DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/17 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.8 - - 81.1 - - 82.0 - - 77.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 162 - - 43 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 672 - - 2605 - - 2547 - - 63 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 902 - - 2258 - - 902 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1528 - - 3461 - - 3403 - - 919 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 530 - - 1244 - - 1348 - - 3659 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 163 - - 314 - - 211 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 18 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 159 - - 056 - - 089 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3006 - - -3225 - - -3467 - - -2909 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4534 - - 6686 - - 6871 - - 3829 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7737 - - -6469 - - -6696 - - -5688 ODpotential blCL - - - 9265 - - 9930 - - 10099 - - 6607 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 80 - - 96 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 80 - - 50 - - 760 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.8 - - 81.1 - - 82.0 - - 77.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.3 - - 55.2 - - 55.2 - - 63.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.1 - - 80.1 - - 81.6 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.7 - - 54.1 - - 54.1 - - 62.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 162 - - 43 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 672 - - 2605 - - 2547 - - 63 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 19 - - 83 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 13 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] 98145 5 356 5 217 5 303 7 215 98145 90820 1 350 6 174 5 242 5 246 90820 85171 3 037 6 127 10 215 8 310 85171 80480 6 061 5 120 8 196 8 318 80480 76431 6 076 2 280 1 154 4 009 76431 72855 4 042 2 307 3 034 3 021 72855 69619 5 031 8 117 1 026 5 310 69619 66635 5 076 10 112 1 147 6 278 66635 63858 3 118 3 066 2 132 3 275 63858 61167 3 351 8 345 5 104 1 186 61167 58368 3 004 7 324 3 345 4 356 58368 55477 5 012 2 035 6 315 5 315 55477 52733 5 295 3 310 8 330 3 356 52733 50271 7 273 6 239 12 275 8 306 50271 48065 8 282 4 280 11 234 13 251 48065 46069 18 282 13 284 7 248 9 248 46069 44256 20 266 15 288 8 344 2 357 44256 42596 15 241 14 276 10 321 13 336 42596 41059 6 003 12 006 8 029 15 014 41059 39620 7 019 28 023 18 039 18 028 39620 38257 6 002 25 018 16 016 16 036 38257 36930 5 350 21 019 12 354 16 042 36930 35574 4 322 20 020 12 021 18 030 35574 34157 4 336 11 351 16 034 20 022 34157 32684 5 334 10 330 8 020 19 020 32684 31141 2 324 9 285 8 294 18 050 31141 29518 6 270 13 250 9 305 5 010 29518 27817 14 260 16 239 11 277 10 276 27817 26036 16 251 22 235 20 253 11 265 26036 24183 16 238 27 235 17 259 11 243 24183 22258 17 232 26 234 13 281 12 235 22258 20255 18 233 22 237 13 258 13 249 20255 18169 11 243 14 241 12 265 11 258 18169 16046 8 277 6 243 10 272 9 264 16046 14000 8 290 4 280 6 281 6 266 14000 12139 7 300 4 264 6 286 3 333 12139 10483 8 337 0 332 4 273 4 346 10483 9009 9 357 3 061 1 292 4 308 9009 7696 6 008 5 063 2 041 4 293 7696 6528 6 028 6 076 4 059 2 294 6528 5492 7 031 7 083 5 081 1 053 5492 4578 9 031 5 064 4 081 0 141 4578 3772 7 037 3*049 5*090 1 154 3772 3051 3 033 3*051 5*090 2 139 3051 2412 1 010 3 054 5 091 3 132 2412 1879 3*171 3 056 5 089 4 125 1879 1470 4*161 3 057 5 088 4 123 1470 1188 4 159 3 059 5 088 4 122 1188 1017 4 159 3 059 5 087 4*121 1017 919 3 157 3 058 4 087 3*121 919 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