DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/19 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 - - 0953z - - 1329z - - 1554z - - 1857z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 13.9 - - 21.3 - - 28.8 - - 32.8 - - 29.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -15 - - 124 - - 185 - - 57 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 58 - - 977 - - 1476 - - 1660 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit 898 - - 898 - - 1487 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top 914 - - 1833 - - 2332 - - 2516 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 495 - - 333 - - 471 - - 917 - - 1640 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 202 - - 266 - - 192 - - 18 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 13 - - 16 - - 18 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 276 - - 274 - - 250 - - 242 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -3 - - -7 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -885 - - -566 - - -546 - - -598 - - -1162 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1799 - - 2399 - - 2878 - - 3114 - - 2077 sfcLCL ODpotential -8223 - - -7943 - - -6890 - - -6436 - - -6903 ODpotential blCL 9137 - - 9776 - - 9222 - - 8952 - - 7818 blCL maxRH 73 - - 78 - - 74 - - 66 - - 63 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 13.9 - - 21.3 - - 28.8 - - 32.8 - - 29.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 9.8 - - 14.5 - - 19.7 - - 22.7 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 15.1 - - 20.6 - - 27.8 - - 32.7 - - 31.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 9.5 - - 13.4 - - 18.7 - - 21.5 - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -15 - - 124 - - 185 - - 57 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 58 - - 977 - - 1476 - - 1660 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96581 11 283 9 250 6 277 8 274 4 239 96581 89327 3 109 12 165 9 177 11 233 4 351 89327 83752 5 176 12 159 10 167 12 207 6 289 83752 79113 9 211 7 148 9 187 13 200 9 243 79113 75083 8 230 7 169 13 210 13 229 9 238 75083 71498 12 239 7 207 12 218 14 244 12 252 71498 68246 18 261 13 234 18 233 18 243 20 248 68246 65251 25 268 20 254 21 245 20 240 24 237 65251 62466 30 260 30 261 28 251 25 254 26 252 62466 59761 39 266 36 263 31 250 33 258 33 250 59761 56912 47 260 43 263 38 259 38 264 34 253 56912 53926 54 254 52 262 48 263 46 257 40 262 53926 51059 56 257 60 259 52 260 48 255 48 262 51059 48468 57 258 60 254 55 256 52 261 52 259 48468 46146 57 261 57 255 56 255 57 260 52 257 46146 44044 58 265 55 258 57 254 55 255 50 255 44044 42117 57 267 52 260 53 254 51 256 47 256 42117 40339 57 266 52 266 50 259 51 261 46 263 40339 38692 56 263 55 268 50 265 54 263 49 268 38692 37168 50 262 56 266 51 266 51 262 47 267 37168 35754 46 266 49 265 47 262 42 260 41 262 35754 34404 42 273 41 271 37 260 32 261 33 260 34404 33052 39 281 39 277 34 279 32 289 28 288 33052 31676 39 290 34 286 35 291 40 289 31 308 31676 30277 39 291 27 301 28 296 33 281 31 308 30277 28835 35 291 23 320 23 311 30 289 28 304 28835 27336 35 300 26 330 25 313 30 305 26 310 27336 25777 29 317 25 329 27 308 32 314 29 318 25777 24152 32 352 22 333 27 310 34 317 33 316 24152 22457 39 006 23 342 26 316 32 314 32 313 22457 20691 41 010 28 350 24 322 28 311 29 315 20691 18847 41 011 32 354 23 324 25 315 27 318 18847 16919 39 013 33 355 21 322 24 319 25 318 16919 14943 34 011 30 351 22 322 23 317 24 312 14943 13030 31 000 26 345 22 319 22 311 21 303 13030 11282 30 355 24 340 22 314 23 304 22 298 11282 9727 29 356 24 341 22 310 24 295 26 291 9727 8345 26 353 23 341 20 306 23 288 27 284 8345 7120 23 343 20 335 18 299 22 280 26 279 7120 6035 21 328 18 324 19 291 23 273 26 272 6035 5077 20 314 18 312 20 286 24 270 26 265 5077 4237 17 311 19 306 22 284 24 267 27 252 4237 3501 14 310 19 300 22 277 24 259 27 242 3501 2845 14 305 19 291 22*270 22*248 27 236 2845 2267 16 313 18*286 17*252 21*244 26 233 2267 1784 20 316 15*277 17 250 20 243 25 230 1784 1413 18 308 14 274 16 249 19 242 23 227 1413 1158 13 287 13 273 16 249 17 241 19 223 1158 1004 11 282 12 273 15 248 16 240 16 221 1004 915 6*276 10 272 12 248 13 240 9*218 915 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