DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft 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 - - - - - - 1.5 - - 6.0 - - 0.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 74 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 965 - - 1828 - - 44 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 916 - - 916 - - 916 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1854 - - 2717 - - 933 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 653 - - 855 - - 1647 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 213 - - 208 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 31 - - 22 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 247 - - 073 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2736 - - -1374 - - -1326 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4591 - - 4091 - - 2259 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -21971 - - -18901 - - -19784 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 23825 - - 21618 - - 20717 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 89 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 1.5 - - 6.0 - - 0.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -14.9 - - -8.2 - - -5.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 0.7 - - 5.6 - - 3.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -15.3 - - -8.9 - - -4.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 74 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 965 - - 1828 - - 44 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 56 - - 50 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 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] 94251 119 255 116 252 125 249 94251 87494 98 254 96 259 96 252 87494 82306 74 255 78 259 87 258 82306 77959 64 255 69 257 78 258 77959 74148 61 257 62 259 70 262 74148 70733 60 259 61 266 68 268 70733 67619 62 260 64 266 67 266 67619 64739 65 261 66 261 66 263 64739 62046 69 265 67 263 69 264 62046 59414 76 267 74 264 76 263 59414 56652 82 266 80 264 82 261 56652 53779 86 263 86 261 90 262 53779 51023 92 260 92 259 94 259 51023 48518 97 259 98 260 95 255 48518 46245 101 261 102 260 95 257 46245 44170 105 261 107 259 100 260 44170 42272 108 260 111 259 109 262 42272 40534 109 259 115 257 120 260 40534 38936 113 259 123 256 128 254 38936 37459 123 259 129 254 128 248 37459 36082 131 259 133 254 121 252 36082 34774 136 256 141 257 138 260 34774 33465 133 255 146 260 141 258 33465 32104 137 252 145 262 140 252 32104 30688 145 252 138 259 140 252 30688 29201 136 253 136 254 139 255 29201 27631 123 254 137 250 135 256 27631 25984 117 255 130 250 132 249 25984 24259 111 255 113 257 127 250 24259 22465 103 253 106 255 108 253 22465 20607 97 253 97 254 92 252 20607 18676 87 256 86 256 81 251 18676 16667 76 258 74 260 71 258 16667 14630 58 258 60 260 54 260 14630 12680 46 259 47 257 43 256 12680 10920 33 257 38 260 34 259 10920 9373 24 261 28 260 26 263 9373 8017 16 262 19 263 16 262 8017 6824 10 249 9 247 9 230 6824 5775 9 201 9 208 8 186 5775 4858 8 192 9 193 7 150 4858 4064 13 192 9 189 8 136 4064 3368 15 166 8 162 11 128 3368 2748 13 181 5*156 10 128 2748 2202 6*197 2*092 5 123 2202 1748 1*234 2 076 3 079 1748 1400 1 244 2 070 3 056 1400 1161 1 250 2 064 4 048 1161 1016 1 260 2 059 4*043 1016 933 1 260 2 060 3*039 933 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