DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.1 - - 54.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 60 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3408 - - 4224 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2943 - - 2653 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4297 - - 5113 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2301 - - 2365 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 361 - - 263 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 335 - - 335 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 352 - - 590 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3945 - - 4523 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10 - - 162 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4307 - - 4951 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.1 - - 54.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.1 - - 38.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 53.1 - - 54.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.5 - - 37.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 60 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3408 - - 4224 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 98059 11 084 11 130 98059 90608 2 205 3 327 90608 84875 6 118 3 297 84875 80123 5 039 1 005 80123 76033 6 018 3 127 76033 72411 6 006 7 100 72411 69112 3 336 2 314 69112 66064 13 314 7 324 66064 63235 15 295 14 306 63235 60509 11 317 16 303 60509 57669 18 316 20 309 57669 54712 21 313 27 303 54712 51894 30 310 25 310 51894 49355 33 319 31 326 49355 47076 38 322 42 315 47076 45014 41 322 46 311 45014 43129 51 320 51 313 43129 41390 58 317 61 314 41390 39781 61 318 68 314 39781 38285 65 318 72 318 38285 36889 69 318 79 320 36889 35552 74 320 83 321 35552 34207 77 322 86 322 34207 32825 80 325 89 323 32825 31400 82 327 87 321 31400 29911 83 327 84 320 29911 28345 80 327 83 321 28345 26699 74 326 83 322 26699 24975 68 326 83 325 24975 23177 67 326 76 326 23177 21309 66 326 68 326 21309 19367 57 324 62 327 19367 17348 46 319 56 328 17348 15300 38 317 48 327 15300 13334 36 320 43 328 13334 11548 36 322 41 329 11548 9960 36 323 37 330 9960 8553 32 322 32 332 8553 7310 26 327 25 323 7310 6213 24 329 24 324 6213 5241 25 330 23*326 5241 4384 24*331 22*331 4384 3625 23*333 21 333 3625 2946 21 335 20 334 2946 2344 21 335 20 335 2344 1842 20 336 19 337 1842 1456 19 336 18 337 1456 1190 18 336 17 337 1190 1028 17 336 15 337 1028 936 13 336 12 337 936 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