DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 - - - - - - 44.4 - - 43.1 - - 41.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 45 - - 10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1079 - - 949 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1935 - - 1805 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 934 - - 1202 - - 2112 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 153 - - 94 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 318 - - 327 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 725 - - 579 - - -130 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1210 - - 1226 - - 1046 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 385 - - 180 - - -441 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1550 - - 1625 - - 1357 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.4 - - 43.1 - - 41.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.2 - - 40.9 - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.1 - - 43.1 - - 41.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.6 - - 40.5 - - 39.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 45 - - 10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1079 - - 949 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95126 72 272 57 266 64 273 95126 88264 59 274 58 279 53 278 88264 82901 45 275 55 276 48 279 82901 78444 33 284 45 276 43 286 78444 74617 26 293 32 286 33 278 74617 71213 31 290 35 285 26 292 71213 68099 36 284 36 280 41 297 68099 65241 36 287 36 288 37 276 65241 62584 37 284 38 289 27 281 62584 59955 42 275 43 287 37 306 59955 57185 44 280 60 288 51 297 57185 54310 69 275 75 278 59 282 54310 51551 82 268 82 274 69 273 51551 49079 84 271 77 275 83 272 49079 46891 88 278 81 278 90 274 46891 44911 98 279 94 281 93 281 44911 43101 110 276 106 283 108 285 43101 41440 112 275 114 282 120 285 41440 39908 112 277 117 283 123 284 39908 38483 113 280 123 284 121 286 38483 37139 113 281 124 286 120 288 37139 35833 111 283 125 289 121 289 35833 34499 110 285 126 290 119 289 34499 33109 110 286 125 291 117 290 33109 31667 111 286 122 293 113 290 31667 30160 111 286 115 293 109 290 30160 28577 111 289 106 292 105 290 28577 26918 107 291 102 293 97 288 26918 25184 95 289 92 295 89 286 25184 23376 87 288 81 293 83 288 23376 21495 78 288 75 290 75 286 21495 19536 57 287 63 291 69 284 19536 17501 46 287 50 288 55 287 17501 15435 48 288 43 286 45 287 15435 13445 48 291 41 294 42 286 13445 11634 43 295 37 301 37 291 11634 10024 38 296 34 303 31 296 10024 8595 37 294 34 304 30 300 8595 7324 38 295 36 307 32 305 7324 6195 37 300 34 314 25 318 6195 5196 35 308 32 315 22 323 5196 4317 35 315 30 316 21 324 4317 3550 31 318 27 331 17 337 3550 2877 25 323 23 332 13 344 2877 2290 22*322 21*330 11 340 2290 1799 19*320 18*328 10 334 1799 1423 17 318 17 327 9 327 1423 1163 16 318 15 327 7 319 1163 1006 14 317 13 326 6*314 1006 916 11 317 11 326 4*309 916 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