DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.9 - - 81.8 - - 74.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 77 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2787 - - 3890 - - 1058 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2258 - - 2859 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3676 - - 4779 - - 1947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2735 - - 1288 - - 1724 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 290 - - 297 - - 84 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 17 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 265 - - 027 - - 075 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 703 - - 1629 - - 639 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2973 - - 3150 - - 1308 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -237 - - 433 - - 50 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3913 - - 4346 - - 1897 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 90 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1630 - - 1920 - - 1630 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.9 - - 81.8 - - 74.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 70.8 - - 71.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.4 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.3 - - 69.5 - - 71.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 77 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2787 - - 3890 - - 1058 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - 60 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 17 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] 99383 35 098 28 099 32 071 99383 91824 37 092 28 081 31 088 91824 86050 29 075 27 083 25 092 86050 81267 19 074 24 084 19 077 81267 77127 17 081 17 080 17 070 77127 73466 11 065 16 087 11 066 73466 70157 9 068 10 077 10 065 70157 67112 7 102 5 024 11 032 67112 64293 8 118 4 049 7 355 64293 61582 10 062 7 079 2 344 61582 58764 15 323 3 359 3 108 58764 55847 24 274 14 285 10 270 55847 53076 29 230 30 254 14 257 53076 50609 33 229 36 236 29 237 50609 48431 30 233 37 237 38 240 48431 46462 36 248 44 233 50 242 46462 44648 49 241 51 230 54 235 44648 42961 56 234 56 227 55 229 42961 41385 56 231 55 226 57 227 41385 39906 55 231 52 227 58 224 39906 38510 52 229 50 225 56 220 38510 37157 48 227 51 223 53 220 37157 35778 42 225 50 223 47 221 35778 34344 35 230 46 225 40 221 34344 32857 32 240 42 226 36 223 32857 31301 33 237 37 228 29 234 31301 29664 32 236 31 226 25 250 29664 27946 29 235 28 234 21 259 27946 26147 26 235 26 233 20 268 26147 24276 22 240 26 230 24 251 24276 22328 24 241 24 232 26 242 22328 20300 27 240 20 237 20 265 20300 18193 26 243 19 242 16 265 18193 16052 26 248 23 243 15 279 16052 13996 23 245 24 247 14 293 13996 12131 16 254 24 252 12 278 12131 10476 17 267 21 253 6 272 10476 9005 15 276 19 256 1 275 9005 7693 13 298 17 262 2 320 7693 6527 10 306 11 265 3 334 6527 5494 7 303 2*304 3 003 5494 4584 5 294 2*013 2 032 4584 3780 4*284 3 025 2 049 3780 3060 4*274 3 028 3 063 3060 2424 4 268 4 028 5*069 2424 1894 4 264 4 029 6*074 1894 1486 4 262 4 030 6 076 1486 1206 4 259 4 031 6 075 1206 1036 3 257 3 031 6 076 1036 938 3 258 3 032 5 075 938 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