DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - - 31.9 - - 35.4 - - 38.9 - - 35.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 153 - - 161 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2715 - - 4236 - - 4238 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2306 - - 3422 - - 3447 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3604 - - 5125 - - 5127 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 602 - - 428 - - 931 - - 3807 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 305 - - 357 - - 362 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 359 - - 350 - - 357 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -2 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 450 - - 1190 - - 350 - - -2765 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3154 - - 3936 - - 4777 - - 3700 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7165 - - 433 - - -10239 - - -8676 ODpotential blCL - - - 10769 - - 4692 - - 15366 - - 9611 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 98 - - 79 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.9 - - 35.4 - - 38.9 - - 35.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.8 - - 21.9 - - 21.6 - - 23.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.3 - - 34.6 - - 38.0 - - 37.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.6 - - 20.8 - - 20.4 - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 153 - - 161 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2715 - - 4236 - - 4238 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 93 - - 15 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96382 15 244 16 269 17 268 18 260 96382 89189 13 248 11 244 18 261 23 270 89189 83674 4 272 7 253 17 250 18 260 83674 79070 13 263 15 253 20 264 22 272 79070 75080 20 254 19 251 27 256 31 265 75080 71534 21 246 21 261 25 251 28 255 71534 68305 27 259 27 264 27 276 28 275 68305 65341 32 259 30 267 36 273 33 287 65341 62592 28 265 30 268 33 266 38 279 62592 59913 34 280 34 275 33 266 38 270 59913 57098 42 275 40 273 44 278 47 284 57098 54166 53 270 54 270 58 276 55 283 54166 51362 61 266 65 267 61 273 58 281 51362 48842 64 268 63 270 63 276 62 279 48842 46594 68 278 68 277 69 279 65 281 46594 44564 81 279 74 280 71 281 66 283 44564 42713 83 273 78 281 73 284 70 286 42713 41013 78 276 81 283 79 286 75 285 41013 39446 83 283 85 285 83 287 79 284 39446 37993 89 283 88 284 87 287 82 285 37993 36639 93 287 89 283 91 286 87 286 36639 35340 102 290 89 285 93 286 89 286 35340 34024 112 291 93 288 93 286 91 288 34024 32659 117 290 96 289 91 287 89 288 32659 31242 116 289 98 288 87 288 87 289 31242 29757 111 290 97 289 87 288 83 289 29757 28195 107 290 94 290 85 287 81 287 28195 26557 102 292 90 292 82 290 81 287 26557 24842 97 294 87 295 79 294 75 289 24842 23052 92 297 83 298 78 298 70 295 23052 21191 87 299 79 299 76 301 68 300 21191 19252 80 299 76 299 74 304 66 302 19252 17228 74 298 75 301 73 306 64 305 17228 15163 71 305 68 305 64 311 58 311 15163 13181 63 312 60 313 53 314 45 311 13181 11389 51 320 51 321 43 322 37 306 11389 9809 46 327 46 325 39 328 30 307 9809 8412 44 329 44 327 36 332 24 318 8412 7172 43 329 39 332 30 338 21 330 7172 6074 38 330 30*339 17*345 16 328 6074 5112 31 341 16*347 12*355 8 343 5112 4274 25*354 16 348 12 357 7 014 4274 3537 20*358 16 349 11 357 7 028 3537 2878 19 359 15 350 11 358 8 051 2878 2295 19 359 15 351 11 358 10 067 2295 1809 18 359 14 351 11 358 11 070 1809 1436 18 359 14 352 10 358 11 072 1436 1180 16 359 13 352 10 358 10 073 1180 1024 15 359 12 352 9 358 9 073 1024 935 12 360 10 353 8 358 6*074 935 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