DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 79.2 - - 81.3 - - 78.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 297 - - 176 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2347 - - 5782 - - 6523 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2136 - - 4937 - - 5234 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3236 - - 6671 - - 7412 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2987 - - 1036 - - 760 - - 6846 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 310 - - 492 - - 434 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 20 - - 14 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 181 - - 192 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6698 - - -5476 - - -5191 - - -9023 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9934 - - 12148 - - 12604 - - 9961 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16222 - - -13780 - - -13162 - - -16470 ODpotential blCL - - - 19458 - - 20451 - - 20574 - - 17408 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 82 - - 77 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 79.2 - - 81.3 - - 78.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 29.3 - - 29.4 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.9 - - 77.5 - - 80.2 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 28.1 - - 28.2 - - 37.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 297 - - 176 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2347 - - 5782 - - 6523 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 29 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 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] 98683 24 112 17 119 14 099 17 053 98683 91199 18 086 19 124 19 067 17 087 91199 85472 18 097 17 100 10 077 19 087 85472 80722 25 099 14 100 5 136 15 066 80722 76643 20 084 15 097 7 124 8 065 76643 73042 12 065 14 062 13 096 3 126 73042 69771 10 069 12 054 14 071 6 095 69771 66751 10 065 8 045 14 055 9 065 66751 63949 9 056 6 028 12 036 10 031 63949 61248 10 031 8 034 9 016 11 002 61248 58447 12 356 12 012 10 357 12 360 58447 55548 18 334 19 348 15 338 16 349 55548 52786 20 338 18 326 20 315 21 331 52786 50304 24 329 19 306 22 305 24 323 50304 48088 19 307 20 293 19 299 19 300 48088 46100 19 318 20 306 24 300 29 312 46100 44312 30 304 28 302 33 304 36 307 44312 42677 24 292 31 310 30 323 29 316 42677 41150 18 294 28 309 28 318 31 310 41150 39706 31 298 23 303 32 310 36 316 39706 38334 30 292 19 294 39 311 42 320 38334 36998 28 287 18 290 41 315 47 317 36998 35635 22 287 19 284 34 306 45 310 35635 34219 12 290 20 283 24 286 39 298 34219 32754 12 284 18 286 21 275 33 292 32754 31220 11 281 19 285 19 265 29 289 31220 29602 7 273 15 262 21 271 26 284 29602 27900 8 249 13 240 21 265 24 269 27900 26116 10 224 12 247 19 249 23 267 26116 24256 10 208 12 239 15 242 19 254 24256 22323 5 200 12 238 10 237 16 242 22323 20310 2 205 8 239 9 243 13 235 20310 18206 3 228 9 231 9 233 13 238 18206 16055 5 222 9 217 12 229 12 245 16055 13979 7 211 11 205 13 225 12 246 13979 12092 9 226 11 215 13 231 12 231 12092 10420 11 233 10 242 9 246 11 217 10420 8939 8 249 8 232 8 220 13 203 8939 7634 3 124 7*184 7*196 13 187 7634 6483 5 087 5*180 6*193 12 184 6483 5462 3 078 5 179 6 192 12 184 5462 4561 5 126 5 180 6 193 11 185 4561 3763 9*151 4 181 6 192 11 185 3763 3049 10*167 4 181 6 191 11 186 3049 2416 10 169 4 182 5 191 10 186 2416 1889 10 169 4 183 5 190 10 186 1889 1483 9 170 4 185 5 191 9 186 1483 1204 9 170 4 184 5 190 8 186 1204 1035 8 170 4 184 5 191 7*185 1035 938 7 169 3 184 4 191 5*186 938 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