DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/15 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 - - - - - - 22.0 - - 25.2 - - 23.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 267 - - 102 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1983 - - 2099 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1964 - - 1554 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2839 - - 2955 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 509 - - 610 - - 2006 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 327 - - 243 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 216 - - 225 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2533 - - -2970 - - -4230 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5372 - - 5926 - - 5146 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14551 - - -14135 - - -15560 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17390 - - 17090 - - 16475 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 92 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 22.0 - - 25.2 - - 23.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 1.7 - - 2.5 - - 4.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 20.6 - - 24.6 - - 23.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 1.3 - - 2.3 - - 3.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 267 - - 102 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1983 - - 2099 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 67 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95858 24 355 32 354 30 005 95858 89083 29 355 23 359 25 358 89083 83716 26 343 22 345 20 336 83716 79159 10 336 18 318 22 312 79159 75156 7 328 20 306 25 319 75156 71577 12 317 25 292 26 319 71577 68325 10 316 22 280 23 304 68325 65327 16 322 15 308 15 286 65327 62528 26 318 29 334 16 313 62528 59790 32 313 33 312 24 324 59790 56922 31 313 31 304 33 297 56922 53950 32 337 28 316 32 290 53950 51106 50 337 35 319 38 309 51106 48532 57 329 46 317 46 298 48532 46217 64 327 51 321 44 298 46217 44108 71 328 59 322 46 303 44108 42169 71 327 64 317 53 305 42169 40380 69 322 65 312 57 302 40380 38723 66 318 61 310 54 300 38723 37188 63 325 57 314 52 302 37188 35766 66 325 62 318 58 308 35766 34420 65 325 67 315 65 306 34420 33079 65 328 66 314 61 304 33079 31708 69 332 65 315 59 307 31708 30307 80 335 69 318 66 303 30307 28863 85 334 72 320 68 293 28863 27356 86 334 72 317 63 295 27356 25779 88 334 74 313 61 300 25779 24130 88 336 72 315 57 302 24130 22410 79 337 65 323 50 299 22410 20619 73 339 61 326 44 300 20619 18752 70 339 59 327 44 301 18752 16801 61 343 57 327 46 304 16801 14811 47 347 47 318 45 300 14811 12891 38 338 28 324 43 302 12891 11142 36 329 32 314 36 292 11142 9587 35 333 32 308 26 284 9587 8211 32 335 26 299 22 281 8211 6997 27 333 21 295 23 277 6997 5926 20 326 18 289 26 262 5926 4984 13 318 14 277 29 251 4984 4160 9 296 14 251 30 244 4160 3437 8*257 13*230 28 236 3437 2796 8*220 13*226 24 223 2796 2232 8 218 12 224 22 215 2232 1762 8 216 12 225 20 212 1762 1401 8 215 12 224 18 209 1401 1152 8 215 11 225 15 206 1152 1001 7 214 11 224 13*205 1001 915 7 215 9 224 9*202 915 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