DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 - - - 40.3 - - 50.8 - - 54.5 - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 95 - - 11 - - -81 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 932 - - 1540 - - 1507 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 1216 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1821 - - 2429 - - 2396 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 349 - - 435 - - 741 - - 1473 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 157 - - 228 - - 140 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 227 - - 229 - - 221 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 13 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -200 - - -403 - - -388 - - -493 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2021 - - 2833 - - 2784 - - 1429 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8704 - - -6455 - - -6511 - - -7782 ODpotential blCL - - - 10525 - - 8884 - - 8907 - - 8718 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 74 - - 72 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.3 - - 50.8 - - 54.5 - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.8 - - 41.5 - - 45.5 - - 45.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 50.5 - - 54.7 - - 50.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 40.3 - - 44.2 - - 45.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 95 - - 11 - - -81 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 932 - - 1540 - - 1507 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 95843 29 324 19 312 24 320 22 312 95843 88727 28 310 27 305 29 306 26 306 88727 83291 29 294 24 315 28 319 21 325 83291 78748 37 298 26 311 20 302 23 313 78748 74806 40 291 30 283 29 285 34 291 74806 71324 39 279 36 278 39 286 41 288 71324 68193 41 269 44 279 44 281 39 281 68193 65323 51 278 47 271 46 274 40 285 65323 62652 62 277 45 270 44 272 45 282 62652 60049 62 269 51 277 43 272 45 283 60049 57311 62 268 56 275 51 277 50 285 57311 54440 64 266 58 269 58 276 50 273 54440 51657 59 266 57 270 49 274 50 279 51657 49130 59 267 56 280 51 285 61 284 49130 46869 58 266 64 286 62 276 68 283 46869 44827 63 268 73 281 69 275 70 286 44827 42961 71 267 77 279 72 278 71 284 42961 41236 67 264 71 277 71 279 65 284 41236 39637 59 274 65 282 66 284 69 292 39637 38160 72 279 72 285 71 291 75 294 38160 36794 79 268 77 281 73 290 73 295 36794 35490 76 261 74 273 70 289 75 300 35490 34174 64 280 63 272 66 293 78 302 34174 32813 70 298 52 283 65 295 74 299 32813 31406 71 300 51 296 63 292 70 296 31406 29935 68 297 56 302 63 289 67 294 29935 28387 62 294 61 307 65 291 62 291 28387 26763 55 295 62 307 66 289 59 287 26763 25061 51 299 56 298 62 285 57 286 25061 23282 48 302 51 288 54 283 55 288 23282 21434 49 305 48 285 53 290 55 284 21434 19511 51 305 49 284 58 288 51 281 19511 17508 51 303 51 288 53 281 45 281 17508 15464 54 297 51 294 45 284 41 274 15464 13493 49 293 46 294 43 281 42 265 13493 11697 40 288 40 291 39 270 48 256 11697 10097 35 285 34 281 38 253 44 253 10097 8670 36 275 28 263 39 244 42 251 8670 7399 41 263 32 257 37 251 40 250 7399 6273 43 261 43 262 36 257 39 249 6273 5278 42 267 44 259 37 256 39 250 5278 4403 45 269 42 254 38 251 42 249 4403 3632 48 261 41 248 39 238 44 240 3632 2946 46 248 39*240 37*232 47 229 2946 2343 41*237 30*229 31*223 44 222 2343 1840 33*229 29 229 29 222 39 218 1840 1455 29 227 28 228 27 221 33 215 1455 1189 26 226 26 228 24 220 26 213 1189 1028 22 225 23 228 21 220 22 212 1028 936 17 225 17 228 16 219 14*211 936 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