DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - - 0654z - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.0 - - 38.0 - - 38.3 - - 37.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 195 - - 100 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1400 - - 1746 - - 1597 - - 1007 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 1735 - - 919 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2289 - - 2635 - - 2486 - - 1896 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 329 - - 458 - - 594 - - 962 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 220 - - 287 - - 223 - - 72 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 19 - - 21 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 049 - - 058 - - 068 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 10 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 802 - - 900 - - 771 - - 232 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1488 - - 1735 - - 1715 - - 1664 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 507 - - 713 - - 508 - - -227 ODpotential blCL - - - 1782 - - 1922 - - 1978 - - 2123 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.0 - - 38.0 - - 38.3 - - 37.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.1 - - 34.1 - - 34.5 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.5 - - 37.1 - - 38.0 - - 37.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 33.0 - - 33.7 - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 195 - - 100 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1400 - - 1746 - - 1597 - - 1007 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96509 21 244 21 259 16 240 24 252 96509 89248 10 232 19 255 20 259 18 257 89248 83673 6 251 12 249 20 256 18 273 83673 79064 5 204 16 268 16 260 13 277 79064 75097 4 244 17 260 13 277 12 301 75097 71589 6 303 13 231 16 283 18 302 71589 68411 17 277 19 268 21 278 20 291 68411 65480 23 255 22 271 24 279 26 285 65480 62749 24 261 28 276 33 266 32 287 62749 60085 29 268 32 264 36 258 34 277 60085 57296 30 271 34 271 36 255 41 274 57296 54399 37 276 38 270 40 265 41 265 54399 51633 43 267 48 271 43 264 37 261 51633 49154 45 265 52 261 48 274 46 273 49154 46953 48 265 46 266 56 267 50 269 46953 44983 53 270 53 268 55 261 55 274 44983 43225 63 264 57 268 55 267 68 280 43225 41631 66 255 68 270 71 277 86 278 41631 40141 67 252 75 270 83 280 85 271 40141 38732 65 253 77 271 81 271 79 271 38732 37395 63 252 73 266 84 263 70 269 37395 36094 62 245 73 261 82 259 66 263 36094 34764 61 242 73 258 75 263 68 261 34764 33378 61 245 66 257 64 270 63 257 33378 31937 60 248 58 257 60 267 56 253 31937 30428 60 249 57 253 58 265 54 245 30428 28839 60 249 62 248 53 265 54 239 28839 27168 61 249 61 247 48 268 55 240 27168 25414 59 250 61 249 48 260 52 243 25414 23581 55 251 51 255 48 255 49 253 23581 21674 51 251 43 258 45 261 49 259 21674 19689 48 262 37 261 41 261 46 261 19689 17626 40 272 34 272 34 262 36 267 17626 15530 31 275 32 277 21 269 22 252 15530 13511 27 266 20 264 14 254 26 226 13511 11671 25 252 17 247 9 214 27 217 11671 10039 13 263 18 243 9 181 24 219 10039 8597 5 287 11 221 11 151 16 202 8597 7319 6 352 6 164 12 150 10 178 7319 6186 3 080 6 170 10 159 11 160 6186 5186 7 148 3 187 8 150 12 141 5186 4310 5 147 5 082 16 119 20 123 4310 3547 13 078 19 083 23 097 28 104 3547 2877 22*062 21*068 24*076 31 088 2877 2293 23*051 21*060 23*069 29*078 2293 1809 22 049 20 058 22 068 27*075 1809 1436 21 049 20 058 21 067 24 074 1436 1180 20 048 18 057 20 067 21 073 1180 1024 18 048 17 057 18 066 18 072 1024 935 13 048 13 056 14 066 13 072 935 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