DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.9 - - 75.5 - - 70.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - -25 - - -19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2208 - - 2937 - - 49 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1840 - - 921 - - 921 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 3097 - - 3826 - - 938 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2290 - - 2584 - - 4684 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 267 - - 120 - - 25 - - - W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 20 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 173 - - 149 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 16 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -940 - - -145 - - -1042 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4037 - - 3971 - - 1980 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4757 - - -2643 - - -2175 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7854 - - 6469 - - 3113 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 210 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.9 - - 75.5 - - 70.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.3 - - 61.2 - - 65.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.4 - - 76.6 - - 72.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 60.5 - - 64.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - -25 - - -19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2208 - - 2937 - - 49 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 14 - - - 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] 99750 28 101 35 080 36 090 99750 92278 27 096 31 087 27 081 92278 86495 28 084 25 095 18 088 86495 81683 26 086 21 099 17 105 81683 77525 24 089 15 089 20 095 77525 73838 20 081 12 085 16 076 73838 70506 15 063 10 084 10 085 70506 67454 9 052 7 087 5 131 67454 64633 4 040 5 089 10 163 64633 61895 1 295 3 156 8 172 61895 59063 9 254 7 236 6 263 59063 56169 8 335 8 285 10 309 56169 53433 25 299 23 280 24 297 53433 50992 22 281 32 275 37 277 50992 48820 16 259 25 253 38 249 48820 46841 21 270 23 297 35 265 46841 45007 36 304 46 295 46 276 45007 43297 52 297 53 282 45 270 43297 41695 51 291 50 271 44 263 41695 40188 42 280 50 264 46 260 40188 38766 39 275 45 260 47 257 38766 37388 35 277 46 257 48 253 37388 35983 28 281 47 256 49 252 35983 34522 26 289 42 257 49 251 34522 33007 27 291 38 255 47 250 33007 31423 30 294 38 251 42 249 31423 29759 33 281 34 250 39 251 29759 28016 34 273 31 248 38 250 28016 26196 29 273 34 250 38 248 26196 24303 26 272 34 251 36 249 24303 22340 26 270 30 251 33 252 22340 20303 29 269 30 255 32 261 20303 18186 28 262 33 250 31 264 18186 16030 19 235 29 236 27 253 16030 13954 14 229 31 224 28 244 13954 12064 13 226 28 197 32 252 12064 10381 12 197 25 153 35 237 10381 8895 15 177 25 145 30 200 8895 7590 19 168 27 151 32 157 7590 6441 20 169 28 161 35 146 6441 5428 19 173 28 169 33 150 5428 4535 21 182 27*172 30 158 4535 3745 21*178 25*173 28 162 3745 3037 20*168 23 173 26 165 3037 2409 18 165 21 173 24 166 2409 1884 16 162 19 172 21 166 1884 1481 15 161 17 172 17 163 1481 1203 14 161 15 172 13 156 1203 1035 13 161 13 172 10*153 1035 938 10 160 9 172 6*149 938 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