DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 22.4 - - 30.3 - - 40.2 - - 37.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 59 - - 36 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 795 - - 1105 - - 2101 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 918 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1684 - - 1994 - - 2990 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 599 - - 610 - - 1244 - - 362 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 168 - - 181 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 27 - - 28 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 189 - - 189 - - 220 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1463 - - -2406 - - -2263 - - -2277 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3148 - - 4400 - - 5253 - - 3212 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13867 - - -12669 - - -10010 - - -8521 ODpotential blCL - - - 15551 - - 14663 - - 13000 - - 9456 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 87 - - 87 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.4 - - 30.3 - - 40.2 - - 37.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.0 - - 14.3 - - 20.3 - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 30.3 - - 40.3 - - 39.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.1 - - 13.4 - - 19.2 - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 59 - - 36 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 795 - - 1105 - - 2101 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 50 - - 47 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96462 10 114 8 107 9 053 14 092 96462 89288 13 107 9 121 4 021 7 068 89288 83683 6 079 5 125 3 254 5 338 83683 78998 1 163 4 180 8 249 8 296 78998 74950 5 306 5 323 8 276 10 286 74950 71351 12 279 14 301 15 282 16 294 71351 68072 13 279 18 299 17 281 23 287 68072 65033 19 281 24 291 21 289 23 298 65033 62200 21 287 29 297 31 293 34 293 62200 59468 32 302 36 288 32 274 42 293 59468 56603 37 305 34 293 35 298 41 277 56603 53592 42 308 42 296 43 294 50 296 53592 50719 48 300 50 300 45 290 57 296 50719 48154 41 295 59 300 61 300 64 300 48154 45875 51 301 65 294 70 300 72 296 45875 43829 61 302 65 295 75 299 75 293 43829 41969 75 305 70 298 89 296 87 295 41969 40263 91 307 81 305 102 292 101 293 40263 38692 98 305 109 306 110 291 111 292 38692 37239 113 310 130 305 117 294 126 291 37239 35886 140 310 142 305 124 295 134 289 35886 34586 153 310 147 305 128 296 133 288 34586 33270 153 309 148 305 131 296 131 289 33270 31909 139 308 146 306 132 297 130 291 31909 30505 115 303 132 306 129 297 129 292 30505 29046 99 296 109 299 122 297 124 291 29046 27522 91 293 99 289 113 294 115 286 27522 25932 87 292 94 286 105 292 110 280 25932 24265 75 297 84 285 96 288 104 278 24265 22527 43 307 74 285 83 283 94 276 22527 20729 43 295 67 288 70 281 87 272 20729 18861 40 304 58 288 66 283 80 270 18861 16915 37 296 51 281 66 282 70 273 16915 14935 36 293 36 265 64 271 62 277 14935 13028 34 289 33 264 54 253 66 285 13028 11293 33 281 34 271 41 251 65 289 11293 9751 36 274 38 271 35 252 56 284 9751 8381 38 268 43 265 39 256 50 279 8381 7165 36 258 45 261 41 256 39 292 7165 6086 32 252 47 250 42 256 37 297 6086 5133 37 250 40 234 42 251 35 273 5133 4297 32 238 41 230 40 239 39 254 4297 3558 32 223 45 219 35*225 38 253 3558 2895 39 206 43 207 32*221 35 256 2895 2308 38 197 34*192 31 220 32 255 2308 1817 34*193 31*190 29 220 28 250 1817 1440 29*190 29 189 27 220 24 245 1440 1181 25 189 26 188 25 220 19 242 1181 1025 22 189 23 188 21 220 16 241 1025 935 16 188 17 188 16 220 8*239 935 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