DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 - - - 72.3 - - 78.8 - - 80.7 - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 154 - - 81 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1127 - - 2881 - - 3539 - - 1638 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 2511 - - 2659 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2016 - - 3770 - - 4428 - - 2527 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1153 - - 1403 - - 2578 - - 1886 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 183 - - 330 - - 294 - - 99 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 10 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 043 - - 059 - - 044 - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - -6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -439 - - 59 - - 504 - - -268 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2455 - - 3711 - - 3924 - - 2796 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4124 - - -2276 - - -815 - - -3490 ODpotential blCL - - - 6140 - - 6046 - - 5243 - - 6017 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 87 - - 82 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 300 - - 630 - - 570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 78.8 - - 80.7 - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.5 - - 65.4 - - 66.4 - - 67.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.1 - - 77.8 - - 80.2 - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 64.0 - - 65.0 - - 66.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 154 - - 81 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1127 - - 2881 - - 3539 - - 1638 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 47 - - 29 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 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] 99481 27 086 31 092 27 088 24 080 99481 91962 24 080 22 098 21 082 18 085 91962 86167 21 086 17 104 14 094 18 071 86167 81357 21 092 14 091 14 094 15 064 81357 77222 18 075 16 089 16 066 13 087 77222 73582 15 071 17 072 14 083 11 072 73582 70290 12 091 11 064 9 075 10 057 70290 67265 9 079 5 103 4 063 5 360 67265 64468 7 033 5 084 7 112 6 219 64468 61747 11 324 10 335 7 043 6 082 61747 58918 19 264 21 278 17 290 21 321 58918 56027 17 268 24 261 28 268 27 289 56027 53268 32 291 29 288 25 280 27 298 53268 50782 52 291 53 292 49 282 42 282 50782 48570 76 274 67 265 61 271 54 268 48570 46553 69 271 60 262 63 277 61 274 46553 44703 58 270 52 275 77 276 74 272 44703 42995 48 288 49 287 72 272 78 268 42995 41404 66 304 65 281 71 267 70 261 41404 39917 76 302 69 270 74 263 67 257 39917 38518 79 299 59 264 67 266 65 258 38518 37159 77 300 55 278 56 262 54 260 37159 35771 68 305 48 283 51 256 49 259 35771 34327 60 311 44 286 43 259 45 261 34327 32832 50 310 37 285 37 256 39 262 32832 31268 41 301 33 273 39 260 35 258 31268 29623 34 284 36 258 45 266 37 256 29623 27897 31 278 43 258 47 267 51 253 27897 26090 29 287 44 267 39 263 47 250 26090 24219 26 286 28 275 28 291 22 243 24219 22289 20 279 24 272 26 282 13 273 22289 20280 16 274 22 274 24 280 17 295 20280 18184 17 280 18 279 21 283 19 292 18184 16048 19 298 14 288 13 288 19 282 16048 13994 16 302 13 289 8 306 13 282 13994 12129 17 279 13 289 7 312 7 321 12129 10474 20 263 13 293 9 298 8 326 10474 9002 14 273 13 297 9 297 9 310 9002 7691 9 297 11 307 8 316 8 313 7691 6526 7 324 10 334 5 345 5 341 6526 5494 7 351 8 010 4 015 4 022 5494 4584 7 003 6 045 4*028 5 042 4584 3781 8 020 6*052 5*036 6 043 3781 3063 8 039 6*056 5 040 7*050 3063 2427 8*046 6 057 6 043 8*058 2427 1896 7*044 6 059 6 047 8 060 1896 1488 6 043 6 060 6 048 8 062 1488 1207 5 043 6 061 6 048 8 063 1207 1036 5 042 6 061 5 049 7 063 1036 938 4 044 5 060 5 048 5 063 938 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