DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 76.1 - - 71.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 296 - - 103 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3048 - - 3648 - - 880 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2833 - - 2765 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3937 - - 4537 - - 1769 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1097 - - 1241 - - 1053 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 397 - - 301 - - 69 W* B/S - - - - - - 23 - - 16 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 117 - - 096 - - 078 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3958 - - -5044 - - -6153 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7896 - - 9582 - - 7923 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11977 - - -11825 - - -13127 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15914 - - 16362 - - 14896 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 76.1 - - 71.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.1 - - 37.5 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.6 - - 75.3 - - 72.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.8 - - 36.3 - - 39.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 296 - - 103 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3048 - - 3648 - - 880 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 71 - - 100 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98596 15 118 13 073 7 047 98596 91118 8 063 6 061 2 075 91118 85361 10 063 5 089 15 049 85361 80602 13 066 12 087 18 055 80602 76505 14 060 18 067 18 055 76505 72875 11 081 14 065 15 038 72875 69588 14 072 12 072 10 024 69588 66565 13 036 12 040 13 020 66565 63772 13 012 14 014 17 012 63772 61088 14 002 16 354 18 008 61088 58297 17 334 17 339 18 354 58297 55397 18 328 18 321 18 327 55397 52630 23 316 21 311 22 313 52630 50147 24 306 21 319 22 309 50147 47934 26 304 28 313 23 309 47934 45956 30 303 31 303 26 304 45956 44173 32 292 33 293 32 295 44173 42531 33 282 36 289 38 285 42531 40992 28 279 34 282 35 283 40992 39540 23 273 23 287 31 282 39540 38165 20 262 20 273 29 287 38165 36830 20 255 20 269 27 297 36830 35466 18 260 20 274 27 303 35466 34045 17 268 23 287 28 300 34045 32569 19 253 26 299 28 293 32569 31025 18 254 27 305 26 283 31025 29402 16 259 25 306 26 277 29402 27699 12 262 24 305 30 276 27699 25917 7 259 20 300 30 276 25917 24060 11 245 14 273 27 280 24060 22129 17 256 14 261 23 285 22129 20119 10 283 14 262 16 270 20119 18032 2 231 15 269 16 259 18032 15910 7 253 16 270 13 279 15910 13867 11 276 12 259 12 300 13867 12010 10 286 11 256 12 304 12010 10359 9 279 9 267 15 298 10359 8890 9 273 9 263 16 289 8890 7586 9 274 9 251 14 275 7586 6434 7 280 7 258 10 260 6434 5416 5 290 3*218 9 248 5416 4519 3*261 2*147 7 240 4519 3727 3*134 3 117 4 228 3727 3019 3 123 3 100 1 173 3019 2393 3 119 4 090 6 084 2393 1873 3 115 4 084 10*079 1873 1474 3 111 4 081 10*078 1474 1200 3 109 4 078 10 078 1200 1033 3 107 4 077 9 077 1033 937 3 108 4 076 7 077 937 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