276 67 273 70 264 72 263 73 268 53689 50950 82 271 72 272 72 268 75 265 85 268 50950 48491 87 273 80 276 82 275 83 270 94 268 48491 46291 102 274 96 277 100 273 95 269 102 269 46291 44295 108 272 109 272 108 268 97 270 107 273 44295 42465 105 272 109 270 105 267 105 272 118 273 42465 40783 107 275 112 271 108 271 115 272 125 269 40783 39237 116 276 121 272 113 270 120 271 127 269 39237 37806 122 273 121 270 112 268 122 271 128 270 37806 36468 117 270 109 269 110 267 122 271 127 270 36468 35182 110 273 100 275 107 267 116 268 124 269 35182 33876 108 281 103 279 103 268 108 264 120 267 33876 32518 106 280 105 276 100 268 105 263 115 265 32518 31108 101 277 104 274 97 267 105 262 112 264 31108 29633 97 275 101 273 95 265 102 263 106 264 29633 28082 93 274 98 276 92 262 96 263 101 264 28082 26453 86 273 94 274 89 261 90 261 98 265 26453 24748 82 271 91 269 86 263 85 258 90 264 24748 22972 77 270 88 267 81 263 81 256 82 260 22972 21133 67 264 77 267 76 263 75 257 77 258 21133 19221 60 264 62 266 71 263 70 260 72 257 19221 17230 54 270 56 266 69 267 65 260 64 265 17230 15201 47 271 53 271 60 270 55 259 59 270 15201 13243 42 265 56 271 54 263 48 252 53 271 13243 11458 42 260 49 257 51 253 48 248 38 267 11458 9868 40 255 41 241 44 246 43 244 35 255 9868 8456 37 258 37 242 41 243 38 246 30 261 8456 7206 31 265 28 246 35 246 30 251 20 260 7206 6102 28 259 17 249 26 244 21 250 16 246 6102 5131 27 253 19 255 20 229 19 240 12 240 5131 4282 28 247 20 257 16 228 17 236 11 248 4282 3537 29 244 19 257 16 224 17 233 10 251 3537 2871 29 246 20 250 18 221 16 227 9 248 2871 2284 30 246 23 238 18*216 13*217 8 240 2284 1794 29 239 22 224 15*209 10*201 8 216 1794 1419 25 227 19*215 12 203 10 199 8 202 1419 1162 17 211 14*206 11 202 9 198 7 199 1162 1005 14*208 12 204 10 201 8 198 5*199 1005 916 8*206 10 203 9 201 7 196 2*209 916 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