DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 65.5 - - 59.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 108 - - 37 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1853 - - 2297 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1553 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2742 - - 3186 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 559 - - 743 - - 2450 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 248 - - 197 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 063 - - 037 - - 021 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -251 - - -223 - - -772 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2994 - - 3409 - - 1709 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7938 - - -7189 - - -8218 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10680 - - 10375 - - 9155 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 91 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 65.5 - - 59.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.9 - - 53.8 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.1 - - 65.3 - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.5 - - 52.5 - - 55.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 108 - - 37 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1853 - - 2297 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 20 - - 66 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 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] 98242 13 279 8 278 17 292 98242 90923 3 234 9 254 9 304 90923 85262 3 280 9 263 5 338 85262 80555 2 274 4 277 2 306 80555 76493 5 221 2 298 2 108 76493 72902 5 180 2 195 3 095 72902 69655 4 141 5 184 4 084 69655 66674 3 078 8 164 1 148 66674 63911 4 044 8 142 3 252 63911 61237 4 331 4 107 4 257 61237 58444 4 282 1 337 6 270 58444 55551 2 263 6 315 7 279 55551 52798 3 301 9 309 7 302 52798 50319 6 316 9 291 10 300 50319 48090 7 317 8 299 9 295 48090 46068 7 306 11 316 8 324 46068 44222 7 309 12 301 15 318 44222 42528 9 313 10 287 17 292 42528 40965 11 295 10 286 15 286 40965 39509 13 290 12 292 14 283 39509 38137 12 287 11 289 13 278 38137 36805 10 286 10 290 13 275 36805 35447 9 289 11 290 12 278 35447 34033 9 303 12 302 9 294 34033 32563 10 321 12 318 10 317 32563 31025 10 344 11 324 11 330 31025 29404 9 355 8 329 11 343 29404 27705 6 345 7 318 6 341 27705 25930 2 326 6 291 4 313 25930 24078 3 154 5 240 3 257 24078 22148 7 185 7 227 4 235 22148 20138 8 182 7 220 6 228 20138 18041 5 168 4 210 3 188 18041 15907 3 159 1 232 0 140 15907 13856 1 117 2 006 3 048 13856 11992 1 002 4 011 8 031 11992 10337 4 012 7 012 11 016 10337 8867 6 015 9 012 12 015 8867 7561 6 019 9 021 11 023 7561 6404 6 025 9 021 10 026 6404 5384 6 034 8 018 10 023 5384 4487 6 040 7 021 9 019 4487 3699 5 051 6*033 6 015 3699 3000 5*063 6*036 6 016 3000 2383 5*063 6 036 6 018 2383 1867 5 063 6 037 6 026 1867 1470 5 064 5 038 6 032 1470 1197 4 064 5 038 5 033 1197 1032 4 063 5 037 4 027 1032 937 4 064 4 038 4*021 937 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