DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -0.4 - - 4.8 - - 8.1 - - 5.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 174 - - 100 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1100 - - 2016 - - 2180 - - 44 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 916 - - 1856 - - 1626 - - 916 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1989 - - 2905 - - 3069 - - 933 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 781 - - 653 - - 661 - - 2050 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 173 - - 285 - - 244 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 16 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 276 - - 254 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1420 - - -561 - - -2015 - - -3450 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3409 - - 3466 - - 5085 - - 4383 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14696 - - -13434 - - -15226 - - -16626 ODpotential blCL - - - 16685 - - 16339 - - 18295 - - 17559 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 75 - - 56 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -0.4 - - 4.8 - - 8.1 - - 5.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -11.7 - - -6.8 - - -10.8 - - -9.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -0.6 - - 4.0 - - 7.8 - - 7.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -12.2 - - -7.7 - - -11.9 - - -10.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 174 - - 100 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1100 - - 2016 - - 2180 - - 44 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 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] 94376 153 239 136 238 149 243 157 243 94376 87422 117 243 113 248 121 248 123 247 87422 82181 83 244 91 249 95 250 100 250 82181 77831 65 247 74 246 78 257 84 253 77831 74016 60 248 70 253 68 260 75 258 74016 70587 60 251 65 255 63 257 70 260 70587 67443 65 255 58 249 60 257 66 256 67443 64521 66 250 54 246 59 258 61 254 64521 61781 60 244 56 249 59 255 60 259 61781 59107 63 255 63 249 59 254 65 260 59107 56304 72 253 64 248 63 258 66 256 56304 53370 72 253 68 251 69 259 62 257 53370 50544 70 250 70 250 70 256 67 263 50544 47983 70 253 66 251 67 258 73 263 47983 45677 74 254 65 257 70 258 73 264 45677 43582 74 253 72 259 70 257 70 265 43582 41668 72 254 72 257 66 257 65 267 41668 39911 69 255 64 256 63 258 64 275 39911 38293 63 255 59 262 60 263 66 277 38293 36798 59 258 65 266 61 270 65 277 36798 35411 54 264 65 269 61 277 63 282 35411 34087 51 272 64 273 56 281 64 286 34087 32754 52 276 57 278 48 299 65 288 32754 31384 51 272 51 290 59 310 70 294 31384 29983 38 271 53 304 64 310 79 295 29983 28538 37 314 58 308 65 307 79 296 28538 27029 52 330 60 308 64 304 75 301 27029 25448 54 338 59 310 60 301 78 306 25448 23796 55 347 52 316 58 299 76 305 23796 22077 54 354 47 316 54 299 71 301 22077 20293 50 352 45 317 53 296 66 299 20293 18435 50 346 41 318 54 295 61 299 18435 16502 47 347 38 312 48 301 56 296 16502 14538 34 342 36 307 44 305 53 290 14538 12645 29 326 35 307 42 306 46 291 12645 10923 28 317 32 310 38 306 40 293 10923 9395 25 313 29 310 33 306 39 287 9395 8045 23 311 26 304 28 305 36 281 8045 6852 21 310 24 297 24 298 33 274 6852 5801 21 309 23 294 22 287 32 269 5801 4878 22 306 23 290 24 278 32 269 4878 4074 23 305 22 285 23 271 33 264 4074 3373 24 310 20*279 18*256 31 256 3373 2752 25 317 17*276 18*254 28 240 2752 2207 24*315 17 276 17 254 27 233 2207 1752 21*311 16 275 17 254 25 230 1752 1402 20 309 16 275 17 253 23 227 1402 1162 18 309 15 276 16 253 18 224 1162 1016 16 308 14 276 15 253 16*223 1016 933 13 308 12 275 12 252 11*222 933 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