DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/29 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 - - - 55.5 - - 52.4 - - 50.5 - - 46.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 222 - - 61 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2113 - - 2257 - - 1912 - - 2064 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1500 - - 2143 - - 920 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3002 - - 3146 - - 2801 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5509 - - 2596 - - 3235 - - 1804 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 236 - - 325 - - 203 - - 148 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 17 - - 12 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 313 - - 344 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -10 - - 10 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -165 - - -243 - - 260 - - 739 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3167 - - 3390 - - 2541 - - 2214 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1225 - - -956 - - -354 - - 190 ODpotential blCL - - - 4227 - - 4102 - - 3155 - - 2763 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 40 - - 140 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 52.4 - - 50.5 - - 46.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.9 - - 40.8 - - 42.6 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.0 - - 51.4 - - 50.2 - - 46.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 40.1 - - 42.0 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 222 - - 61 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2113 - - 2257 - - 1912 - - 2064 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 101 - - 100 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 97388 19 229 21 244 29 277 20 284 97388 89941 10 257 14 252 11 243 19 264 89941 84344 7 262 6 267 7 229 9 269 84344 79720 1 310 5 177 8 233 4 285 79720 75712 6 331 5 206 5 256 6 289 75712 72175 6 307 7 272 11 289 10 342 72175 68962 4 255 7 236 16 266 15 305 68962 65983 6 314 3 142 11 229 14 262 65983 63191 18 275 14 304 7 320 8 267 63191 60452 22 264 25 270 19 290 16 283 60452 57572 26 258 25 250 23 263 23 273 57572 54568 26 247 22 256 24 260 24 273 54568 51683 28 250 29 263 31 262 27 267 51683 49075 32 258 35 258 33 259 36 264 49075 46744 39 269 34 261 34 263 41 263 46744 44644 49 265 39 267 39 266 43 266 44644 42734 50 259 44 263 46 264 45 270 42734 40977 52 262 45 262 47 260 49 274 40977 39352 57 261 50 262 49 263 50 272 39352 37839 54 258 55 259 57 264 50 273 37839 36424 49 257 57 257 61 263 53 275 36424 35067 47 255 56 257 64 265 60 275 35067 33705 48 256 57 262 68 267 66 273 33705 32312 53 258 60 265 70 266 69 270 32312 30888 58 260 63 265 68 265 71 267 30888 29412 61 261 65 267 66 266 68 266 29412 27868 60 261 65 266 65 267 61 267 27868 26256 57 261 61 265 63 268 54 269 26256 24572 55 262 59 269 60 268 53 272 24572 22814 54 263 58 271 55 269 53 272 22814 20985 49 265 52 272 51 270 48 273 20985 19083 44 266 43 270 44 272 40 277 19083 17106 36 269 35 267 38 272 35 281 17106 15092 28 263 28 267 32 275 34 281 15092 13149 22 268 24 270 28 279 31 288 13149 11388 22 290 21 275 20 281 18 293 11388 9838 20 289 13 295 13 290 23 290 9838 8465 12 300 12 291 16 289 29 298 8465 7241 13 289 15 284 19 291 32 310 7241 6153 12 291 14 291 20 296 33 319 6153 5188 11 302 14 297 20 299 32 325 5188 4338 10 320 15 298 19 303 30 332 4338 3587 9*322 17*309 17 311 26*337 3587 2916 9*316 17*312 15*321 21*341 2916 2324 9 314 17 313 13*337 18 346 2324 1828 9 314 17 313 12 343 16 349 1828 1448 9 314 17 313 12 346 15 351 1448 1186 8 314 16 313 12 349 14 352 1186 1027 8 314 15 313 11 349 12 352 1027 936 7 313 12 312 9 350 9 352 936 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