DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 66.9 - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 8 - - 37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1678 - - 2023 - - 2999 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1642 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2567 - - 2912 - - 3888 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1438 - - 1314 - - 790 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 273 - - 129 - - 200 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 28 - - 18 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 259 - - 282 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1131 - - 946 - - 220 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1436 - - 1966 - - 3668 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 727 - - 213 - - -7572 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1840 - - 2699 - - 11460 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1000 - - 520 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 66.9 - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.5 - - 61.3 - - 51.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 67.0 - - 63.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.8 - - 60.7 - - 51.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 8 - - 37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1678 - - 2023 - - 2999 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 8 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] 98162 11 118 8 186 8 022 98162 90757 15 121 4 149 1 070 90757 85076 15 109 6 100 3 125 85076 80368 6 068 9 099 8 110 80368 76316 2 086 6 157 8 094 76316 72736 5 143 11 173 5 124 72736 69500 10 134 13 158 8 189 69500 66524 4 089 10 150 10 182 66524 63754 14 230 12 199 9 232 63754 61078 20 215 14 195 15 220 61078 58300 26 241 22 265 17 255 58300 55414 43 230 43 247 40 247 55414 52662 44 231 51 231 51 238 52662 50195 45 231 49 224 55 236 50195 47979 40 222 49 222 54 242 47979 45962 29 226 44 238 57 241 45962 44132 43 246 51 247 53 238 44132 42472 57 233 55 238 60 231 42472 40932 54 224 58 231 65 221 40932 39480 38 220 56 214 61 210 39480 38109 35 219 50 210 58 199 38109 36779 34 220 50 219 58 210 36779 35419 33 225 48 228 59 217 35419 34001 34 239 49 231 58 222 34001 32527 42 244 51 230 57 226 32527 30983 47 242 50 227 56 233 30983 29357 46 241 47 226 57 239 29357 27652 42 238 44 227 52 241 27652 25875 40 238 41 229 47 241 25875 24022 43 238 43 236 48 248 24022 22090 47 233 48 240 45 253 22090 20080 49 239 46 242 47 257 20080 17989 49 241 45 246 48 258 17989 15864 45 243 44 250 47 250 15864 13816 46 244 41 248 45 252 13816 11947 46 238 41 239 38 239 11947 10286 44 236 46 241 36 239 10286 8816 44 236 43 240 31 253 8816 7515 46 237 41 239 28 260 7515 6363 42 241 40 244 26 262 6363 5349 33 245 36 249 20 272 5349 4463 34 245 26 269 16*292 4463 3687 32 251 22 285 17*298 3687 2992 31*256 22*286 17 300 2992 2376 31*257 21*285 17 300 2376 1863 30 259 19 283 17 301 1863 1468 29 259 18 281 16 301 1468 1197 27 259 16 280 16 301 1197 1032 26 259 14 280 14 301 1032 937 17 259 10 279 11 301 937 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