DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - - 12.8 - - 19.9 - - 21.3 - - 11.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 105 - - 33 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 378 - - 3357 - - 4437 - - 44 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 917 - - 2531 - - 918 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1267 - - 4246 - - 5326 - - 933 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1771 - - 1242 - - 1346 - - 3445 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 289 - - 220 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 28 - - 31 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 270 - - 273 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 15 - - 17 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1377 - - 817 - - 1210 - - -1348 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2644 - - 3429 - - 4116 - - 2281 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2887 - - -69 - - 229 - - -2306 ODpotential blCL - - - 4154 - - 4315 - - 5097 - - 3239 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 83 - - 95 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.8 - - 19.9 - - 21.3 - - 11.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.8 - - 8.4 - - 6.7 - - 5.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.1 - - 19.7 - - 21.4 - - 13.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.1 - - 7.2 - - 5.8 - - 5.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 105 - - 33 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 378 - - 3357 - - 4437 - - 44 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 31 - - 79 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94857 52 245 63 251 74 256 79 255 94857 87961 40 255 42 259 58 251 64 259 87961 82625 39 283 38 261 46 256 53 254 82625 78138 41 268 44 268 46 274 46 272 78138 74209 42 280 49 267 56 271 60 276 74209 70712 54 284 52 259 55 261 63 271 70712 67517 51 276 50 271 55 269 57 268 67517 64540 51 272 56 273 57 272 57 268 64540 61737 56 269 59 272 58 273 58 272 61737 58987 55 273 61 274 62 273 64 274 58987 56108 59 277 66 273 67 270 72 271 56108 53126 70 272 71 269 73 266 80 268 53126 50288 77 266 75 265 78 267 85 266 50288 47740 82 266 78 265 83 268 87 267 47740 45464 88 268 83 269 88 270 90 270 45464 43406 92 270 90 270 94 271 94 273 43406 41529 96 272 94 269 97 271 99 275 41529 39802 99 270 96 268 99 270 107 275 39802 38205 98 268 97 267 99 270 112 273 38205 36722 95 269 96 266 100 270 115 271 36722 35336 99 271 97 266 105 271 121 270 35336 34007 107 270 99 267 112 270 126 269 34007 32666 114 268 105 267 115 268 129 270 32666 31287 117 267 111 266 114 267 131 272 31287 29878 119 269 114 265 112 268 134 272 29878 28424 120 271 115 265 112 268 131 270 28424 26909 121 273 113 266 110 268 122 268 26909 25329 119 274 111 269 109 267 115 268 25329 23679 117 276 111 271 107 267 112 269 23679 21959 117 277 110 272 105 267 109 269 21959 20175 115 276 110 272 105 266 104 270 20175 18322 112 275 109 271 105 268 100 271 18322 16396 108 275 109 272 103 270 97 271 16396 14440 102 277 107 273 101 270 93 269 14440 12555 93 280 97 275 97 271 88 270 12555 10842 79 282 85 277 85 275 82 273 10842 9327 66 283 73 278 73 277 73 277 9327 7997 55 284 57 280 60 277 60 279 7997 6831 49 284 48 276 47 272 54 277 6831 5805 44 281 44 275 36*268 49 271 5805 4901 40 276 37*272 35*268 45 271 4901 4107 38 274 32*270 34 271 41 275 4107 3406 35 274 31 270 33 272 38 283 3406 2779 29 272 30 270 32 273 35 289 2779 2226 26 270 28 270 31 274 33 292 2226 1764 22 264 27 269 30 275 30 293 1764 1410 19*261 26 269 29 275 26 293 1410 1166 16*258 24 269 26 276 21 292 1166 1018 14 258 22 269 23 276 17 292 1018 933 10 257 17 269 18 276 12*291 933 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