DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/29 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 - - - 81.5 - - 87.8 - - 89.1 - - 87.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 259 - - 155 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1428 - - 4938 - - 5613 - - 4965 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 922 - - 4239 - - 4507 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2317 - - 5827 - - 6502 - - 5854 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2689 - - 1484 - - 1928 - - 2826 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 213 - - 453 - - 405 - - 144 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 214 - - 209 - - 210 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1180 - - 342 - - 319 - - 980 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3497 - - 5485 - - 6183 - - 4874 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4261 - - -2635 - - -2072 - - -438 ODpotential blCL - - - 6578 - - 8462 - - 8574 - - 6292 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 73 - - 68 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 1810 - - 1730 - - 1350 - - 2370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.5 - - 87.8 - - 89.1 - - 87.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.0 - - 66.7 - - 65.0 - - 68.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.9 - - 86.3 - - 88.1 - - 87.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.2 - - 65.6 - - 63.9 - - 68.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 259 - - 155 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1428 - - 4938 - - 5613 - - 4965 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 0 - - 0 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 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] 99309 38 098 28 089 27 085 23 092 99309 91727 23 079 26 097 18 101 18 085 91727 85894 14 087 21 090 17 112 16 079 85894 81077 12 119 19 086 16 093 16 073 81077 76935 14 111 14 083 14 086 12 077 76935 73286 14 097 10 104 10 067 12 082 73286 69994 12 080 11 096 9 103 9 067 69994 66978 8 060 10 071 13 112 5 079 66978 64196 6 020 5 092 5 086 6 086 64196 61509 3 331 6 177 5 290 2 048 61509 58713 4 281 6 220 8 248 7 235 58713 55830 10 236 14 256 13 245 10 281 55830 53091 15 251 21 253 20 252 21 270 53091 50636 20 268 23 248 28 237 28 240 50636 48451 25 266 22 254 25 233 27 229 48451 46476 28 265 25 266 27 257 19 222 46476 44658 32 266 30 266 33 270 32 275 44658 42974 35 264 34 264 44 272 52 263 42974 41410 36 260 40 263 47 272 54 255 41410 39940 39 260 41 266 52 275 48 253 39940 38548 37 258 38 268 48 281 41 253 38548 37195 32 254 34 267 43 284 36 248 37195 35813 24 254 30 262 34 277 30 249 35813 34371 18 253 25 258 28 270 30 250 34371 32873 17 247 20 258 23 267 35 252 32873 31307 17 243 16 260 21 267 39 257 31307 29665 22 245 14 257 24 264 37 265 29665 27950 27 244 15 265 25 248 34 267 27950 26160 27 246 20 265 19 242 29 253 26160 24294 25 262 21 259 19 260 22 244 24294 22361 22 276 16 270 15 255 14 243 22361 20359 14 264 13 244 12 236 9 232 20359 18277 11 276 10 233 11 243 11 241 18277 16151 5 250 10 228 10 255 13 256 16151 14102 4 204 6 195 7 254 10 263 14102 12239 4 204 3 168 2 252 9 273 12239 10580 3 274 1 303 2 358 8 252 10580 9101 3 312 1 141 4 162 11 206 9101 7785 3 282 6 188 10 194 12 197 7785 6615 2 159 9*199 11*200 13*201 6615 5574 6 174 9*208 12*202 13*205 5574 4653 7 212 9 211 12 205 13 208 4653 3837 8 222 9 212 11 208 12 209 3837 3105 9 224 10 214 11 210 12 211 3105 2457 9*222 10 216 11 212 12 212 2457 1916 8*218 9 217 11 214 11 213 1916 1499 8 217 9 218 11 214 11 213 1499 1213 7 216 9 218 10 215 10 213 1213 1039 7 215 8 218 10 215 9 214 1039 939 6 215 7 218 8 215 7 214 939 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