DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.8 - - 53.3 - - 62.2 - - 58.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 80 - - -12 - - -105 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 905 - - 1276 - - 1650 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 920 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1794 - - 2165 - - 2539 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 314 - - 597 - - 2116 - - 254 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 160 - - 203 - - 134 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 23 - - 26 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 182 - - 187 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1402 - - -1138 - - -1770 - - -2550 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3196 - - 3304 - - 4310 - - 3487 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10303 - - -5975 - - -5350 - - -5620 ODpotential blCL - - - 12097 - - 8140 - - 7889 - - 6557 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 97 - - 76 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.8 - - 53.3 - - 62.2 - - 58.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.5 - - 42.3 - - 46.8 - - 46.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 53.1 - - 62.9 - - 61.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.3 - - 41.1 - - 45.5 - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 80 - - -12 - - -105 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 905 - - 1276 - - 1650 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 86 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 96791 34 240 39 247 48 234 49 245 96791 89380 35 237 37 241 34 243 39 246 89380 83771 30 236 37 243 38 251 31 253 83771 79149 26 261 30 239 33 259 31 258 79149 75151 28 267 28 246 34 257 33 269 75151 71610 33 272 30 262 33 254 36 268 71610 68400 38 272 35 269 33 267 38 253 68400 65425 39 269 36 272 36 276 32 262 65425 62647 39 270 36 277 39 278 31 286 62647 59948 41 276 40 279 40 276 30 292 59948 57129 40 276 42 275 40 270 36 287 57129 54212 35 273 41 270 36 264 36 278 54212 51428 33 277 33 269 31 267 35 280 51428 48906 33 277 31 277 29 276 37 276 48906 46643 33 279 30 270 30 275 38 272 46643 44603 38 276 34 268 31 274 39 275 44603 42757 42 267 37 261 34 271 41 272 42757 41083 40 265 34 256 34 264 39 264 41083 39550 41 272 32 264 33 262 32 260 39550 38134 47 272 34 264 32 251 29 262 38134 36812 50 264 36 261 32 253 29 266 36812 35537 50 261 39 260 29 258 28 267 35537 34241 47 260 40 259 28 261 31 269 34241 32891 45 262 37 260 28 262 32 265 32891 31488 38 265 35 263 29 257 31 255 31488 30022 33 266 33 263 31 251 29 252 30022 28481 30 264 31 258 31 250 29 259 28481 26866 31 260 33 251 30 251 29 266 26866 25173 34 259 36 243 31 249 29 269 25173 23402 35 257 34 240 33 246 28 266 23402 21553 33 255 31 243 32 247 27 257 21553 19627 31 257 28 248 31 250 31 251 19627 17619 29 263 28 252 32 248 33 249 17619 15567 38 255 38 245 35 245 33 246 15567 13586 35 250 39 235 40 240 37 245 13586 11782 31 247 36 234 41 234 45 241 11782 10176 35 243 37 230 42 227 48 237 10176 8750 35 233 40 225 49 226 49 231 8750 7484 35 233 39 220 51 226 49 223 7484 6360 38 228 38 221 48 224 48 213 6360 5362 41 223 40 226 45 219 47 210 5362 4480 42 219 41 224 41 210 45 209 4480 3700 43 208 41 212 36 197 44 208 3700 3001 42 198 38 201 33*191 43 208 3001 2382 36 178 28*186 32*189 41 207 2382 1865 31*173 26*183 29 187 37 205 1865 1468 26*170 25 182 27 186 32 203 1468 1196 23 169 23 181 24 185 25 201 1196 1031 20 169 20 181 20 184 20*200 1031 937 15 168 15 180 15 184 10*198 937 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