DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 40.7 - - 39.9 - - 37.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 34 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2029 - - 1669 - - 991 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 899 - - 899 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2885 - - 2525 - - 1847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 373 - - 706 - - 1223 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 201 - - 162 - - 72 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 344 - - 344 - - 355 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1077 - - 831 - - 454 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1808 - - 1694 - - 1393 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 555 - - 431 - - 166 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2330 - - 2094 - - 1681 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.7 - - 39.9 - - 37.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.2 - - 36.0 - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 40.4 - - 39.7 - - 37.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.0 - - 35.0 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 34 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2029 - - 1669 - - 991 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96224 54 252 58 261 64 256 96224 89075 41 255 45 263 44 252 89075 83594 35 247 31 254 34 265 83594 79037 29 241 29 261 33 269 79037 75096 25 248 22 250 26 248 75096 71611 22 236 17 239 18 236 71611 68452 23 221 19 241 21 272 68452 65526 25 219 28 240 30 257 65526 62785 28 222 32 235 32 245 62785 60092 34 233 35 237 40 246 60092 57247 42 238 48 235 48 240 57247 54279 45 241 51 234 47 240 54279 51439 61 239 62 238 58 243 51439 48882 72 239 73 236 67 244 48882 46599 80 234 79 240 76 250 46599 44531 81 233 89 239 89 249 44531 42648 83 237 92 238 98 240 42648 40934 86 242 94 239 107 238 40934 39354 94 243 103 243 121 238 39354 37883 106 242 122 245 136 236 37883 36506 123 240 139 241 148 235 36506 35184 131 237 144 238 159 234 35184 33845 132 238 144 239 161 234 33845 32458 138 241 144 241 155 235 32458 31027 142 243 143 242 150 237 31027 29539 135 243 136 242 143 238 29539 27982 124 248 113 244 131 240 27982 26356 101 249 105 247 112 243 26356 24662 77 252 103 248 99 245 24662 22898 60 254 77 245 91 248 22898 21068 51 259 54 247 63 245 21068 19169 53 268 50 244 47 238 19169 17188 47 271 42 254 42 244 17188 15163 37 271 32 263 30 243 15163 13213 25 279 24 257 24 233 13213 11441 19 300 19 260 20 230 11441 9865 19 318 15 272 14 229 9865 8464 21 330 10 295 9 214 8464 7218 21 344 9 333 6 197 7218 6112 19 351 7 004 5 190 6112 5135 15 342 3 353 4 238 5135 4277 11 342 3 276 5 266 4277 3525 15*350 5 349 1 270 3525 2860 16*346 6*347 2 353 2860 2277 16 344 6*346 2*355 2277 1791 15 344 6 345 3*354 1791 1418 15 343 6 343 3 354 1418 1161 14 343 6 343 3 355 1161 1005 13 343 6 343 3 356 1005 916 11 342 5 342 3 357 916 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