DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/27 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.9 - - 61.8 - - 64.7 - - 58.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 86 - - 6 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 410 - - 1017 - - 951 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 920 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1299 - - 1906 - - 1840 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 385 - - 327 - - 2663 - - 177 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 102 - - 186 - - 92 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 152 - - 162 - - 180 - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -88 - - -599 - - -1425 - - -603 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1388 - - 2505 - - 3265 - - 1540 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4209 - - -3317 - - -3347 - - -3274 ODpotential blCL - - - 5508 - - 5223 - - 5187 - - 4211 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 83 - - 74 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.9 - - 61.8 - - 64.7 - - 58.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.3 - - 54.2 - - 53.8 - - 54.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.9 - - 61.2 - - 64.8 - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 53.3 - - 53.0 - - 54.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 86 - - 6 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 410 - - 1017 - - 951 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 34 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 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] 96736 30 255 29 258 36 267 37 274 96736 89623 18 240 24 250 24 271 26 274 89623 84112 14 236 21 235 20 247 18 275 84112 79527 13 262 13 242 13 233 13 239 79527 75571 11 267 10 275 8 245 9 223 75571 72075 8 239 13 258 10 249 8 257 72075 68904 7 230 13 237 14 242 15 260 68904 65981 9 255 12 233 14 237 18 231 65981 63269 15 254 12 238 16 249 17 229 63269 60636 18 252 16 235 20 240 23 234 60636 57880 21 257 20 234 25 236 28 223 57880 55008 27 256 23 232 27 230 27 227 55008 52253 38 254 28 235 32 232 28 241 52253 49768 46 238 40 237 42 234 45 239 49768 47551 43 225 46 234 49 230 52 231 47551 45546 42 238 54 232 56 233 54 228 45546 43717 43 241 62 232 66 233 60 223 43717 42038 59 241 70 231 72 226 65 217 42038 40486 70 235 75 228 75 224 68 218 40486 39039 69 231 72 225 74 224 68 218 39039 37677 65 231 62 220 69 224 64 217 37677 36357 62 228 56 219 63 224 58 216 36357 35012 57 227 52 222 59 222 52 215 35012 33617 50 229 49 224 61 221 54 209 33617 32173 46 230 48 225 61 218 59 202 32173 30661 43 234 49 227 57 216 59 205 30661 29068 43 237 54 232 55 219 55 213 29068 27393 43 238 56 232 57 228 51 222 27393 25636 42 239 53 229 52 230 47 226 25636 23800 48 242 50 229 47 233 38 234 23800 21890 55 241 49 227 45 231 38 237 21890 19901 55 232 44 224 46 223 40 233 19901 17825 38 235 33 218 37 223 40 226 17825 15712 28 243 28 208 24 217 33 216 15712 13689 23 239 26 213 22 220 17 224 13689 11857 19 223 25 210 25 217 14 234 11857 10231 19 208 23 205 22 223 13 236 10231 8790 17 198 20 201 19 221 11 219 8790 7511 17 190 18 199 18 213 13 217 7511 6378 15 187 17 201 19 208 18 210 6378 5374 13 189 15 205 19 203 20 205 5374 4489 11 190 13 203 18 199 19 199 4489 3706 10 192 12 200 17 199 20 191 3706 3005 10 192 13 195 18 197 20 184 3005 2385 12 187 13*186 17 195 20 177 2385 1867 15 170 10*165 13*184 19 170 1867 1470 14*162 9 162 11*181 17 158 1470 1196 10*154 9 161 10 179 14 145 1196 1031 9 152 8 160 9 179 11*139 1031 937 7 151 7 159 7 180 5*132 937 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