DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - - 27.2 - - 30.4 - - 31.6 - - 32.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 17 - - 4 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 245 - - 933 - - 561 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1134 - - 1822 - - 1450 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 754 - - 567 - - 569 - - 948 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 23 - - 106 - - 57 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 244 - - 218 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -163 - - 557 - - 227 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1297 - - 1265 - - 1224 - - 935 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8533 - - 226 - - -336 - - -5503 ODpotential blCL - - - 9667 - - 1596 - - 1786 - - 6438 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.2 - - 30.4 - - 31.6 - - 32.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.9 - - 28.1 - - 29.4 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 30.4 - - 31.7 - - 33.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.8 - - 27.8 - - 29.1 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 17 - - 4 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 245 - - 933 - - 561 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 98 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 95154 49 264 61 261 60 268 62 275 95154 88208 45 285 46 273 48 272 56 282 88208 82772 34 280 42 279 44 279 47 280 82772 78182 37 286 38 274 42 283 42 290 78182 74181 44 289 39 281 52 293 49 296 74181 70645 44 288 43 283 52 286 52 294 70645 67453 40 298 39 285 43 279 48 293 67453 64511 47 302 40 298 44 296 48 295 64511 61767 53 295 50 299 51 300 48 300 61767 59091 56 291 57 292 53 300 56 303 59091 56288 56 290 56 289 58 297 64 296 56288 53386 58 292 54 292 63 289 65 286 53386 50612 63 294 58 297 62 287 59 291 50612 48098 66 297 64 297 60 295 70 296 48098 45848 66 300 67 298 71 301 76 294 45848 43823 64 301 74 298 78 295 80 293 43823 41985 67 303 79 292 76 293 85 290 41985 40298 77 298 74 289 80 293 88 286 40298 38729 79 293 69 298 80 293 88 286 38729 37262 72 300 76 309 84 299 89 286 37262 35891 62 308 85 311 90 304 90 286 35891 34579 71 319 92 312 94 305 90 287 34579 33263 83 322 90 312 99 303 89 286 33263 31911 98 320 84 306 103 300 88 284 31911 30524 101 312 83 300 102 295 87 285 30524 29082 92 307 81 299 97 295 85 287 29082 27570 75 313 75 300 90 296 79 283 27570 25984 68 313 72 295 84 298 75 278 25984 24324 62 308 71 287 75 302 71 280 24324 22594 60 302 76 274 67 302 68 283 22594 20794 63 295 64 265 63 298 62 285 20794 18918 60 295 57 262 58 294 60 284 18918 16962 53 294 50 265 54 288 54 278 16962 14970 49 290 41 261 50 281 49 276 14970 13052 49 287 42 261 53 268 51 277 13052 11309 51 285 39 266 56 263 53 273 11309 9763 53 286 38 268 55 266 55 264 9763 8391 52 288 37 269 46 263 53 258 8391 7172 48 289 36 271 37 258 44 245 7172 6089 45 289 36 273 32 257 40 236 6089 5131 41 283 36 276 30 256 31 235 5131 4286 38 272 35 280 28 257 24 233 4286 3540 36 272 33 280 27 257 23 225 3540 2873 34 272 23 271 25 252 28 213 2873 2288 33 269 18*255 21 239 34 206 2288 1803 29 255 16*248 16*227 30 201 1803 1433 25 249 14 244 13*220 23 193 1433 1178 20*245 13 243 11 218 17 187 1178 1023 17*244 11 242 10 217 15*186 1023 935 12 243 9 241 8 216 9*184 935 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