DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 25.4 - - 26.0 - - 20.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 648 - - 1026 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 917 - - 918 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1537 - - 1915 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1641 - - 2037 - - 1434 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 121 - - 83 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 206 - - 196 - - 151 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -102 - - 278 - - -249 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1639 - - 1637 - - 1183 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -976 - - -25 - - -1588 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2513 - - 1940 - - 2522 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 95 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 25.4 - - 26.0 - - 20.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 22.1 - - 22.6 - - 18.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 25.3 - - 26.2 - - 22.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 21.4 - - 22.2 - - 20.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 648 - - 1026 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 64 - - 79 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96264 37 033 33 030 26 033 96264 89138 26 036 26 031 18 050 89138 83611 18 043 17 017 17 038 83611 79001 17 026 13 017 14 016 79001 74991 17 016 13 011 15 359 74991 71405 14 021 12 351 19 335 71405 68128 12 020 8 342 14 313 68128 65078 16 332 14 336 13 306 65078 62227 25 296 27 309 25 304 62227 59469 32 279 33 285 32 290 59469 56592 34 271 33 272 35 276 56592 53606 37 275 36 270 43 270 53606 50768 49 275 46 274 49 271 50768 48224 62 269 57 271 56 270 48224 45956 66 264 63 265 62 266 45956 43907 68 259 67 258 67 261 43907 42040 68 256 70 254 69 256 42040 40324 70 255 72 254 71 251 40324 38734 71 256 75 254 72 249 38734 37254 77 261 80 254 72 248 37254 35870 93 264 87 253 75 247 35870 34545 114 261 99 252 81 245 34545 33214 128 257 114 249 88 244 33214 31849 131 255 124 247 99 242 31849 30452 124 254 122 245 110 239 30452 29000 112 253 115 244 114 237 29000 27476 97 250 101 241 112 235 27476 25881 90 247 85 236 103 235 25881 24211 85 250 80 239 87 231 24211 22463 70 253 69 243 76 231 22463 20643 56 254 62 242 72 244 20643 18746 49 256 57 240 63 248 18746 16765 41 251 48 238 52 244 16765 14754 42 242 44 238 46 241 14754 12830 31 238 38 244 38 242 12830 11090 24 227 30 237 31 249 11090 9552 21 229 25 225 25 254 9552 8194 21 221 18 217 20 229 8194 6997 19 211 21 211 13 218 6997 5942 18 202 24 194 18 212 5942 5011 21 201 21 190 18 196 5011 4193 20 198 17 193 16 193 4193 3470 13 196 13 191 15 182 3470 2824 10 198 9 195 13 171 2824 2256 10 211 7*198 13 164 2256 1783 9*208 6*197 13 158 1783 1421 8*207 6 196 12 156 1421 1172 7 207 5 196 11 156 1172 1021 6 206 5 195 9 154 1021 934 5 206 4 196 4*151 934 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