DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/18 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 - - - 39.5 - - 40.0 - - 40.5 - - 39.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 6 - - 11 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 355 - - 530 - - 487 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1211 - - 1386 - - 1343 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 919 - - 1286 - - 1380 - - 1948 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 64 - - 75 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 10 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 104 - - 092 - - 066 - - 051 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 183 - - 423 - - 385 - - -149 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1028 - - 963 - - 958 - - 1065 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -141 - - 163 - - 143 - - -472 ODpotential blCL - - - 1352 - - 1223 - - 1200 - - 1388 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 300 - - 320 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.5 - - 40.0 - - 40.5 - - 39.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.3 - - 39.0 - - 39.5 - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 40.0 - - 40.5 - - 40.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 38.7 - - 39.2 - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 6 - - 11 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 355 - - 530 - - 487 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 96006 35 308 29 303 36 288 38 301 96006 89091 31 326 23 306 29 309 35 302 89091 83736 30 334 26 319 27 314 27 318 83736 79236 27 340 27 327 29 320 27 337 79236 75297 25 337 24 330 28 317 27 337 75297 71785 21 320 21 320 25 299 26 324 71785 68591 17 311 18 307 19 283 25 305 68591 65634 17 311 20 298 24 303 25 290 65634 62881 27 296 31 291 33 300 29 295 62881 60230 32 289 35 281 36 290 36 295 60230 57472 36 291 35 279 38 284 38 289 57472 54586 37 294 32 276 37 279 38 282 54586 51802 37 277 32 277 37 274 41 281 51802 49288 37 267 37 283 41 274 46 284 49288 47043 45 269 44 285 43 278 47 286 47043 45016 52 263 47 281 45 278 50 286 45016 43157 53 254 50 279 45 280 54 286 43157 41439 48 251 54 276 42 294 55 284 41439 39845 42 245 53 270 46 294 54 288 39845 38366 38 247 49 261 48 295 52 296 38366 36992 42 244 45 255 48 301 52 306 36992 35681 48 244 45 256 45 307 55 310 35681 34359 58 245 45 254 42 323 60 308 34359 32990 62 242 41 254 43 331 59 307 32990 31569 61 242 36 259 44 342 54 310 31569 30083 60 243 32 263 43 357 52 316 30083 28518 61 244 27 262 36 358 52 319 28518 26876 58 243 24 264 27 346 51 318 26876 25155 53 241 26 264 21 340 49 318 25155 23356 47 240 34 260 19 322 41 320 23356 21479 40 245 33 255 23 297 37 324 21479 19520 35 244 33 247 26 288 29 333 19520 17473 27 229 34 246 24 293 24 336 17473 15389 29 228 35 243 20 299 21 330 15389 13389 31 238 33 244 20 294 18 328 13389 11575 31 238 32 256 19 277 16 313 11575 9966 27 237 28 262 19 252 14 291 9966 8536 20 238 22 269 14 260 9 299 8536 7268 12 235 11 239 10 265 11 343 7268 6150 3 166 6 143 11 258 13 340 6150 5165 1 120 8 096 5 202 7 312 5165 4300 5 217 8 117 7 099 5 055 4300 3543 12 176 15 131 12 091 13 060 3543 2874 20 144 19 121 16 088 18 073 2874 2286 26 127 18 110 20 076 20 065 2286 1796 23 118 15 102 20 072 19 060 1796 1421 18*109 13*095 18*069 17 056 1421 1163 15*106 12*093 17*067 14 053 1163 1006 14 104 11 092 15 066 12*052 1006 916 10 102 8 090 11 065 9*051 916 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