DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - - 23.4 - - 26.1 - - 25.3 - - 22.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 39 - - 21 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 598 - - 2042 - - 2256 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1487 - - 2931 - - 3145 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2722 - - 1333 - - 547 - - 2660 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 83 - - 178 - - 152 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 290 - - 290 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 172 - - 1083 - - 1170 - - -478 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1315 - - 1848 - - 1975 - - 1412 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -276 - - 703 - - 712 - - -982 ODpotential blCL - - - 1763 - - 2228 - - 2433 - - 1916 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.4 - - 26.1 - - 25.3 - - 22.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.3 - - 21.6 - - 20.3 - - 19.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.4 - - 25.9 - - 25.3 - - 23.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 20.8 - - 19.5 - - 19.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 39 - - 21 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 598 - - 2042 - - 2256 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95461 86 227 78 234 83 244 81 246 95461 88373 64 246 56 249 66 244 60 257 88373 82969 48 260 52 262 51 262 54 257 82969 78473 38 277 40 268 47 275 42 268 78473 74588 29 299 35 279 42 280 39 275 74588 71133 33 313 34 290 39 284 36 282 71133 67968 41 310 36 298 36 295 36 283 67968 65029 43 305 37 307 37 299 39 284 65029 62287 42 298 41 308 37 294 39 290 62287 59616 41 298 44 300 39 302 41 298 59616 56813 46 306 46 301 45 301 44 299 56813 53882 58 305 53 300 49 297 49 297 53882 51059 59 312 51 307 50 290 50 284 51059 48504 68 317 63 307 52 290 49 279 48504 46211 75 305 60 304 61 288 52 282 46211 44142 74 304 66 303 61 289 64 282 44142 42271 70 311 73 299 62 296 64 284 42271 40563 82 311 78 299 73 297 65 292 40563 38981 84 307 84 295 85 292 75 295 38981 37502 85 306 87 294 91 291 90 291 37502 36122 88 308 91 296 98 291 98 287 36122 34812 91 310 91 298 110 293 113 287 34812 33500 88 310 88 300 116 293 120 285 33500 32144 82 311 87 300 113 293 123 284 32144 30742 80 312 86 299 110 294 120 284 30742 29278 79 312 79 298 104 295 115 286 29278 27740 72 311 75 296 96 296 106 287 27740 26132 65 314 73 297 88 295 93 287 26132 24451 61 313 67 298 82 293 82 288 24451 22695 58 309 66 302 78 291 79 290 22695 20866 59 309 68 305 77 293 75 292 20866 18966 58 312 69 305 73 298 64 294 18966 16994 61 314 60 311 64 299 58 295 16994 14982 60 315 51 308 55 302 55 298 14982 13035 52 313 49 311 50 302 52 301 13035 11260 44 313 42 310 46 304 45 301 11260 9687 39 314 34 308 40 306 40 306 9687 8295 34 315 30 311 34 303 35 306 8295 7064 28 314 26 313 27 303 29 307 7064 5977 25 308 22 310 23 303 24 309 5977 5020 20 305 21 306 20 300 21 313 5020 4185 15 300 14 300 16 294 16 304 4185 3460 14 300 12*294 13*287 13 289 3460 2821 14 301 11*292 13*288 13 289 2821 2256 14 301 11 291 12 290 13 292 2256 1784 13*298 11 290 12 290 13 294 1784 1421 11*289 10 289 11 291 12 296 1421 1172 9 285 10 289 11 291 10 294 1172 1021 8 283 9 288 10 291 9 292 1021 934 6 283 7 288 8 291 5*287 934 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