DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.8 - - 77.3 - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 78 - - 44 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2149 - - 2926 - - 1086 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1477 - - 922 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3038 - - 3815 - - 1975 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1591 - - 2324 - - 2863 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 234 - - 224 - - 67 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 191 - - 214 - - 137 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 9 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 853 - - 1014 - - 276 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2185 - - 2802 - - 1699 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 467 - - 199 - - -450 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2571 - - 3616 - - 2425 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 800 - - 1350 - - 2390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.8 - - 77.3 - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.2 - - 67.9 - - 71.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.2 - - 77.0 - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 67.0 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 78 - - 44 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2149 - - 2926 - - 1086 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 16 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] 99693 38 081 26 089 26 085 99693 92175 28 084 21 091 22 070 92175 86367 25 096 21 087 21 064 86367 81541 21 090 21 081 21 081 81541 77389 14 072 22 081 21 076 77389 73722 9 088 17 086 18 070 73722 70404 11 119 11 099 14 074 70404 67352 13 115 8 121 10 052 67352 64521 9 097 5 120 7 329 64521 61784 3 147 7 229 8 282 61784 58934 11 233 12 209 12 241 58934 55966 9 232 10 196 15 202 55966 53145 31 259 40 254 35 260 53145 50636 49 235 46 237 38 237 50636 48390 40 216 38 221 31 234 48390 46344 24 235 33 244 34 243 46344 44476 37 258 45 250 43 246 44476 42766 56 255 59 242 52 243 42766 41193 75 244 69 236 59 241 41193 39728 87 236 72 232 67 239 39728 38348 84 231 75 229 68 237 38348 37008 78 233 75 229 64 238 37008 35641 75 234 71 231 58 242 35641 34223 71 234 66 239 47 247 34223 32756 66 244 49 254 36 252 32756 31223 46 246 33 254 31 257 31223 29608 33 248 32 254 28 260 29608 27914 29 245 30 257 21 251 27914 26141 23 237 23 258 16 237 26141 24291 18 252 15 240 12 230 24291 22365 18 260 15 257 13 235 22365 20355 18 248 15 251 16 239 20355 18258 19 245 16 254 16 253 18258 16116 22 238 17 249 18 257 16116 14051 23 232 17 241 19 251 14051 12174 20 248 16 235 14 248 12174 10507 17 254 15 229 10 246 10507 9026 20 243 19 223 9 225 9026 7710 20 249 19 217 10 226 7710 6543 13 256 19 221 10 235 6543 5510 9 249 18 224 10 229 5510 4598 6 214 15*223 8 213 4598 3791 5 201 13*220 9 185 3791 3069 5*198 9 214 10 166 3069 2431 5*194 7 212 10*150 2431 1898 4 192 6 212 10*142 1898 1489 4 191 6 211 9 138 1489 1207 4 189 5 212 9 135 1207 1036 4 189 5 212 8 133 1036 938 3 188 4 211 6 132 938 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