DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/11 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 84.4 - - 75.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 94 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2894 - - 3265 - - 612 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2278 - - 2468 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3750 - - 4121 - - 1468 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2190 - - 3098 - - 1184 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 290 - - 291 - - 87 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 10 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 181 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 10 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -138 - - -184 - - 269 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3888 - - 4305 - - 1199 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2038 - - -1340 - - -1845 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5788 - - 5461 - - 3313 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 92 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1050 - - 1550 - - 2030 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 84.4 - - 75.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 68.3 - - 72.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.4 - - 83.8 - - 75.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.0 - - 67.4 - - 72.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 94 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2894 - - 3265 - - 612 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 69 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 18 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] 99308 41 096 33 093 29 090 99308 91773 31 094 20 087 20 091 91773 85957 22 078 22 100 18 087 85957 81159 17 069 23 086 22 096 81159 77032 14 091 19 080 23 086 77032 73385 14 106 14 095 17 076 73385 70101 15 111 11 094 11 082 70101 67098 14 098 8 101 10 100 67098 64318 8 071 8 117 5 081 64318 61633 4 128 7 123 2 001 61633 58841 6 157 4 187 4 246 58841 55950 6 115 10 196 9 198 55950 53185 13 257 13 228 14 239 53185 50697 23 235 20 233 25 243 50697 48476 24 240 24 233 26 246 48476 46461 25 241 19 247 20 257 46461 44624 35 251 32 262 35 249 44624 42955 38 243 43 236 35 229 42955 41410 31 245 39 230 34 225 41410 39951 32 247 38 229 31 224 39951 38564 35 242 39 223 31 223 38564 37214 33 233 40 221 31 219 37214 35834 28 227 38 220 30 213 35834 34396 25 229 36 223 28 214 34396 32903 25 220 33 225 26 223 32903 31339 25 236 37 230 27 224 31339 29693 28 245 42 234 27 222 29693 27967 32 250 40 238 31 218 27967 26161 38 244 34 240 36 219 26161 24276 39 238 30 239 40 221 24276 22320 36 238 26 239 41 227 22320 20287 40 257 29 245 39 232 20287 18179 43 258 34 252 37 237 18179 16038 47 248 38 248 37 249 16038 13983 37 245 30 245 37 249 13983 12120 32 232 21 238 36 242 12120 10466 26 223 23 226 37 230 10466 8997 16 226 26 218 36 224 8997 7688 15 222 25 216 32 224 7688 6524 15 215 21 212 27 228 6524 5491 12 209 16 206 23 232 5491 4578 11 207 12*200 19 231 4578 3771 10*202 8*190 15 222 3771 3047 11*201 6 180 10 210 3047 2408 11 200 5 181 8 212 2408 1876 11 200 5 178 6 211 1876 1468 10 199 4 177 4*197 1468 1187 10 199 4 176 3*180 1187 1017 9 199 4 175 3 178 1017 919 8 199 3 175 3 176 919 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