DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.5 - - 69.3 - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 77 - - -70 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1981 - - 3389 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1835 - - 2348 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2870 - - 4278 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 899 - - 1258 - - 442 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 284 - - 267 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 23 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 210 - - 222 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3786 - - -3920 - - -4940 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6656 - - 8198 - - 5878 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10442 - - -8776 - - -10099 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13312 - - 13054 - - 11036 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 82 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.5 - - 69.3 - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.8 - - 36.6 - - 41.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.8 - - 69.2 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.5 - - 35.8 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 77 - - -70 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1981 - - 3389 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 28 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 96264 19 250 19 251 30 258 96264 89080 23 277 25 266 19 293 89080 83565 20 262 19 279 20 302 83565 78994 16 285 26 269 29 279 78994 75031 21 294 27 266 35 288 75031 71547 31 299 28 299 33 296 71547 68402 38 307 39 300 30 303 68402 65495 53 309 48 299 53 302 65495 62802 59 297 60 302 56 302 62802 60193 55 298 61 303 60 302 60193 57457 61 314 66 305 66 301 57457 54603 79 318 80 309 72 305 54603 51869 86 313 90 309 84 310 51869 49404 89 311 95 308 94 310 49404 47189 92 311 98 307 98 310 47189 45180 97 310 102 307 101 308 45180 43354 102 310 105 307 105 308 43354 41692 106 309 107 306 107 306 41692 40167 106 309 107 305 107 302 40167 38740 106 310 107 306 105 302 38740 37387 106 312 105 307 103 303 37387 36073 105 312 102 308 101 303 36073 34733 101 312 98 307 98 303 34733 33339 97 311 95 307 95 303 33339 31894 96 310 94 307 94 305 31894 30383 96 310 92 308 92 307 30383 28797 90 309 82 306 86 307 28797 27138 80 305 73 300 73 305 27138 25407 73 297 73 298 61 299 25407 23604 64 291 67 294 58 292 23604 21731 59 297 55 296 56 291 21731 19782 55 303 50 303 51 296 19782 17752 51 304 46 303 48 297 17752 15681 48 300 44 303 47 296 15681 13683 42 297 40 302 45 297 13683 11866 42 295 39 293 33 304 11866 10251 46 289 42 292 31 306 10251 8814 34 281 37 279 25 301 8814 7531 28 273 38 270 26 295 7531 6390 27 262 35 262 28 283 6390 5380 32 242 31 252 31 259 5380 4493 31 234 26*230 36 240 4493 3710 30 228 25*224 34 236 3710 3008 26*218 25 222 33 232 3008 2388 22*211 24 221 31 228 2388 1870 22 210 23 221 28 224 1870 1471 21 209 22 220 25 220 1471 1198 19 209 21 220 21 216 1198 1032 17 209 19 220 17*215 1032 937 14 208 15 220 9*213 937 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