DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 - - - 27.0 - - 34.5 - - 38.3 - - 32.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 44 - - 10 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 994 - - 1421 - - 1204 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 918 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1883 - - 2310 - - 2093 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 686 - - 620 - - 775 - - 1101 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 167 - - 103 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 14 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 184 - - 203 - - 211 - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 288 - - 513 - - 302 - - -113 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1595 - - 1797 - - 1791 - - 1048 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11135 - - -9896 - - -8915 - - -10084 ODpotential blCL - - - 13018 - - 12206 - - 11008 - - 11019 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 88 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.0 - - 34.5 - - 38.3 - - 32.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.5 - - 30.1 - - 33.9 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 34.4 - - 38.4 - - 35.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.0 - - 28.9 - - 32.8 - - 32.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 44 - - 10 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 994 - - 1421 - - 1204 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 99 - - 53 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96555 9 226 2 339 8 269 8 287 96555 89455 1 239 8 185 9 246 5 285 89455 83977 1 028 4 240 8 245 8 307 83977 79391 3 081 7 282 6 262 9 286 79391 75407 10 007 10 320 14 335 16 345 75407 71889 17 333 12 326 23 317 23 334 71889 68700 15 322 10 324 18 291 22 319 68700 65747 17 338 16 330 16 314 25 319 65747 62989 30 324 29 325 23 326 27 314 62989 60299 31 315 34 331 32 336 31 327 60299 57468 34 326 41 327 45 328 41 326 57468 54503 43 328 41 319 46 320 49 318 54503 51662 45 323 38 319 49 317 46 321 51662 49104 47 318 45 323 46 318 55 332 49104 46810 47 315 50 318 49 324 63 329 46810 44733 48 316 51 318 68 323 77 324 44733 42843 48 322 56 320 68 319 80 325 42843 41104 53 328 61 321 67 323 87 327 41104 39494 57 331 64 327 79 328 98 323 39494 38003 64 334 73 333 88 330 100 320 38003 36619 73 335 87 334 98 332 102 321 36619 35295 78 335 96 334 107 335 106 326 35295 33958 78 333 99 334 112 335 115 329 33958 32577 72 331 101 335 113 334 116 329 32577 31154 64 327 98 334 111 333 107 326 31154 29674 56 323 86 332 108 331 100 321 29674 28122 49 316 68 325 100 333 98 318 28122 26498 46 313 58 318 85 333 90 322 26498 24805 43 313 52 311 72 330 68 327 24805 23046 41 316 47 310 67 327 57 324 23046 21219 42 319 49 315 54 329 49 320 21219 19315 44 320 49 318 42 328 37 312 19315 17330 45 318 47 320 38 322 36 303 17330 15302 45 317 43 321 39 313 39 306 15302 13338 44 316 40 318 40 310 41 310 13338 11546 41 313 38 314 40 310 39 314 11546 9949 40 309 37 309 38 309 35 318 9949 8530 35 300 38 304 35 308 31 315 8530 7271 28 278 33 301 34 310 31 313 7271 6155 20 252 25 285 35 311 32 316 6155 5171 18 259 23 272 28 308 31 320 5171 4308 23 251 19 247 18 289 26 319 4308 3553 27 232 22 235 15 260 19 307 3553 2884 28 211 21*222 15 233 18 279 2884 2297 25*195 17*208 12*216 16 266 2297 1810 21*186 14 202 10*211 13 265 1810 1437 19 184 13 201 10 211 12 269 1437 1180 17 183 12 200 9 211 10 270 1180 1024 15 182 11 200 8 210 8*268 1024 935 12 181 9 200 7 210 5*264 935 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