DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.5 - - 44.8 - - 45.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 70 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 482 - - 1470 - - 1497 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 899 - - 900 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1338 - - 2326 - - 2353 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1320 - - 478 - - 461 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 98 - - 196 - - 110 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 10 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 024 - - 007 - - 357 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -138 - - -116 - - -439 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1476 - - 2442 - - 2793 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8695 - - -8781 - - -9140 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 10033 - - 11107 - - 11493 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 86 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.5 - - 44.8 - - 45.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.5 - - 37.5 - - 36.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.4 - - 44.3 - - 45.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.8 - - 36.2 - - 34.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 70 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 482 - - 1470 - - 1497 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 45 - - 88 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 95898 25 350 32 006 19 352 95898 88965 27 009 23 003 30 359 88965 83572 24 021 11 350 26 356 83572 79073 25 017 9 337 18 351 79073 75166 27 339 23 336 23 329 75166 71706 27 322 28 334 20 318 71706 68560 24 309 24 326 18 316 68560 65650 29 303 25 307 25 313 65650 62946 32 294 31 292 33 305 62946 60333 31 293 33 289 35 297 60333 57612 33 301 33 288 36 284 57612 54781 46 297 37 288 46 279 54781 52074 56 288 52 288 54 281 52074 49628 64 287 66 287 61 284 49628 47413 67 286 70 279 66 278 47413 45385 68 284 69 280 70 277 45385 43511 63 279 68 279 72 277 43511 41770 62 274 72 270 77 273 41770 40150 65 266 80 273 81 270 40150 38638 61 264 85 274 77 262 38638 37219 69 259 83 267 76 262 37219 35851 61 256 75 258 77 264 35851 34467 46 257 58 252 77 262 34467 33046 36 263 46 245 67 257 33046 31600 35 271 30 248 41 245 31600 30104 36 267 31 263 21 239 30104 28534 40 258 32 262 19 265 28534 26885 44 254 34 252 23 263 26885 25157 42 256 40 244 26 269 25157 23349 37 260 47 244 27 272 23349 21464 27 261 49 244 30 271 21464 19498 27 270 48 252 35 272 19498 17447 28 271 46 267 39 270 17447 15362 27 261 31 265 39 261 15362 13362 28 261 19 277 22 275 13362 11550 25 270 20 291 18 292 11550 9947 24 274 22 284 20 288 9947 8531 22 275 21 274 18 282 8531 7277 20 283 17 274 14 292 7277 6165 20 301 14 293 11 312 6165 5183 21 317 10 319 9 327 5183 4322 18 334 5 344 7 337 4322 3564 14 353 4 023 5 340 3564 2889 7 001 2*005 6*351 2889 2297 6 030 3*008 7*355 2297 1805 10 030 4 006 7 357 1805 1426 11*028 4 007 7 357 1426 1165 9*024 3 007 6 358 1165 1007 8 024 3 007 6 357 1007 916 7 024 3 006 5 358 916 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