DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 - - - 70.0 - - 75.6 - - 77.7 - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 146 - - 76 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1096 - - 3406 - - 3467 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 902 - - 2821 - - 2520 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1952 - - 4262 - - 4323 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2211 - - 1025 - - 845 - - 3977 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 197 - - 340 - - 285 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 12 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 150 - - 130 - - 131 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1223 - - -71 - - -634 - - -2645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3175 - - 4333 - - 4957 - - 3565 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8089 - - -6950 - - -7129 - - -7576 ODpotential blCL - - - 10041 - - 11212 - - 11452 - - 8495 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 74 - - 71 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.0 - - 75.6 - - 77.7 - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.3 - - 59.8 - - 59.3 - - 62.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 74.7 - - 77.2 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.1 - - 58.5 - - 57.9 - - 61.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 146 - - 76 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1096 - - 3406 - - 3467 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 12 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] 99406 38 099 28 082 23 074 28 078 99406 91944 28 088 22 089 19 082 19 085 91944 86169 24 073 26 098 17 084 21 078 86169 81387 20 079 20 099 12 073 20 077 81387 77273 18 050 19 096 9 057 18 062 77273 73647 10 025 18 075 9 127 11 040 73647 70369 4 072 13 041 11 077 7 056 70369 67337 6 117 6 004 13 041 7 032 67337 64524 9 056 4 020 13 048 8 023 64524 61815 12 029 8 008 9 041 9 007 61815 58999 13 025 8 355 7 001 7 003 58999 56079 16 360 14 342 14 332 14 352 56079 53293 22 351 17 356 15 341 19 344 53293 50793 26 345 27 003 26 001 21 008 50793 48565 32 349 38 009 34 009 32 020 48565 46552 36 350 45 009 37 016 36 015 46552 44709 30 341 36 004 35 022 33 021 44709 43015 19 334 26 359 28 022 28 029 43015 41445 18 026 19 004 24 027 29 039 41445 39974 28 035 22 036 22 033 27 044 39974 38586 29 026 25 041 18 040 25 051 38586 37242 24 009 20 028 19 047 24 060 37242 35872 22 006 15 013 15 034 23 058 35872 34446 23 016 15 003 13 013 23 044 34446 32962 22 022 15 358 14 005 21 032 32962 31410 21 025 15 359 16 349 18 027 31410 29777 20 021 16 359 17 342 17 027 29777 28064 22 023 17 008 16 358 15 026 28064 26268 24 025 18 020 15 010 13 026 26268 24393 24 020 21 022 17 014 13 027 24393 22440 22 016 22 024 19 024 14 033 22440 20402 20 007 18 024 17 035 12 050 20402 18277 18 001 15 028 11 035 11 064 18277 16112 12 010 11 018 8 017 3 100 16112 14028 9 018 5 019 6 344 2 006 14028 12136 5 025 2 049 3 311 1 311 12136 10458 2 045 1 151 3 264 1 045 10458 8972 1 339 1 237 4 251 2 352 8972 7655 1 324 1 214 3 227 2 285 7655 6489 1 303 2 145 3 190 2 197 6489 5457 4 283 2 164 5 159 6 150 5457 4552 2 190 4*143 6*141 8 140 4552 3753 6 136 5*135 7*137 9 135 3753 3037 7 145 5 132 7 133 8 131 3037 2402 7*154 5 131 7 131 8 128 2402 1873 7*152 5 129 6 129 8 126 1873 1466 6 150 5 128 6 128 8 123 1466 1186 6 150 5 127 6 127 7 122 1186 1016 5 149 5 127 6 127 6*121 1016 919 5 149 4 127 5 126 4*119 919 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