DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/18 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.3 - - 80.3 - - 82.0 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 155 - - 54 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 579 - - 3289 - - 4797 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 902 - - 2727 - - 3074 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1435 - - 4145 - - 5653 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 277 - - 2730 - - 1404 - - 4591 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 151 - - 334 - - 278 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 18 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 188 - - 201 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3296 - - -3185 - - -2598 - - -5021 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4731 - - 7330 - - 8251 - - 5941 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11749 - - -11113 - - -9012 - - -12220 ODpotential blCL - - - 13184 - - 15258 - - 14665 - - 13139 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 69 - - 82 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.3 - - 80.3 - - 82.0 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.0 - - 51.4 - - 49.1 - - 51.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.7 - - 79.2 - - 81.6 - - 77.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.4 - - 50.1 - - 47.8 - - 50.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 155 - - 54 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 579 - - 3289 - - 4797 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 27 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98464 7 170 7 298 9 283 10 324 98464 91172 3 291 3 218 4 314 1 024 91172 85541 11 028 9 091 4 001 6 057 85541 80851 11 054 8 092 3 073 8 014 80851 76796 10 049 6 059 9 071 8 008 76796 73207 9 026 7 037 7 048 7 037 73207 69946 2 033 7 036 2 001 8 047 69946 66937 4 201 2 327 1 031 3 065 66937 64146 3 200 1 235 3 322 4 145 64146 61446 6 223 6 206 8 257 3 242 61446 58636 5 225 8 221 7 250 2 267 58636 55740 9 272 15 261 19 270 17 293 55740 53001 15 279 21 280 20 258 15 274 53001 50541 27 298 31 297 26 284 21 303 50541 48336 36 290 33 283 28 271 33 287 48336 46347 32 286 26 281 20 272 31 272 46347 44538 24 287 27 291 36 274 23 263 44538 42877 33 302 32 280 39 258 25 250 42877 41329 38 302 27 286 23 248 21 243 41329 39866 35 303 16 286 16 250 19 247 39866 38474 31 313 13 320 14 260 19 246 38474 37119 20 305 13 280 13 266 19 246 37119 35735 18 316 13 269 12 257 20 248 35735 34293 17 326 12 272 12 263 21 250 34293 32798 13 333 11 275 14 276 20 246 32798 31237 11 304 15 268 14 278 18 236 31237 29599 17 280 19 281 17 279 17 242 29599 27882 19 272 23 285 17 282 20 256 27882 26091 13 287 18 276 19 274 20 265 26091 24224 7 305 9 268 17 268 17 269 24224 22283 4 309 3 250 8 265 12 269 22283 20262 5 125 7 162 7 196 9 243 20262 18162 9 188 9 180 9 186 9 224 18162 16027 13 202 11 192 13 199 8 217 16027 13969 11 174 11 176 14 197 10 205 13969 12094 8 166 9 178 11 198 9 207 12094 10427 6 163 8 172 8 197 7 190 10427 8948 6 175 10 186 9 202 8 178 8948 7639 8 182 12 202 10 229 7 198 7639 6482 9 164 10 229 9*230 8 223 6482 5458 7 168 11 240 7*217 8 225 5458 4554 6 188 9*231 6 207 7 215 4554 3755 5 200 6*211 6 203 6 202 3755 3038 4 216 4 191 6 199 6 190 3038 2403 6 231 3 184 6 195 6 181 2403 1873 8 215 3 179 5 194 6 177 1873 1466 5*190 3 176 5 192 5 173 1466 1186 3*165 3 173 5 191 5 171 1186 1016 3 164 3 172 5 191 5*170 1016 919 3 163 2 173 4 191 3*164 919 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