DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 16.6 - - 19.7 - - 18.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 43 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1447 - - 1936 - - 58 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 898 - - 898 - - 898 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2303 - - 2792 - - 914 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 571 - - 413 - - 2153 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 199 - - 180 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 244 - - 237 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 234 - - 590 - - -524 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2069 - - 2202 - - 1438 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14292 - - 56 - - -934 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16595 - - 2736 - - 1848 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 93 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 16.6 - - 19.7 - - 18.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 11.0 - - 13.5 - - 15.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 16.1 - - 19.4 - - 19.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 9.8 - - 12.3 - - 15.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 43 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1447 - - 1936 - - 58 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 71 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 93881 77 277 68 286 65 301 93881 87282 62 315 58 308 57 313 87282 82042 67 327 62 327 57 324 82042 77614 62 323 64 328 60 330 77614 73776 55 318 63 331 62 331 73776 70372 57 323 65 332 63 330 70372 67279 62 322 68 327 66 329 67279 64424 67 319 71 320 69 325 64424 61761 70 317 72 315 68 320 61761 59162 70 317 72 314 66 314 59162 56425 69 316 70 308 69 308 56425 53566 70 311 70 305 71 306 53566 50828 73 308 73 305 74 307 50828 48360 76 304 79 303 83 305 48360 46159 82 301 88 300 90 302 46159 44180 88 304 96 302 95 302 44180 42373 98 304 103 302 101 303 42373 40708 103 304 105 304 109 304 40708 39165 109 306 115 307 121 304 39165 37726 117 308 125 306 130 303 37726 36376 118 308 125 303 135 302 36376 35074 112 308 121 304 135 301 35074 33753 104 309 117 306 125 298 33753 32387 107 312 111 308 112 298 32387 30977 115 313 111 310 106 303 30977 29504 119 313 111 309 106 305 29504 27951 121 309 110 307 105 305 27951 26322 121 306 109 306 105 306 26322 24618 117 303 108 307 104 307 24618 22839 110 300 107 307 98 307 22839 20989 102 296 100 306 93 304 20989 19062 89 298 91 304 83 304 19062 17054 73 304 83 303 72 308 17054 15008 65 301 71 302 67 311 15008 13037 65 297 62 297 61 310 13037 11246 62 293 56 294 56 305 11246 9659 55 286 52 296 51 300 9659 8251 45 280 48 296 47 296 8251 7007 35 272 42 293 39 295 7007 5916 27 271 34 285 30 296 5916 4964 18 270 26 271 26 290 4964 4136 11 270 20 258 22 277 4136 3415 7 263 13*244 18 262 3415 2779 4*246 9*237 13 251 2779 2221 3*244 8 237 11 251 2221 1755 3 244 8 237 10 253 1755 1397 3 243 7 236 10 254 1397 1150 3 245 7 236 8 255 1150 1000 2 245 6 236 7 256 1000 914 2 244 6 236 4*259 914 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