DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/15 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 - - - 12.2 - - 19.7 - - 23.2 - - 19.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 51 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 418 - - 1022 - - 994 - - 58 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 898 - - 898 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1274 - - 1878 - - 1850 - - 914 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 741 - - 616 - - 680 - - 995 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 75 - - 155 - - 73 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 19 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 226 - - 240 - - 200 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1345 - - -1030 - - -693 - - -678 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2619 - - 2908 - - 2543 - - 1592 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21106 - - -18752 - - -16077 - - -17073 ODpotential blCL - - - 22380 - - 20630 - - 17927 - - 17987 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 77 - - 87 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.2 - - 19.7 - - 23.2 - - 19.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.3 - - 10.5 - - 15.6 - - 15.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.3 - - 19.5 - - 23.4 - - 22.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.8 - - 9.5 - - 14.8 - - 17.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 51 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 418 - - 1022 - - 994 - - 58 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 9 - - 49 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95342 64 334 72 332 66 328 77 325 95342 88571 58 332 63 324 64 322 63 317 88571 83311 52 327 52 319 57 320 48 316 83311 78843 43 319 48 307 57 304 45 320 78843 74939 49 310 49 299 55 296 47 311 74939 71472 50 299 48 293 52 296 47 304 71472 68308 45 300 44 294 53 300 50 306 68308 65389 44 312 44 301 52 294 56 300 65389 62694 44 313 40 296 43 289 51 289 62694 60074 43 312 33 302 42 290 45 298 60074 57308 46 314 41 306 49 283 55 304 57308 54409 52 313 52 304 51 295 52 307 54409 51619 55 306 59 301 55 301 60 314 51619 49107 56 308 59 304 60 307 65 307 49107 46863 62 310 60 300 63 305 63 304 46863 44829 67 309 65 306 64 311 61 314 44829 42971 70 307 72 310 71 313 71 320 42971 41278 73 308 73 308 77 310 76 314 41278 39734 69 314 73 304 77 309 72 308 39734 38304 79 321 77 309 75 307 66 309 38304 36955 87 318 85 309 72 305 68 312 36955 35651 89 315 85 307 73 304 68 308 35651 34326 90 315 83 307 78 300 70 304 34326 32952 89 314 82 310 82 297 74 301 32952 31529 80 312 80 311 83 297 80 298 31529 30042 77 312 75 308 78 299 81 299 30042 28480 73 312 74 307 73 302 73 302 28480 26842 69 314 74 305 73 303 64 307 26842 25126 67 316 71 302 70 303 62 307 25126 23334 68 313 67 299 64 303 60 311 23334 21468 74 310 66 298 60 302 59 311 21468 19521 76 309 67 299 59 304 54 309 19521 17487 75 307 65 304 55 315 45 312 17487 15409 72 302 60 310 49 318 39 312 15409 13402 68 298 49 309 44 314 36 307 13402 11574 61 296 43 300 39 308 34 305 11574 9951 55 298 43 295 38 300 32 305 9951 8515 53 297 42 297 40 302 31 310 8515 7241 46 295 39 306 42 309 29 321 7241 6112 36 286 35 312 39 319 21 328 6112 5114 37 278 30 294 25 320 16 329 5114 4239 44 266 26 289 24 299 18 324 4239 3478 49 252 28 275 21 283 18 308 3478 2814 46 236 29 253 20 263 12 287 2814 2239 39 226 26*240 18*250 12 256 2239 1765 31 217 22*228 14*242 11 238 1765 1402 26*213 20 226 13 240 10 228 1402 1152 23*211 19 226 12 240 8 219 1152 1001 21 211 17 225 10 239 7 207 1001 914 17 210 14 224 8 239 5*200 914 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