DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/14 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 - - - 21.8 - - 22.2 - - 22.7 - - 19.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 220 - - 139 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3593 - - 4125 - - 3383 - - 2909 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2554 - - 3465 - - 2676 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4449 - - 4981 - - 4239 - - 3765 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 789 - - 773 - - 941 - - 764 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 282 - - 391 - - 314 - - 131 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 35 - - 32 - - 26 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 348 - - 354 - - 347 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 11 - - 9 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -6 - - 1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 145 - - 268 - - -785 - - -308 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4304 - - 4714 - - 5025 - - 4073 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 19 - - 383 - - -4609 - - -3899 ODpotential blCL - - - 4430 - - 4598 - - 8848 - - 7664 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 98 - - 76 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.8 - - 22.2 - - 22.7 - - 19.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.1 - - 4.7 - - 3.9 - - 5.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.4 - - 21.2 - - 22.1 - - 20.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.0 - - 4.7 - - 3.8 - - 5.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 220 - - 139 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3593 - - 4125 - - 3383 - - 2909 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 93 - - 3 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95699 38 350 24 347 37 331 37 338 95699 88870 28 351 33 359 33 338 38 349 88870 83526 34 351 33 350 28 344 28 356 83526 79042 36 356 28 340 20 347 21 357 79042 75119 38 358 32 335 23 352 22 343 75119 71608 40 353 37 336 32 341 21 336 71608 68380 40 343 39 335 31 338 23 328 68380 65360 35 328 37 332 29 346 28 333 65360 62530 28 318 33 330 31 343 29 339 62530 59767 26 319 31 327 34 325 26 341 59767 56858 36 326 27 325 32 307 37 334 56858 53834 41 328 26 329 25 310 45 327 53834 50958 41 328 29 333 31 319 44 325 50958 48375 42 318 32 333 41 323 38 327 48375 46058 41 306 36 327 41 324 34 334 46058 43953 38 302 39 320 34 325 37 340 43953 42024 36 307 39 315 28 333 43 341 42024 40242 37 311 34 314 32 339 49 339 40242 38589 37 312 29 322 41 337 53 337 38589 37047 36 309 28 333 48 332 54 336 37047 35604 36 306 32 335 50 329 53 336 35604 34221 37 306 37 330 48 327 51 338 34221 32830 39 309 41 323 44 327 50 342 32830 31403 42 310 43 316 41 331 52 347 31403 29943 45 310 43 314 44 337 57 349 29943 28439 47 311 44 324 52 339 62 350 28439 26885 50 315 50 338 57 337 66 348 26885 25285 54 319 58 346 61 340 67 346 25285 23639 57 325 66 352 65 343 67 344 23639 21940 59 330 75 357 68 345 66 344 21940 20180 61 333 81 359 70 348 66 344 20180 18347 61 334 79 358 71 349 65 345 18347 16436 57 335 70 355 72 351 64 346 16436 14486 51 337 60 353 70 353 62 347 14486 12607 49 343 56 356 60 352 59 349 12607 10902 50 346 57 001 49 348 51 348 10902 9397 50 346 55 003 43 349 43 342 9397 8068 47 345 51 002 42 351 38 340 8068 6891 44 350 46 002 42 354 35 344 6891 5846 41 353 36*357 38 357 33 350 5846 4924 38*352 33*355 30*348 31 346 4924 4119 38*351 33 355 27*346 28*344 4119 3414 38 349 33 354 27 346 28*345 3414 2782 37 348 33 354 27 347 27 345 2782 2222 36 347 33 353 27 347 26 345 2222 1755 35 347 32 353 26 347 25 345 1755 1397 34 346 32 353 25 347 23 345 1397 1150 32 345 30 353 24 347 21 344 1150 1000 28 345 28 353 22 347 19 344 1000 914 22 345 22 353 18 346 15 344 914 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