DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 - - - 4.3 - - 19.9 - - 21.2 - - 18.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 34 - - 3 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 57 - - 659 - - 1173 - - 58 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 897 - - 898 - - 898 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 913 - - 1515 - - 2029 - - 914 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 48 - - 1351 - - 1024 - - 1274 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 5 - - 115 - - 72 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 10 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 144 - - 178 - - 185 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -751 - - -677 - - -632 - - -1091 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1664 - - 2192 - - 2662 - - 2005 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12963 - - -7346 - - -9621 - - -11430 ODpotential blCL - - - 13876 - - 8861 - - 11650 - - 12344 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 4.3 - - 19.9 - - 21.2 - - 18.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 0.9 - - 14.0 - - 13.1 - - 13.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 5.0 - - 19.7 - - 21.2 - - 18.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 1.8 - - 13.2 - - 12.3 - - 12.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 34 - - 3 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 57 - - 659 - - 1173 - - 58 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 91 - - 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] 95794 6 290 17 287 16 302 9 281 95794 88641 18 323 17 281 22 297 20 303 88641 83099 20 298 19 291 25 286 31 305 83099 78433 24 301 20 283 31 287 40 304 78433 74368 26 287 26 278 36 281 46 296 74368 70776 27 283 34 277 41 278 49 286 70776 67531 41 281 43 274 48 277 48 284 67531 64544 50 282 52 286 51 280 53 279 64544 61772 56 280 58 280 53 283 53 280 61772 59083 57 275 55 273 55 282 61 283 59083 56276 59 272 59 276 58 282 62 281 56276 53353 59 272 67 277 64 281 63 286 53353 50557 61 280 70 276 67 282 74 291 50557 48045 71 284 71 277 68 282 77 287 48045 45792 75 282 70 277 67 282 73 286 45792 43750 68 282 67 279 64 283 73 290 43750 41885 65 284 65 282 67 286 78 289 41885 40171 63 286 70 282 69 286 77 288 40171 38589 60 290 73 283 66 289 74 289 38589 37118 58 294 67 287 67 295 72 293 37118 35745 59 301 62 292 72 299 77 298 35745 34435 62 302 60 295 74 299 80 299 34435 33121 58 304 60 299 72 300 78 302 33121 31770 56 306 60 306 67 302 78 305 31770 30380 53 309 64 314 62 306 79 307 30380 28935 49 311 69 313 57 304 78 306 28935 27423 45 311 69 312 55 306 67 302 27423 25848 43 313 68 315 55 309 55 295 25848 24205 40 314 66 320 52 307 51 292 24205 22488 36 308 67 322 49 308 46 289 22488 20698 31 297 64 324 48 310 39 287 20698 18828 27 295 51 322 43 315 36 286 18828 16872 24 289 37 314 40 309 34 284 16872 14867 22 284 30 306 38 307 37 288 14867 12933 22 287 29 304 33 305 33 290 12933 11181 21 281 21 292 33 301 30 286 11181 9631 20 268 17 278 32 300 30 286 9631 8256 15 265 19 275 22 280 29 288 8256 7032 13 270 16 260 20 261 23 283 7032 5955 11 251 13 243 19 260 21 269 5955 5009 9 212 13 226 17 245 23 257 5009 4175 11 181 14 208 17 221 20 238 4175 3441 13 164 15 170 18 200 18 223 3441 2791 13 176 17 159 17 187 18 206 2791 2224 17 178 16 168 15*185 20 187 2224 1755 18 184 15*172 14*184 20 174 1755 1396 16 179 11*178 13 185 17 170 1396 1150 14 151 10 178 12 185 14 168 1150 1000 12 141 9 179 11 184 13 168 1000 914 2*144 8 178 9 184 8*167 914 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