DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 - - - 69.2 - - 77.1 - - 79.6 - - 77.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 328 - - 201 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3054 - - 5959 - - 7715 - - 5653 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2489 - - 5090 - - 6201 - - 902 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3910 - - 6815 - - 8571 - - 6509 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1770 - - 1533 - - 1881 - - 2484 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 312 - - 514 - - 478 - - 122 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 49 - - 20 - - 7 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 254 - - 234 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 12 - - 10 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -346 - - -253 - - 371 - - -1943 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4257 - - 7068 - - 8201 - - 8453 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4061 - - -2229 - - -494 - - -4953 ODpotential blCL - - - 7971 - - 9044 - - 9065 - - 11462 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 71 - - 74 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.2 - - 77.1 - - 79.6 - - 77.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.5 - - 49.0 - - 46.5 - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.1 - - 75.1 - - 78.2 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.2 - - 47.9 - - 45.4 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 328 - - 201 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3054 - - 5959 - - 7715 - - 5653 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98538 24 082 21 097 18 083 21 079 98538 91165 21 093 21 093 22 079 22 086 91165 85485 22 110 16 094 20 087 18 084 85485 80765 20 115 14 115 16 097 11 083 80765 76668 13 099 13 146 4 132 9 105 76668 73013 7 133 12 139 9 192 3 228 73013 69707 8 214 12 172 14 186 9 230 69707 66670 16 199 11 195 11 219 10 228 66670 63846 10 186 16 222 22 229 18 230 63846 61101 19 265 19 248 21 218 19 232 61101 58225 31 254 30 254 27 241 25 254 58225 55235 35 245 38 242 40 249 35 262 55235 52387 36 248 40 236 40 246 42 259 52387 49828 40 246 37 246 34 248 39 254 49828 47535 39 240 35 250 35 264 33 260 47535 45463 36 257 35 255 37 263 31 260 45463 43579 40 265 33 250 30 256 25 266 43579 41856 40 262 26 251 22 255 24 276 41856 40268 39 261 28 269 24 261 13 288 40268 38796 35 254 38 263 22 271 14 358 38796 37417 28 253 39 252 20 294 24 359 37417 36089 30 261 36 254 24 311 29 359 36089 34742 34 257 36 256 26 310 27 352 34742 33345 35 248 39 261 27 305 23 352 33345 31901 36 243 38 265 31 285 20 002 31901 30395 37 241 30 269 28 278 12 347 30395 28821 34 245 29 285 25 293 12 304 28821 27177 28 251 32 286 29 290 19 286 27177 25455 25 254 31 282 26 288 21 286 25455 23657 21 259 27 273 24 295 16 278 23657 21784 22 268 26 265 20 298 12 277 21784 19831 22 278 23 262 17 286 13 293 19831 17794 19 278 20 252 17 278 14 294 17794 15715 17 273 14 260 19 265 13 277 15715 13710 15 272 17 259 18 257 13 280 13710 11887 15 275 16 264 12 275 10 293 11887 10270 15 284 11 261 7 262 6 295 10270 8835 15 291 5 292 5*247 6 251 8835 7558 13 303 4*301 4*243 5*239 7558 6422 13 312 3*277 4 240 4*234 6422 5412 11 312 2 272 4 239 4 234 5412 4519 7*308 2 265 4 235 4 235 4519 3728 3*262 2 254 4 232 3 239 3728 3019 3 233 2 245 4 229 3 241 3019 2391 2 225 2 236 4 227 3 245 2391 1865 2 218 2 229 4 227 3 244 1865 1462 2 216 2 220 4 225 3 246 1462 1184 2 212 1 215 4 224 3 246 1184 1015 2 208 1 216 4 224 2 247 1015 918 2 211 1 216 4 223 2 248 918 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