DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 - - - 7.4 - - 19.9 - - 23.6 - - 23.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 29 - - 13 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 58 - - 285 - - 1091 - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 897 - - 898 - - 898 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 914 - - 1141 - - 1947 - - 915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 42 - - 1153 - - 1133 - - 2138 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 13 - - 82 - - 100 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 14 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 039 - - 148 - - 087 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -558 - - 4 - - 380 - - -550 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1472 - - 1137 - - 1567 - - 1465 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13232 - - -925 - - 188 - - -890 ODpotential blCL - - - 14146 - - 2066 - - 1759 - - 1805 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 7.4 - - 19.9 - - 23.6 - - 23.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.6 - - 18.5 - - 20.2 - - 20.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 8.1 - - 19.8 - - 23.5 - - 24.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.1 - - 18.1 - - 19.8 - - 20.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 29 - - 13 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 58 - - 285 - - 1091 - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 80 - - 99 - - 102 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] 94783 47 287 51 289 52 298 50 293 94783 87959 37 302 38 290 44 298 50 294 87959 82639 45 314 37 303 39 297 47 292 82639 78169 46 303 45 302 41 307 50 296 78169 74266 39 292 48 295 53 300 53 299 74266 70791 40 300 51 290 59 292 60 303 70791 67641 49 301 50 294 59 286 67 302 67641 64738 50 301 47 298 56 295 62 299 64738 62028 51 310 48 299 61 301 57 292 62028 59375 62 310 54 299 58 298 56 292 59375 56577 71 303 59 302 58 306 59 300 56577 53640 73 301 65 308 69 308 68 308 53640 50820 71 304 73 308 78 306 79 304 50820 48296 69 306 76 303 80 302 78 302 48296 46042 70 308 76 300 75 301 79 304 46042 43998 74 308 74 301 74 305 83 302 43998 42133 81 309 77 308 86 312 86 302 42133 40421 89 309 86 313 100 312 89 304 40421 38836 93 308 97 311 114 305 97 303 38836 37359 95 311 106 310 117 300 106 299 37359 35975 104 316 116 311 119 300 111 296 35975 34643 124 319 127 311 125 301 112 296 34643 33296 140 320 130 311 131 302 114 298 33296 31906 140 320 127 311 130 302 116 299 31906 30480 134 320 124 311 125 303 114 299 30480 29007 129 319 119 310 118 303 113 298 29007 27476 123 317 111 306 110 299 107 294 27476 25881 120 319 108 305 103 292 104 291 25881 24209 110 318 107 305 96 291 102 293 24209 22465 93 314 100 304 90 302 88 300 22465 20658 75 309 85 310 88 298 65 304 20658 18775 64 307 67 319 78 297 58 293 18775 16805 52 304 52 307 51 301 56 288 16805 14796 47 304 47 292 46 295 46 288 14796 12867 46 308 37 298 42 299 39 299 12867 11122 46 314 38 304 26 306 28 311 11122 9582 34 317 34 310 22 310 15 313 9582 8219 19 308 24 306 20 308 15 312 8219 7012 10 303 11 293 16 289 14 304 7012 5943 7 305 4 287 8 250 9 273 5943 4999 5 325 1 301 5 186 6 206 4999 4171 6 335 1 233 5 160 6 158 4171 3444 6 318 3 245 5 172 6 128 3444 2801 5 291 6 248 7 180 6 107 2801 2236 3 292 6 229 6*178 6 101 2236 1764 3 010 3 202 5*161 6 095 1764 1402 5 026 1 121 4 147 6 092 1402 1153 6 032 1*045 3 142 6 088 1153 1001 2*022 1*041 3 140 5*085 1001 915 1*264 1 038 3 139 4*087 915 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