DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.1 - - 46.0 - - 51.0 - - 44.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 450 - - 316 - - 47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2670 - - 3388 - - 4350 - - 1545 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2454 - - 3216 - - 3832 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3559 - - 4277 - - 5239 - - 2434 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 299 - - 455 - - 461 - - 1017 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 347 - - 467 - - 450 - - 169 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - 15 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 6 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 020 - - 029 - - 028 - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 8 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 345 - - -509 - - -1448 - - -2806 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3214 - - 4786 - - 6687 - - 5240 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 50 - - -8107 - - -8524 - - -10748 ODpotential blCL - - - 3509 - - 12384 - - 13763 - - 13182 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 78 - - 67 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.1 - - 46.0 - - 51.0 - - 44.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.6 - - 28.5 - - 25.1 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 43.9 - - 49.2 - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 27.6 - - 24.2 - - 25.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 450 - - 316 - - 47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2670 - - 3388 - - 4350 - - 1545 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98278 17 241 23 214 30 239 26 255 98278 90800 19 233 24 234 24 243 23 251 90800 84982 26 242 23 245 20 248 23 248 84982 80144 19 233 17 250 24 244 24 265 80144 76006 14 279 19 267 14 255 20 260 76006 72344 17 280 23 272 21 280 20 269 72344 69019 11 231 21 275 26 285 21 287 69019 65963 21 304 20 288 31 285 29 296 65963 63129 38 288 27 300 35 283 38 293 63129 60386 33 285 33 303 35 284 41 290 60386 57513 34 294 36 300 37 297 44 297 57513 54528 38 297 41 294 44 299 49 303 54528 51684 42 299 45 295 48 298 52 300 51684 49130 44 297 47 298 51 297 54 296 49130 46848 46 295 51 299 54 298 56 294 46848 44788 47 297 57 296 57 297 55 297 44788 42916 50 301 60 294 59 296 60 302 42916 41201 55 303 60 294 62 297 65 301 41201 39614 60 301 60 297 63 299 63 303 39614 38141 62 298 59 300 65 301 63 306 38141 36770 61 297 60 301 67 304 68 308 36770 35459 59 298 60 300 70 306 74 308 35459 34134 59 301 60 300 71 306 77 308 34134 32762 59 303 60 301 68 305 75 307 32762 31341 57 304 60 300 65 305 70 308 31341 29856 52 304 58 300 63 306 67 309 29856 28297 46 305 52 301 60 308 62 309 28297 26665 43 307 45 302 53 309 55 308 26665 24958 41 308 39 303 44 311 49 310 24958 23178 38 309 35 304 37 312 43 311 23178 21326 34 310 33 306 34 310 37 312 21326 19397 33 313 29 307 32 309 33 312 19397 17385 33 315 28 309 28 308 29 312 17385 15333 32 317 27 311 26 309 25 309 15333 13350 30 316 26 312 25 312 23 311 13350 11545 27 319 23 314 23 314 21 316 11545 9945 25 324 21 317 20 318 19 324 9945 8529 22 328 17 321 17 322 16 335 8529 7272 18 340 13 324 14 320 15 335 7272 6160 16 348 12 347 9*319 13 316 6160 5184 14 349 10 000 5*353 12 296 5184 4329 12*008 8*019 5 003 10 292 4329 3576 12*019 8*023 5 018 5 304 3576 2905 13 020 8 027 6 033 4*065 2905 2313 13 020 8 029 6 038 11*085 2313 1821 13 020 8 030 7 043 11 085 1821 1444 12 020 7 032 7 045 12 085 1444 1184 12 020 7 032 7 046 12 085 1184 1026 11 020 7 033 7 047 11 085 1026 935 9 020 6 033 6 047 9 085 935 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