DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.8 - - 39.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 192 - - 157 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1773 - - 2075 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1756 - - 1880 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2662 - - 2964 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 385 - - 407 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 289 - - 284 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 023 - - 018 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 542 - - 288 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2121 - - 2676 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10675 - - -10919 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13337 - - 13883 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.8 - - 39.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.8 - - 31.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 41.8 - - 39.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.6 - - 30.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 192 - - 157 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1773 - - 2075 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 59 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - 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] 96596 24 244 17 252 96596 89397 17 238 15 243 89397 83865 11 221 20 239 83865 79294 16 212 17 242 79294 75350 10 202 14 247 75350 71842 11 258 16 227 71842 68652 17 250 19 240 68652 65717 15 250 25 246 65717 62996 17 252 24 246 62996 60359 25 254 26 250 60359 57601 31 252 31 251 57601 54724 26 250 32 254 54724 51965 37 253 39 264 51965 49465 40 271 48 266 49465 47201 50 271 59 265 47201 45125 59 271 62 265 45125 43213 73 275 67 275 43213 41455 85 275 86 273 41455 39843 93 272 90 265 39843 38362 85 273 86 268 38362 36991 90 280 93 274 36991 35680 99 275 108 274 35680 34349 97 271 106 268 34349 32970 87 270 97 263 32970 31545 79 268 90 260 31545 30057 74 268 90 258 30057 28495 69 269 91 255 28495 26855 68 268 88 252 26855 25132 71 262 84 252 25132 23329 76 261 82 254 23329 21452 78 260 80 259 21452 19497 76 256 78 268 19497 17462 70 253 75 270 17462 15388 54 256 53 274 15388 13392 42 271 39 271 13392 11582 37 272 28 280 11582 9973 32 272 32 290 9973 8541 28 302 24 272 8541 7269 21 318 22 278 7269 6143 12 316 19 295 6143 5152 1 192 17 330 5152 4287 6 118 20 016 4287 3536 19 021 25*017 3536 2875 23*021 25*016 2875 2295 23*022 25 017 2295 1810 23 023 25 018 1810 1437 22 023 24 018 1437 1180 21 024 23 018 1180 1025 19 024 20 019 1025 935 15 024 16 018 935 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