DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 0.1 - - 4.2 - - -2.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - 9 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 533 - - 517 - - 43 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 916 - - 917 - - 916 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1422 - - 1406 - - 932 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 215 - - 320 - - 197 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 121 - - 69 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 311 - - 278 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1065 - - -894 - - -1049 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2487 - - 2300 - - 1981 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -20913 - - -20362 - - -22849 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 22335 - - 21768 - - 23781 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 76 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 0.1 - - 4.2 - - -2.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -6.8 - - -1.9 - - -6.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - -0.1 - - 4.4 - - 0.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -7.4 - - -2.4 - - -4.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - 9 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 533 - - 517 - - 43 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 4 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94783 73 276 59 271 54 299 94783 88102 51 286 55 286 53 298 88102 82908 40 296 47 307 50 309 82908 78525 40 297 46 316 52 320 78525 74685 40 298 46 310 53 326 74685 71249 36 304 51 301 55 326 71249 68118 36 311 48 306 53 320 68118 65222 42 313 47 317 48 317 65222 62509 43 310 49 317 46 319 62509 59849 44 314 45 314 50 322 59849 57044 45 314 44 316 58 321 57044 54127 43 315 51 319 64 321 54127 51356 50 320 60 321 65 326 51356 48871 63 315 67 325 69 323 48871 46644 72 316 74 328 65 322 46644 44612 79 319 77 326 63 325 44612 42741 81 321 78 328 77 318 42741 41023 83 324 82 330 81 313 41023 39446 88 325 94 324 82 313 39446 37986 88 326 100 316 82 313 37986 36626 93 328 98 317 85 318 36626 35330 103 329 101 324 89 320 35330 34022 107 330 106 330 95 320 34022 32661 107 333 111 331 95 319 32661 31246 109 335 112 331 87 318 31246 29761 111 336 111 332 82 317 29761 28192 110 335 104 333 76 314 28192 26541 108 334 96 332 71 311 26541 24808 102 335 90 334 67 311 24808 22993 100 336 88 333 68 310 22993 21102 101 336 88 332 66 314 21102 19132 94 336 85 335 57 322 19132 17079 80 341 77 338 48 327 17079 14995 62 339 62 340 45 326 14995 13002 48 332 48 336 40 322 13002 11201 40 334 40 330 35 318 11201 9613 35 340 33 328 30 319 9613 8216 31 345 27 328 23 320 8216 6988 28 351 22 330 18 319 6988 5909 25 355 18 330 13 317 5909 4963 19 356 13 328 9 303 4963 4137 15 355 9 335 6 285 4137 3414 15 345 10 338 3 276 3414 2773 15 330 12 317 6 288 2773 2213 16 326 13 307 11 277 2213 1751 15*321 13*301 15 268 1751 1400 12*313 9*281 15 265 1400 1160 11 311 8 277 13 262 1160 1015 10 310 8 276 9 256 1015 932 8 308 6 276 5*253 932 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