DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 74.6 - - 73.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1365 - - 947 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 921 - - 922 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2254 - - 1836 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2149 - - 3555 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 221 - - 89 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 203 - - 209 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 198 - - 149 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2056 - - 1687 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1918 - - -794 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4172 - - 2630 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1510 - - 2000 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.6 - - 73.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.3 - - 69.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.1 - - 74.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.0 - - 68.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1365 - - 947 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 88 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - 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] 97987 13 131 4 192 97987 90600 8 089 5 134 90600 84958 6 062 9 112 84958 80274 4 075 8 107 80274 76215 4 141 3 196 76215 72633 7 175 4 186 72633 69399 7 194 4 134 69399 66412 7 202 8 248 66412 63651 8 204 16 249 63651 60994 15 272 19 248 60994 58230 27 247 30 243 58230 55360 27 246 36 249 55360 52617 39 240 41 231 52617 50150 40 228 36 217 50150 47933 39 235 36 239 47933 45924 50 243 55 251 45924 44098 66 242 68 244 44098 42436 69 230 71 237 42436 40907 72 228 69 233 40907 39473 70 227 71 231 39473 38112 66 226 71 229 38112 36787 60 226 67 227 36787 35433 56 226 63 226 35433 34021 52 225 56 224 34021 32553 48 222 51 221 32553 31016 43 220 49 222 31016 29399 40 217 43 223 29399 27703 39 213 38 224 27703 25928 40 212 32 227 25928 24076 41 213 31 231 24076 22152 42 217 34 241 22152 20154 44 225 37 255 20154 18073 44 234 33 257 18073 15951 41 238 29 242 15951 13910 41 236 29 231 13910 12058 40 233 28 226 12058 10415 40 228 30 229 10415 8952 39 223 34 238 8952 7649 40 218 38 239 7649 6492 41 215 39 235 6492 5469 43 213 37 231 5469 4566 43 211 36 228 4566 3768 40 211 33 224 3768 3053 33 211 31 219 3053 2420 25*212 29 217 2420 1891 19*208 25*213 1891 1485 15 203 23*210 1485 1205 14 201 20 209 1205 1035 13 199 18 208 1035 938 10 197 13 207 938 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