DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/16 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 16.3 - - 31.7 - - 33.0 - - 30.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -12 - - 16 - - -18 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 58 - - 322 - - 59 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 914 - - 1178 - - 915 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 88 - - 331 - - 725 - - 512 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 75 - - 16 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 17 - - 13 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 201 - - 208 - - 203 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -533 - - -709 - - -515 - - -245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1448 - - 1887 - - 1430 - - 1161 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19932 - - -14839 - - -13509 - - -13499 ODpotential blCL - - - 20846 - - 16017 - - 14424 - - 14415 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 80 - - 84 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.3 - - 31.7 - - 33.0 - - 30.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.5 - - 26.8 - - 30.0 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.0 - - 31.9 - - 34.2 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.4 - - 26.2 - - 29.8 - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -12 - - 16 - - -18 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 58 - - 322 - - 59 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 21 - - 35 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 95425 61 315 61 304 60 319 50 311 95425 88649 56 304 57 303 53 308 50 305 88649 83372 52 312 46 302 44 305 41 298 83372 78924 46 314 36 302 33 301 37 303 78924 75029 41 306 31 299 33 297 38 301 75029 71556 40 305 29 298 35 294 39 299 71556 68397 41 307 31 300 35 296 34 289 68397 65488 41 305 33 294 35 291 27 285 65488 62770 43 307 38 296 34 277 28 286 62770 60102 42 310 44 294 35 270 36 273 60102 57313 41 298 45 292 36 286 39 268 57313 54436 44 279 49 285 45 284 35 272 54436 51679 44 282 51 275 49 276 43 284 51679 49178 50 294 54 281 57 273 61 284 49178 46927 55 300 54 285 62 271 71 279 46927 44872 56 301 49 287 60 270 73 271 44872 42986 53 294 43 281 60 270 68 265 42986 41268 50 284 45 280 59 266 63 262 41268 39707 45 280 47 279 56 256 64 259 39707 38275 39 276 48 280 50 262 64 260 38275 36937 42 275 48 276 49 272 64 262 36937 35643 46 275 45 274 47 266 62 256 35643 34323 41 270 44 270 50 258 60 253 34323 32952 35 267 52 265 53 258 60 261 32952 31531 33 269 53 266 54 264 61 264 31531 30045 35 260 52 268 54 267 59 262 30045 28480 41 253 51 264 52 267 55 257 28480 26841 54 251 53 260 52 265 47 257 26841 25126 55 251 56 259 54 266 43 261 25126 23336 52 255 52 261 56 267 45 264 23336 21475 52 271 51 267 56 267 47 268 21475 19539 51 277 49 268 50 265 46 268 19539 17519 43 279 42 266 41 261 42 264 17519 15457 36 277 36 269 32 262 37 267 15457 13468 34 277 33 276 26 270 30 277 13468 11659 33 276 30 281 26 274 29 285 11659 10050 30 278 27 280 28 273 29 277 10050 8621 24 281 24 273 29 271 31 273 8621 7351 21 279 23 264 27 268 33 267 7351 6221 21 268 23 258 26 259 33 262 6221 5219 24 258 26 251 28 252 34 261 5219 4336 26 253 27 246 33 250 34 267 4336 3559 26 246 30 243 35 248 34 274 3559 2873 28 233 32 236 37 243 36 267 2873 2277 30 223 32 224 37 233 36 245 2277 1787 28 223 30 216 33 221 34 229 1787 1414 25 228 26*213 26 210 29 222 1414 1158 21 222 19*209 21 205 21 219 1158 1004 14*210 17 208 18 204 18*219 1004 916 6*201 14 208 13*203 11*218 916 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