DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - - - - 34.3 - - 33.7 - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -13 - - -13 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 59 - - 59 - - 256 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 899 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 915 - - 915 - - 1112 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3214 - - 2628 - - 2795 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 20 - - 10 - - 30 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 270 - - 289 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -232 - - 0 - - 3 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1147 - - 915 - - 1109 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -673 - - -420 - - -419 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1588 - - 1335 - - 1531 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.3 - - 33.7 - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.6 - - 33.2 - - 30.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 34.8 - - 34.2 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.1 - - 33.2 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -13 - - -13 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 59 - - 59 - - 256 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 93736 66 258 83 262 78 259 93736 86906 48 295 56 262 59 281 86906 81544 48 308 41 287 57 291 81544 77040 51 310 47 313 57 299 77040 73167 54 306 58 322 57 302 73167 69775 55 304 67 319 56 311 69775 66719 54 306 64 312 60 314 66719 63900 54 309 62 311 62 314 63900 61273 60 313 66 314 65 316 61273 58717 68 315 72 312 71 317 58717 56034 73 316 76 312 75 317 56034 53229 75 316 78 310 77 315 53229 50529 76 315 79 309 79 313 50529 48088 78 315 82 310 81 312 48088 45893 84 314 85 311 85 312 45893 43900 88 312 88 309 92 314 43900 42083 91 313 95 312 103 317 42083 40417 95 316 108 313 116 315 40417 38881 101 318 109 312 126 311 38881 37454 105 319 108 314 132 309 37454 36112 105 319 111 316 132 309 36112 34814 108 318 117 316 129 309 34814 33496 113 317 120 315 126 310 33496 32129 114 314 119 314 125 312 32129 30718 107 313 114 314 126 314 30718 29248 100 314 111 313 124 315 29248 27707 99 313 112 312 120 314 27707 26094 100 311 112 312 113 314 26094 24407 100 310 108 314 109 314 24407 22650 94 310 96 312 103 313 22650 20829 89 311 91 308 92 311 20829 18936 82 311 83 305 88 309 18936 16959 78 308 74 306 79 310 16959 14947 70 307 68 304 71 305 14947 13009 65 311 65 299 68 301 13009 11244 62 311 64 297 65 300 11244 9678 60 308 66 292 64 300 9678 8295 60 307 65 293 62 301 8295 7071 57 308 58 296 54 303 7071 5991 47 309 47 297 45 305 5991 5042 39 308 41 298 39 304 5042 4212 33 301 37 298 35 304 4212 3484 32 296 36 299 32 312 3484 2834 31 291 35 298 29 321 2834 2260 29 284 32 296 28 322 2260 1780 26 278 28 294 27 322 1780 1411 23 274 24 292 24 322 1411 1158 20 272 19 290 21*322 1158 1003 18 271 17 290 18*321 1003 915 13*270 12*289 13 321 915 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