DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/03 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 - - - 49.8 - - 58.3 - - 60.3 - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 212 - - 61 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 804 - - 2083 - - 6710 - - 60 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 900 - - 1955 - - 4307 - - 900 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1660 - - 2939 - - 7566 - - 916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1100 - - 4519 - - 1502 - - 360 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 162 - - 308 - - 301 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 17 - - 22 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 311 - - 293 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2250 - - -6070 - - -4533 - - -6037 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3911 - - 9009 - - 12099 - - 6954 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5080 - - -16947 - - -15864 - - -18412 ODpotential blCL - - - 6740 - - 19886 - - 23430 - - 19328 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 42 - - 43 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.8 - - 58.3 - - 60.3 - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.2 - - 21.9 - - 10.0 - - 22.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.4 - - 57.0 - - 60.0 - - 51.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.0 - - 21.6 - - 9.8 - - 22.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 212 - - 61 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 804 - - 2083 - - 6710 - - 60 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 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] 96495 11 285 18 292 18 314 13 290 96495 89413 6 294 8 283 14 289 15 319 89413 83927 8 310 6 271 14 248 19 309 83927 79369 14 309 9 268 17 259 22 273 79369 75437 18 289 14 294 15 281 16 254 75437 71944 16 267 22 268 25 284 20 289 71944 68760 11 260 24 254 30 263 29 283 68760 65818 20 284 18 267 26 246 27 264 65818 63085 29 266 19 291 24 278 24 269 63085 60428 35 257 30 276 31 282 24 271 60428 57656 36 254 36 266 38 272 40 277 57656 54804 42 276 44 270 48 269 53 271 54804 52101 53 274 55 282 60 281 58 274 52101 49682 67 276 75 278 74 285 63 282 49682 47515 84 276 83 273 80 285 70 288 47515 45537 89 271 85 274 81 285 74 287 45537 43710 87 276 87 281 83 283 76 285 43710 42010 92 287 91 288 83 283 76 284 42010 40422 101 293 95 293 85 285 77 284 40422 38936 108 296 99 296 88 287 80 284 38936 37544 115 298 104 298 91 289 81 285 37544 36209 120 297 107 299 91 292 78 285 36209 34854 123 294 107 295 93 293 85 288 34854 33450 123 297 106 291 96 292 93 289 33450 31996 122 298 105 291 98 293 94 291 31996 30477 122 295 106 291 97 297 88 293 30477 28880 120 293 107 293 95 298 80 294 28880 27202 118 295 104 296 94 296 79 293 27202 25441 111 300 101 300 95 293 84 292 25441 23603 106 304 95 302 93 291 87 293 23603 21690 104 305 89 301 91 291 87 293 21690 19693 100 302 85 299 89 296 85 296 19693 17605 93 296 82 293 85 295 83 301 17605 15477 86 298 81 290 79 295 78 300 15477 13437 69 302 76 299 72 302 69 301 13437 11603 50 302 59 307 61 310 54 309 11603 9994 40 303 41 306 44 310 42 311 9994 8581 34 313 33 304 34*306 33 305 8581 7333 32 323 31 303 28*301 27 306 7333 6227 32 326 31 305 26 300 24 305 6227 5246 32 327 28 311 24 295 23 302 5246 4381 33 326 26 317 22 292 23 294 4381 3616 31 321 25*317 21 290 24 289 3616 2932 27 317 22*316 21 288 25 283 2932 2327 25 315 18 311 20 287 26 278 2327 1823 24*313 17 311 20 287 25 275 1823 1436 18*307 16 310 19 286 23 272 1436 1170 16 306 15 310 18 286 19 267 1170 1008 15 305 14 309 17 286 15 264 1008 916 12 304 12 310 14 285 8*259 916 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