DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 - - - 13.0 - - 17.7 - - 20.7 - - 21.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 74 - - 2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 694 - - 958 - - 594 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 898 - - 898 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1550 - - 1814 - - 1450 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 405 - - 431 - - 853 - - 1249 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 135 - - 169 - - 53 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 251 - - 240 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -476 - - -256 - - -203 - - -371 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2026 - - 2070 - - 1653 - - 1286 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15831 - - -14924 - - -12336 - - -9509 ODpotential blCL - - - 17381 - - 16738 - - 13786 - - 10424 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 99 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.0 - - 17.7 - - 20.7 - - 21.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.8 - - 12.2 - - 17.0 - - 19.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.8 - - 17.2 - - 20.8 - - 21.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.0 - - 11.2 - - 16.4 - - 19.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 74 - - 2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 694 - - 958 - - 594 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 97 - - 95 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 94091 64 259 61 258 62 263 71 265 94091 86981 60 266 51 257 55 266 62 268 86981 81585 62 258 51 266 57 261 56 270 81585 77127 68 254 62 265 57 262 58 274 77127 73255 70 257 62 258 53 271 55 277 73255 69808 60 250 56 261 54 280 54 290 69808 66699 49 253 58 272 55 286 58 295 66699 63852 59 277 61 277 57 291 53 293 63852 61200 72 282 61 282 64 290 54 298 61200 58614 66 281 60 286 67 287 58 298 58614 55896 55 287 57 290 61 290 56 298 55896 53065 55 299 54 297 58 300 60 304 53065 50370 60 304 57 306 62 305 62 307 50370 47951 53 304 62 314 60 309 69 315 47951 45786 54 322 68 317 68 315 75 314 45786 43823 71 323 76 317 78 312 75 313 43823 42021 78 314 81 313 82 309 82 314 42021 40363 69 311 78 313 84 308 96 311 40363 38841 74 327 79 321 86 309 102 305 38841 37430 91 333 84 322 88 311 96 304 37430 36102 97 333 85 320 90 313 90 306 36102 34815 95 334 85 319 89 313 89 312 34815 33507 92 335 86 319 88 315 95 319 33507 32152 90 330 87 320 88 316 103 323 32152 30754 89 323 87 321 86 318 107 322 30754 29297 85 321 85 321 84 318 106 322 29297 27768 80 320 80 321 81 317 102 321 27768 26163 75 321 73 322 79 315 99 321 26163 24481 67 322 71 320 77 315 95 319 24481 22721 62 323 67 315 73 317 90 318 22721 20889 55 322 66 315 71 321 84 319 20889 18979 52 313 64 315 68 322 80 322 18979 16987 50 305 55 314 67 321 74 321 16987 14959 50 304 50 313 57 317 67 319 14959 13010 49 310 50 317 51 313 59 316 13010 11250 46 317 51 320 48 315 51 309 11250 9694 43 319 48 321 47 315 50 308 9694 8310 40 318 42 314 46 311 47 300 8310 7085 37 314 39 305 44 306 45 298 7085 5999 35 307 36 303 40 299 47 303 5999 5038 32 301 30 301 39 293 48 303 5038 4195 29 298 27 296 37 289 48 300 4195 3456 25 297 23 292 36 278 44 294 3456 2803 21 296 19 284 30 267 36 285 2803 2233 17 288 16*272 24 256 28 267 2233 1761 14*278 12*252 18*244 21 251 1761 1400 11*262 11 251 17*241 18 246 1400 1151 10 260 11 250 15 240 14 242 1151 1001 10 259 10 250 13 239 12*241 1001 915 8 259 9 250 10 238 9*240 915 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