DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/17 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 - - - - - - 33.8 - - 32.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 4 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 937 - - 46 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 918 - - 918 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1826 - - 935 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 357 - - 994 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 67 - - 0 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 318 - - 143 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 222 - - -57 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1604 - - 992 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8816 - - -9096 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10642 - - 10031 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 33.8 - - 32.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.4 - - 31.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 34.0 - - 34.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.9 - - 31.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 4 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 937 - - 46 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 73 - - 57 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 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] 95820 31 327 28 329 95820 89000 24 324 14 307 89000 83604 21 311 14 287 83604 79023 20 272 25 262 79023 75036 15 250 26 256 75036 71508 13 284 24 260 71508 68301 23 284 22 255 68301 65323 30 273 23 276 65323 62551 35 266 34 270 62551 59872 36 268 34 274 59872 57081 37 283 47 284 57081 54171 47 286 58 271 54171 51365 54 277 66 273 51365 48823 46 275 66 277 48823 46545 56 279 67 282 46545 44485 67 282 72 284 44485 42611 73 280 72 280 42611 40893 69 277 67 277 40893 39305 63 280 63 277 39305 37836 60 284 59 280 37836 36482 57 282 52 283 36482 35198 55 276 52 283 35198 33901 59 273 52 281 33901 32555 65 266 49 280 32555 31161 67 266 48 280 31161 29703 64 268 47 281 29703 28168 61 273 47 285 28168 26557 56 276 45 288 26557 24868 52 276 42 290 24868 23104 48 277 38 284 23104 21268 39 286 34 274 21268 19352 37 292 30 267 19352 17350 42 294 30 262 17350 15307 45 283 35 261 15307 13341 45 283 37 264 13341 11559 44 284 37 263 11559 9972 38 279 33 265 9972 8560 31 286 23 271 8560 7304 25 292 18 268 7304 6188 20 289 17 260 6188 5199 17 284 14 258 5199 4332 15 287 11 250 4332 3569 13 291 11 244 3569 2889 9 299 10 228 2889 2294 7*328 9 171 2294 1806 7*327 9 144 1806 1434 6 321 9 141 1434 1178 5 310 8 145 1178 1023 4 307 6*144 1023 935 4 305 4*143 935 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