DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 - - - 31.7 - - 40.1 - - 46.2 - - 42.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 294 - - 201 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2171 - - 2541 - - 2897 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1988 - - 2450 - - 2564 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3060 - - 3430 - - 3786 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 632 - - 520 - - 939 - - 2898 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 297 - - 372 - - 341 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 13 - - 20 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 206 - - 210 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -2 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -603 - - -1512 - - -2683 - - -4535 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3663 - - 4942 - - 6469 - - 5471 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8272 - - -7679 - - -10547 - - -13128 ODpotential blCL - - - 11332 - - 11109 - - 14333 - - 14063 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 79 - - 70 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.7 - - 40.1 - - 46.2 - - 42.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.5 - - 22.2 - - 21.5 - - 22.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 38.8 - - 45.4 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.4 - - 21.1 - - 20.4 - - 21.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 294 - - 201 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2171 - - 2541 - - 2897 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96224 23 261 23 260 26 259 24 269 96224 88911 23 266 23 276 19 293 16 300 88911 83313 22 276 25 266 30 276 35 302 83313 78710 23 277 22 268 24 286 29 278 78710 74743 28 280 26 276 32 290 31 289 74743 71229 38 290 34 296 40 294 43 288 71229 68047 51 286 55 292 57 296 48 291 68047 65116 54 285 60 283 63 292 52 296 65116 62392 50 287 58 285 66 289 63 297 62392 59754 66 293 69 289 71 283 71 291 59754 56999 81 284 75 289 73 287 74 292 56999 54125 87 289 80 295 78 295 78 295 54125 51368 94 292 91 295 88 296 85 295 51368 48883 95 290 99 292 95 295 89 294 48883 46661 94 291 104 291 97 296 92 296 46661 44656 101 294 106 291 101 297 99 299 44656 42840 111 292 105 291 112 296 106 296 42840 41188 111 288 101 293 114 295 106 294 41188 39671 101 291 107 301 115 298 107 296 39671 38256 109 302 121 305 119 301 111 296 38256 36922 125 306 128 306 123 301 113 295 36922 35628 134 306 129 307 123 301 112 294 35628 34306 133 304 125 306 121 302 110 296 34306 32928 122 303 120 305 119 303 109 298 32928 31495 114 305 116 305 114 303 106 299 31495 29993 108 308 112 306 110 303 103 299 29993 28412 102 306 106 306 102 304 100 300 28412 26754 96 301 98 304 94 304 94 302 26754 25022 94 299 94 302 89 304 82 302 25022 23221 91 299 89 299 86 304 73 300 23221 21353 84 298 84 297 81 303 67 299 21353 19410 74 299 76 297 73 302 62 299 19410 17387 67 303 66 295 62 302 54 300 17387 15326 56 304 58 293 56 294 50 294 15326 13338 46 309 43 290 52 288 48 287 13338 11530 36 314 35 284 41 284 42 290 11530 9932 29 318 27 281 32 267 35 279 9932 8520 23 318 20 277 35 253 37 261 8520 7269 18 317 17 266 32 244 41 254 7269 6164 15 317 16 257 30 237 39 243 6164 5189 12 316 15 247 29 232 36 235 5189 4333 7 288 15 228 23*216 30 217 4333 3582 5*236 14*208 22*212 28 205 3582 2912 5*224 14*206 22 211 27 203 2912 2319 5 223 14 206 21 210 26 203 2319 1824 4 222 14 206 21 210 24 201 1824 1445 4 222 13 205 20 210 21 200 1445 1184 4 222 12 205 19 209 17 199 1184 1026 4 221 12 204 17 209 14 199 1026 935 3 221 10 205 14 209 8*198 935 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