DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - - - - 41.8 - - 43.5 - - 39.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1055 - - 1453 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 900 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1911 - - 2309 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 620 - - 909 - - 1716 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 175 - - 116 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 315 - - 299 - - 269 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 565 - - 755 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1346 - - 1555 - - 916 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 232 - - 233 - - -397 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1679 - - 2076 - - 1313 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.8 - - 43.5 - - 39.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.0 - - 39.7 - - 39.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 41.5 - - 43.3 - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.1 - - 39.1 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1055 - - 1453 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 96133 47 262 57 261 55 274 96133 88975 27 271 22 268 31 283 88975 83502 23 272 20 297 22 264 83502 78937 20 274 24 300 11 290 78937 74989 20 284 29 289 21 302 74989 71500 20 267 33 288 31 302 71500 68338 25 284 32 282 37 301 68338 65406 32 301 34 282 42 281 65406 62655 45 277 45 276 39 276 62655 59964 46 258 43 285 45 289 59964 57129 43 275 56 288 53 284 57129 54155 57 281 60 273 61 276 54155 51298 59 270 58 264 62 273 51298 48735 55 265 56 267 64 269 48735 46454 57 269 60 273 60 267 46454 44391 65 268 65 277 57 272 44391 42498 70 270 70 277 59 277 42498 40743 77 272 75 271 66 277 40743 39105 81 269 74 270 71 275 39105 37573 80 267 75 273 73 274 37573 36138 78 268 75 273 70 274 36138 34768 78 269 72 271 66 273 34768 33398 80 270 70 273 67 273 33398 32000 82 267 73 277 68 273 32000 30571 80 264 77 277 67 276 30571 29101 68 267 64 270 67 276 29101 27583 50 272 46 276 64 273 27583 26015 41 269 41 275 54 268 26015 24384 46 268 40 275 45 267 24384 22680 48 268 41 276 47 270 22680 20902 45 270 44 276 43 276 20902 19042 40 278 39 279 38 278 19042 17093 36 284 35 281 41 275 17093 15100 32 287 36 284 40 281 15100 13175 35 295 36 290 34 291 13175 11421 35 295 36 294 32 299 11421 9857 34 292 34 295 33 294 9857 8463 34 298 30 293 35 289 8463 7220 37 307 30 299 33 287 7220 6117 36 304 32 303 25 289 6117 5143 29 296 29 304 21 307 5143 4290 22 288 23 297 21 316 4290 3542 15 288 18 297 21 310 3542 2876 14 306 13*302 22 301 2876 2288 16*317 12*299 21 292 2288 1797 14*315 11 299 19 285 1797 1421 13 315 11 300 15 277 1421 1163 12 315 10 299 13 273 1163 1006 11 314 9 299 11 271 1006 916 10 314 8 299 7*269 916 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