DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 83.7 - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 71 - - 54 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3935 - - 4217 - - 335 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2864 - - 2816 - - 903 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4791 - - 5073 - - 1191 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1498 - - 1803 - - 4890 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 299 - - 279 - - 54 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 274 - - 271 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1537 - - 1096 - - -2153 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3254 - - 3978 - - 3344 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 553 - - 94 - - -3227 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4238 - - 4979 - - 4418 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 88 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1000 - - 1270 - - 1630 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 83.7 - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.4 - - 69.0 - - 70.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.5 - - 83.3 - - 82.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 67.7 - - 69.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 71 - - 54 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3935 - - 4217 - - 335 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 54 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 16 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] 99015 26 089 23 112 16 082 99015 91498 21 085 20 095 19 090 91498 85746 18 082 20 080 23 085 85746 80993 15 088 16 074 18 084 80993 76895 12 093 14 073 16 073 76895 73285 12 107 10 063 17 065 73285 70036 12 101 7 058 12 047 70036 67060 10 092 6 093 5 343 67060 64314 7 107 8 089 1 299 64314 61667 1 137 3 137 3 312 61667 58904 7 252 7 243 9 284 58904 56042 14 233 22 240 18 246 56042 53320 18 276 14 246 15 232 53320 50877 28 259 28 252 26 253 50877 48691 30 235 33 251 35 247 48691 46698 31 246 40 249 38 239 46698 44853 40 260 43 247 44 240 44853 43135 48 271 44 251 51 239 43135 41525 51 274 49 262 50 239 41525 40006 42 272 50 265 48 246 40006 38572 43 266 41 262 45 251 38572 37193 46 251 35 258 42 250 37193 35796 46 236 40 254 41 251 35796 34350 36 228 44 251 45 260 34350 32859 37 230 45 245 48 263 32859 31306 32 235 47 249 50 270 31306 29675 29 229 39 249 38 273 29675 27968 31 231 33 237 28 264 27968 26184 33 241 29 245 26 277 26184 24325 20 249 31 272 26 298 24325 22395 19 247 25 267 28 296 22395 20386 19 253 20 273 27 282 20386 18294 21 276 22 274 23 277 18294 16164 22 286 19 284 24 276 16164 14109 25 290 22 295 29 276 14109 12233 27 293 25 304 27 278 12233 10556 27 296 24 305 21 293 10556 9061 23 297 21 300 21 301 9061 7733 19 297 18 289 22 294 7733 6557 14 287 12 269 16 273 6557 5519 10*271 11*266 9 253 5519 4605 10*270 10*267 8 247 4605 3795 9 271 9 268 7 244 3795 3069 8 274 8 270 6 240 3069 2426 8 275 8 271 5 236 2426 1888 7 277 7 274 5 232 1888 1475 7 279 7 275 4 229 1475 1191 6 279 7 275 4*228 1191 1018 6 280 6 276 4*226 1018 919 6 280 6 275 3 223 919 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