DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - 3.4 - - 8.4 - - 10.5 - - 2.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 62 - - 26 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 539 - - 672 - - 973 - - 44 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 917 - - 916 - - 917 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1428 - - 1561 - - 1862 - - 933 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 328 - - 557 - - 703 - - 705 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 100 - - 141 - - 120 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 356 - - 357 - - 337 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -694 - - -280 - - -114 - - -902 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2123 - - 1841 - - 1976 - - 1835 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21042 - - -15728 - - -2027 - - -13919 ODpotential blCL - - - 22470 - - 17289 - - 3889 - - 14852 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 94 - - 97 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 3.4 - - 8.4 - - 10.5 - - 2.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -2.1 - - 4.0 - - 5.5 - - -2.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 3.5 - - 8.2 - - 10.5 - - 3.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.4 - - 3.2 - - 4.9 - - -2.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 62 - - 26 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 539 - - 672 - - 973 - - 44 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 75 - - 87 - - 49 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] 94397 138 242 142 251 138 246 143 242 94397 87508 111 248 116 250 106 253 115 251 87508 82308 86 255 93 250 92 258 92 255 82308 77984 67 259 70 248 80 259 76 259 77984 74192 61 256 56 248 65 255 67 257 74192 70788 59 254 53 253 58 253 62 258 70788 67682 56 253 52 252 57 252 62 262 67682 64808 56 254 52 256 58 250 62 258 64808 62121 61 255 57 261 60 249 62 253 62121 59501 66 258 63 258 64 250 64 251 59501 56744 77 255 70 252 71 249 72 249 56744 53854 82 253 75 245 78 247 81 243 53854 51065 87 254 78 244 83 243 83 240 51065 48520 94 254 83 245 87 241 85 241 48520 46212 100 251 90 245 87 241 90 242 46212 44107 102 246 95 245 93 242 98 242 44107 42176 101 241 97 242 99 238 105 239 42176 40392 104 240 100 239 97 232 105 236 40392 38731 106 238 109 239 102 235 101 235 38731 37180 112 236 115 236 109 234 98 235 37180 35731 122 232 120 231 109 232 100 235 35731 34346 128 230 123 228 102 230 102 235 34346 32959 137 226 124 225 100 228 102 234 32959 31543 139 222 130 221 103 227 94 233 31543 30108 134 221 137 216 101 226 92 235 30108 28633 133 220 144 212 90 229 99 232 28633 27098 129 220 144 214 89 229 101 227 27098 25497 118 223 129 221 85 227 91 228 25497 23830 110 228 105 230 83 226 85 229 23830 22090 95 234 80 229 77 230 82 227 22090 20274 84 239 72 230 71 235 82 231 20274 18380 65 240 59 237 67 238 73 235 18380 16419 55 241 52 240 52 239 57 239 16419 14440 41 256 38 248 41 246 42 236 14440 12545 20 249 28 248 35 251 28 239 12545 10829 14 219 20 248 26 258 22 252 10829 9315 13 216 15 257 18 268 14 266 9315 7985 9 260 11 286 13 290 13 299 7985 6816 7 316 9 332 12 333 15 324 6816 5790 7 018 11 353 15 352 15 346 5790 4888 16 053 15 028 18 031 14 006 4888 4093 18 060 21 045 19 031 14 002 4093 3391 18 059 23 045 19 024 17 349 3391 2763 17 053 22 044 20 010 21 343 2763 2209 19 025 20 028 19*001 25 340 2209 1748 20*005 18*010 16*339 28 333 1748 1399 17*358 15*358 15 338 24 329 1399 1160 15 356 14 357 14 336 18 325 1160 1016 13 355 13 356 13 335 16*324 1016 933 10 355 10 355 10 333 9*322 933 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