DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 - - - 20.9 - - 18.4 - - 16.2 - - 5.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 43 - - -9 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 648 - - 982 - - 58 - - 58 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 898 - - 898 - - 898 - - 897 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1504 - - 1838 - - 914 - - 914 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 628 - - 480 - - 1499 - - 77 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 48 - - 142 - - 14 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 014 - - 020 - - 023 - - 012 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 162 - - -37 - - -1307 - - -1046 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1342 - - 1875 - - 2221 - - 1960 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 17 - - -11290 - - -12972 - - -14944 ODpotential blCL - - - 1487 - - 13128 - - 13886 - - 15858 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 91 - - 75 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.9 - - 18.4 - - 16.2 - - 5.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.6 - - 13.9 - - 10.1 - - 0.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.9 - - 18.2 - - 17.1 - - 9.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.5 - - 13.1 - - 9.5 - - 5.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 43 - - -9 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 648 - - 982 - - 58 - - 58 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 64 - - 1 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96147 9 123 8 222 8 005 3 179 96147 88909 3 180 8 194 10 245 10 275 88909 83319 13 286 8 298 13 265 11 291 83319 78671 21 260 10 288 17 249 27 282 78671 74669 26 283 23 293 20 257 32 262 74669 71102 36 289 36 284 38 290 35 286 71102 67868 46 277 50 266 54 286 53 286 67868 64913 54 283 57 262 62 275 54 274 64913 62152 65 277 59 265 62 269 54 281 62152 59446 73 272 67 271 68 268 63 286 59446 56607 80 272 74 271 70 271 69 287 56607 53647 79 274 73 268 70 273 72 282 53647 50823 81 272 72 269 76 270 75 275 50823 48287 85 268 75 270 79 267 78 270 48287 46016 83 267 81 267 80 266 79 267 46016 43957 78 268 84 264 80 266 78 267 43957 42076 79 271 84 263 80 266 75 269 42076 40346 83 272 84 266 81 268 75 272 40346 38746 87 271 89 268 82 270 75 272 38746 37257 88 270 92 266 84 268 73 270 37257 35867 88 270 89 261 87 264 73 267 35867 34533 84 274 84 260 86 258 73 263 34533 33191 80 277 80 264 79 257 70 262 33191 31813 72 279 71 267 70 258 65 262 31813 30407 63 279 63 269 64 260 63 262 30407 28962 56 279 61 274 62 261 60 258 28962 27458 54 280 60 279 61 265 58 252 27458 25881 51 280 58 280 59 265 59 250 25881 24226 46 284 55 279 55 265 56 250 24226 22495 44 298 50 281 52 268 53 255 22495 20689 48 311 46 286 47 270 50 259 20689 18803 48 310 43 290 41 271 45 262 18803 16832 43 300 39 291 36 272 38 266 16832 14819 38 292 32 288 31 276 31 278 14819 12883 30 297 26 287 27 286 23 288 12883 11129 24 297 20 296 24 297 19 299 11129 9578 20 309 19 308 20 308 17 306 9578 8204 22 326 19 310 18 317 16 314 8204 6985 22 338 19 310 17 322 15 323 6985 5907 20 349 18 318 16 325 13 333 5907 4960 17 003 17 336 15 333 11 360 4960 4135 17 016 14 360 13 005 11 042 4135 3414 16 029 12 009 10 026 13 056 3414 2774 19 031 19 019 18 032 18 049 2774 2214 25 025 21*021 21 026 21 039 2214 1749 25*017 19*021 20 025 21 034 1749 1392 23*015 19 020 18 024 20 031 1392 1147 19 014 18 020 16 023 16 025 1147 998 17 013 16 020 14 023 14*022 998 914 11 012 13 020 11*023 7*012 914 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