DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/27 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 - - - - - - 38.3 - - 41.8 - - 41.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - 10 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 447 - - 592 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 899 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1303 - - 1448 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 760 - - 752 - - 1061 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 123 - - 76 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 150 - - 157 - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 387 - - 402 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 916 - - 1046 - - 916 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 313 - - 86 - - -214 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 990 - - 1362 - - 1130 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 38.3 - - 41.8 - - 41.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.9 - - 40.4 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 38.0 - - 41.8 - - 41.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.5 - - 40.2 - - 41.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - 10 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 447 - - 592 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 95251 48 273 52 279 49 281 95251 88506 32 287 36 283 40 289 88506 83203 23 296 25 292 31 291 83203 78749 21 300 19 293 20 296 78749 74881 22 291 18 291 16 309 74881 71428 23 277 23 278 20 290 71428 68278 19 267 23 282 21 292 68278 65359 26 260 30 273 24 315 65359 62621 27 253 35 269 40 295 62621 59964 38 272 47 269 49 272 59964 57192 47 264 50 269 52 272 57192 54321 57 270 66 267 64 258 54321 51606 68 269 64 259 60 257 51606 49171 68 272 63 278 64 272 49171 46981 85 277 91 282 86 276 46981 44993 103 270 109 271 103 270 44993 43198 108 265 112 263 110 263 43198 41567 113 264 110 264 112 261 41567 40052 107 270 111 273 114 260 40052 38622 116 278 116 276 113 260 38622 37268 111 273 114 274 105 259 37268 35955 110 267 113 269 97 261 35955 34618 113 266 114 267 96 264 34618 33228 113 268 110 266 93 264 33228 31786 108 269 102 266 91 260 31786 30278 101 270 95 263 92 260 30278 28695 97 270 92 265 90 262 28695 27037 92 270 88 269 87 263 27037 25304 86 270 82 269 82 263 25304 23494 76 270 77 264 72 259 23494 21614 68 268 76 263 64 258 21614 19658 62 263 66 268 61 262 19658 17619 55 260 55 266 55 260 17619 15540 43 252 49 262 50 257 15540 13539 35 241 41 252 43 254 13539 11722 24 242 35 248 33 236 11722 10109 19 246 29 245 30 217 10109 8676 17 252 20 233 29 202 8676 7402 14 255 14 214 30 193 7402 6268 14 244 14 204 31 189 6268 5263 16 224 16 199 32 189 5263 4375 18 202 21 189 33 187 4375 3592 22 192 27 186 35 186 3592 2899 24 181 29 182 33 180 2899 2298 22 162 25 173 27 165 2298 1803 18 153 18*160 22 153 1803 1424 16*151 17*157 18 147 1424 1164 15*150 15 156 15 144 1164 1006 13 150 13 156 13 143 1006 916 11 149 10 155 9*142 916 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