DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/17 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 81.6 - - 83.2 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 191 - - 91 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 725 - - 3305 - - 3855 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 2862 - - 2841 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1614 - - 4194 - - 4744 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1961 - - 955 - - 1217 - - 3723 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 172 - - 356 - - 297 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 33 - - 16 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 068 - - 071 - - 056 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2495 - - -3676 - - -3179 - - -4296 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4109 - - 7870 - - 7923 - - 5234 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7672 - - -7876 - - -6773 - - -8261 ODpotential blCL - - - 9286 - - 12070 - - 11517 - - 9199 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 75 - - 80 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 81.6 - - 83.2 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.5 - - 50.6 - - 51.9 - - 57.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 80.4 - - 82.6 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 49.3 - - 50.8 - - 56.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 191 - - 91 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 725 - - 3305 - - 3855 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 19 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 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] 98130 8 005 2 186 5 318 8 206 98130 90818 2 080 5 161 8 263 5 263 90818 85166 3 040 4 127 10 218 5 335 85166 80474 4 003 1 067 8 188 8 336 80474 76439 3 055 1 191 3 085 6 313 76439 72867 6 087 5 140 6 033 4 302 72867 69621 7 068 8 107 2 035 4 268 69621 66626 5 031 5 089 3 176 3 277 66626 63844 2 335 3 339 3 131 2 356 63844 61157 1 294 4 333 3 085 2 030 61157 58365 4 341 3 354 1 342 2 310 58365 55477 5 346 0 201 5 291 4 300 55477 52731 3 347 2 302 8 298 3 315 52731 50272 5 304 7 279 12 282 10 319 50272 48073 7 309 7 275 9 243 16 277 48073 46077 13 295 9 298 6 258 12 255 46077 44252 20 280 14 284 12 307 3 348 44252 42580 15 270 10 291 14 295 12 345 42580 41038 4 286 9 336 14 354 14 004 41038 39596 5 355 23 004 26 023 24 044 39596 38233 7 005 27 005 32 029 32 048 38233 36907 6 023 19 001 30 025 32 038 36907 35552 5 029 16 329 19 017 30 030 35552 34138 6 023 18 325 12 337 31 032 34138 32668 4 316 16 328 16 312 26 035 32668 31129 8 277 10 291 17 292 18 029 31129 29512 11 278 12 269 17 266 9 355 29512 27818 11 274 13 259 14 252 6 299 27818 26043 13 261 16 259 15 245 6 255 26043 24193 12 251 16 249 18 240 11 231 24193 22272 11 256 16 240 20 237 16 230 22272 20272 12 261 15 244 18 243 19 240 20272 18185 9 282 12 261 14 250 19 246 18185 16056 7 313 8 263 8 265 9 247 16056 14009 8 339 4 289 7 299 4 312 14009 12151 10 349 3 007 5 321 5 340 12151 10496 10 005 5 034 4 000 5 345 10496 9020 9 024 8 033 7 025 6 360 9020 7705 11 043 10 037 9 039 8 011 7705 6536 14 050 11 055 10 056 8 028 6536 5500 13 046 10 064 6*067 7 043 5500 4587 10 029 5*070 4*072 3 038 4587 3784 4 343 5*072 4 073 2 051 3784 3065 3 294 5 070 4 072 2 054 3065 2428 2 267 4 070 4 072 3 056 2428 1896 2*182 4 066 4 069 3 062 1896 1488 1*167 4 064 3 069 4 066 1488 1207 1 172 4 064 3 066 4 066 1207 1036 1 167 3 065 3 067 4 061 1036 938 1 171 3 064 3 067 3*056 938 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