DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - - 23.3 - - 28.0 - - 32.2 - - 27.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 260 - - 167 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2026 - - 2708 - - 3097 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1319 - - 2530 - - 2624 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2915 - - 3597 - - 3986 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 389 - - 788 - - 667 - - 3056 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 228 - - 364 - - 328 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 16 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 289 - - 289 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 456 - - 207 - - -886 - - -2627 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2460 - - 3391 - - 4873 - - 3561 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 117 - - -8505 - - -8387 - - -10595 ODpotential blCL - - - 2798 - - 12102 - - 12373 - - 11529 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 84 - - 66 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.3 - - 28.0 - - 32.2 - - 27.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.8 - - 16.3 - - 13.9 - - 15.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.1 - - 26.9 - - 31.5 - - 29.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.9 - - 15.1 - - 12.9 - - 14.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 260 - - 167 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2026 - - 2708 - - 3097 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 36 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96534 16 075 11 067 14 097 10 060 96534 89370 16 063 12 118 7 032 11 046 89370 83759 9 023 14 104 5 221 13 004 83759 79065 11 295 4 013 4 197 11 334 79065 75002 12 272 16 294 6 299 4 309 75002 71374 18 266 17 290 15 289 10 303 71374 68062 16 286 23 296 37 294 28 304 68062 65018 28 280 35 276 42 280 36 299 65018 62196 34 293 39 276 41 276 41 284 62196 59455 39 298 38 278 35 280 36 278 59455 56578 43 302 38 294 38 295 35 290 56578 53580 55 300 54 300 47 293 48 297 53580 50724 64 293 62 295 58 294 52 295 50724 48161 66 291 67 294 64 291 58 295 48161 45872 69 290 72 291 69 290 65 291 45872 43804 72 290 76 287 76 289 66 287 43804 41914 76 290 80 285 79 285 65 283 41914 40171 80 289 82 285 80 281 65 282 40171 38553 84 288 84 285 79 278 67 285 38553 37048 89 289 87 286 76 280 73 289 37048 35648 93 290 93 288 78 286 78 289 35648 34314 94 291 102 288 83 287 80 288 34314 32974 94 292 106 286 89 285 78 287 32974 31598 94 293 106 285 90 281 73 288 31598 30194 91 292 104 285 86 277 68 288 30194 28749 84 292 100 285 78 278 66 287 28749 27246 81 292 92 285 67 281 65 284 27246 25678 80 291 79 285 61 283 62 285 25678 24038 78 290 67 283 53 288 60 288 24038 22327 76 289 57 280 50 292 59 290 22327 20545 74 290 55 283 49 293 59 290 20545 18688 70 291 55 285 50 292 58 291 18688 16753 67 289 55 285 52 290 56 292 16753 14778 63 289 56 287 53 290 58 297 14778 12877 59 292 55 290 53 291 67 298 12877 11146 57 295 51 293 51 292 62 296 11146 9608 55 295 49 294 49 294 51 296 9608 8246 54 294 48 294 48 295 45 298 8246 7038 52 293 46 294 45 296 41 298 7038 5969 48 295 41 296 39 296 36 299 5969 5027 41 300 33 298 29 294 28 296 5027 4205 34 303 23*294 17*288 17 283 4205 3484 27*305 18*289 17*288 13 289 3484 2840 22*308 17 289 16 289 13 298 2840 2270 21 308 17 289 16 289 13 304 2270 1793 21 308 16 289 16 289 12 310 1793 1427 20 308 16 290 15 289 12 313 1427 1175 19 308 15 290 14 289 10 313 1175 1022 17 308 14 289 13 290 8 311 1022 934 13 308 12 290 11 289 5*307 934 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