DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/03 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 - - 1329z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.8 - - 33.2 - - 35.7 - - 37.2 - - 35.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 6 - - 33 - - 5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 59 - - 59 - - 911 - - 868 - - 221 BL Depth Hcrit 899 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top 915 - - 915 - - 1767 - - 1724 - - 1077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1315 - - 1576 - - 1486 - - 2269 - - 3164 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 29 - - 130 - - 75 - - 18 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 4 - - 11 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 021 - - 277 - - 291 - - 291 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 0 - - 698 - - 537 - - 137 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 915 - - 915 - - 1069 - - 1187 - - 940 sfcLCL ODpotential -65 - - 0 - - 407 - - 135 - - -288 ODpotential blCL 980 - - 915 - - 1360 - - 1589 - - 1365 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.8 - - 33.2 - - 35.7 - - 37.2 - - 35.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.8 - - 33.2 - - 34.1 - - 35.2 - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.1 - - 33.1 - - 35.4 - - 37.2 - - 36.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.0 - - 33.1 - - 33.6 - - 34.7 - - 34.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 6 - - 33 - - 5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 59 - - 59 - - 911 - - 868 - - 221 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96114 38 310 37 304 33 317 31 309 35 313 96114 89182 29 305 31 297 33 316 33 315 34 317 89182 83725 27 292 22 291 27 307 26 317 28 308 83725 79128 26 280 23 286 22 300 22 307 27 291 79128 75125 30 281 31 278 24 291 26 293 29 293 75125 71555 35 271 32 280 29 279 29 283 32 286 71555 68301 40 261 32 273 32 273 32 281 30 283 68301 65286 43 256 32 268 31 270 33 275 32 279 65286 62471 39 251 35 263 37 272 35 268 35 270 62471 59734 33 263 36 260 39 264 39 265 33 263 59734 56859 42 258 36 260 39 262 41 266 32 270 56859 53851 47 251 36 261 40 259 41 255 44 270 53851 50967 56 247 46 252 41 254 45 243 51 257 50967 48369 59 242 54 238 49 248 49 246 49 260 48369 46046 65 242 58 238 50 242 50 255 54 264 46046 43946 68 242 56 238 55 245 59 260 55 256 43946 42023 66 240 52 237 57 245 63 253 51 249 42023 40251 62 239 53 238 54 249 57 249 49 251 40251 38615 62 238 56 241 58 252 55 254 50 253 38615 37097 64 238 58 242 61 248 61 254 53 257 37097 35681 66 235 55 239 58 244 60 252 54 260 35681 34329 63 233 47 231 52 245 56 253 50 263 34329 32973 55 234 39 233 41 246 52 256 55 259 32973 31586 49 235 37 245 37 254 45 260 54 255 31586 30182 49 235 36 246 32 261 41 264 42 255 30182 28753 45 231 31 243 28 272 37 270 36 268 28753 27273 32 222 21 234 27 282 36 273 41 272 27273 25725 21 212 10 236 25 276 36 275 44 269 25725 24101 15 211 13 278 23 275 34 276 41 269 24101 22399 9 229 10 253 27 274 31 279 37 275 22399 20625 14 224 10 235 31 269 29 284 38 271 20625 18776 21 221 15 249 30 270 30 287 38 273 18776 16846 22 223 18 238 23 272 31 289 33 275 16846 14874 20 228 19 224 23 266 31 288 32 275 14874 12968 15 242 19 224 21 268 27 286 32 278 12968 11231 12 261 21 241 17 283 27 286 28 283 11231 9687 11 261 22 260 19 277 27 284 24 290 9687 8319 8 248 11 288 18 273 24 296 19 299 8319 7105 3 306 8 272 14 292 19 300 18 307 7105 6029 5 333 6 287 12 310 15 308 16 307 6029 5080 5 294 4 341 11 313 15 317 13 329 5080 4247 3 271 5 334 11 307 17 321 13 342 4247 3513 3 220 8 308 15 308 16 316 13 339 3513 2855 4 184 10 299 15 306 14 308 13 336 2855 2274 4 155 9 293 14 298 13 300 13 329 2274 1789 3 112 7 292 13*293 12*295 12 320 1789 1417 3 064 7 287 12*292 11*292 11 310 1417 1160 2 045 6 281 12 291 11 291 9*303 1160 1005 2 026 5 278 11 291 10 290 7*300 1005 916 2*021 4*277 9 290 8 290 5 297 916 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