DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0655z - - 1008z - - 1330z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.5 - - 74.3 - - 81.6 - - 82.9 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 7 - - 101 - - 139 - - 114 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 583 - - 1894 - - 3041 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 891 - - 892 - - 1689 - - 2408 - - 892 Hcrit BL Top 908 - - 1439 - - 2750 - - 3897 - - 908 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 211 - - 786 - - 995 - - 845 - - 855 Hgt.Variab. W* 29 - - 161 - - 270 - - 299 - - 11 W* B/S 1 - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 8 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 232 - - 205 - - 208 - - 219 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 1 - - -6 - - 12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 322 - - -248 - - 819 - - -236 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 908 - - 1117 - - 2998 - - 3078 - - 1144 sfcLCL ODpotential -6803 - - 216 - - -3543 - - 198 - - -1965 ODpotential blCL 7711 - - 1223 - - 6293 - - 3699 - - 2873 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 86 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 1410 - - 1910 - - 2250 - - 2410 - - 1460 CAPE Temp@2m 64.5 - - 74.3 - - 81.6 - - 82.9 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 64.3 - - 72.0 - - 71.1 - - 72.0 - - 71.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.3 - - 73.5 - - 80.6 - - 82.1 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 64.3 - - 71.7 - - 70.3 - - 71.2 - - 71.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 7 - - 101 - - 139 - - 114 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 583 - - 1894 - - 3041 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 100 - - 42 - - 80 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 13 - - 17 - - 16 - - 16 - - 17 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] 99034 22 086 19 081 17 069 26 109 20 086 99034 91715 17 067 16 090 14 083 20 112 14 100 91715 86032 14 077 15 089 13 093 6 077 11 076 86032 81294 11 066 11 089 12 112 5 345 9 041 81294 77211 7 075 6 089 13 140 2 304 5 007 77211 73618 5 097 2 310 7 114 3 169 4 221 73618 70373 2 261 4 249 0 182 2 101 5 156 70373 67378 6 237 9 272 4 305 0 095 2 223 67378 64585 10 255 11 242 10 256 9 277 10 269 64585 61891 17 259 7 257 13 263 9 268 17 281 61891 59099 12 267 17 278 20 271 16 285 23 276 59099 56231 32 267 34 255 29 266 31 255 30 248 56231 53507 34 270 17 265 32 272 29 261 32 275 53507 51051 34 286 27 286 37 284 59 280 55 287 51051 48865 35 289 55 291 59 289 67 276 71 279 48865 46896 58 282 73 280 80 284 72 273 71 269 46896 45111 71 277 72 273 76 264 76 269 64 264 45111 43466 77 278 61 268 65 255 74 260 69 259 43466 41919 78 279 57 267 60 256 70 245 75 249 41919 40457 75 278 58 267 59 259 71 245 73 250 40457 39070 71 276 60 267 56 260 72 247 73 253 39070 37721 65 277 60 266 52 258 74 252 72 257 37721 36342 49 277 53 262 47 257 73 259 69 260 36342 34902 32 259 49 257 42 256 68 263 64 261 34902 33402 21 233 45 244 38 258 66 261 56 259 33402 31828 21 262 30 226 36 265 60 260 46 253 31828 30170 30 287 21 207 34 273 47 263 40 243 30170 28429 31 308 16 236 32 277 39 266 35 252 28429 26609 21 313 18 261 31 279 31 272 32 266 26609 24712 19 286 14 277 31 281 28 273 27 252 24712 22741 23 276 12 272 29 277 25 280 29 242 22741 20685 23 285 17 231 24 263 24 288 23 245 20685 18541 20 289 21 230 23 254 24 279 19 258 18541 16354 17 283 18 243 37 234 25 252 19 260 16354 14247 13 286 15 251 38 225 28 242 26 263 14247 12328 7 282 15 254 30 224 29 250 32 265 12328 10624 11 254 15 262 28 226 32 251 32 258 10624 9111 20 270 13 262 26 226 31 255 30 248 9111 7768 21 279 12 244 23 228 19 250 33 246 7768 6575 15 273 13 234 22 223 15 230 34 249 6575 5520 13 249 14 233 19 212 16 210 28 250 5520 4592 16 235 15 234 15 207 18*209 23 246 4592 3776 15 233 15 232 11 207 16*217 21 233 3776 3047 11 237 14 226 10*209 15 219 22 221 3047 2404 8 248 12 218 8*209 14 219 22 218 2404 1869 7 249 8 209 8 208 14 219 20 215 1869 1459 9 234 7*206 8 208 13 220 18 212 1459 1177 9 230 7*205 7 207 13 220 13 208 1177 1006 8*231 6 205 7 207 12 220 11 207 1006 908 4*232 6 204 6 207 10 220 4*205 908 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