DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/16 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 - - - 38.3 - - 44.5 - - 46.6 - - 38.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 102 - - 223 - - 49 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1406 - - 2737 - - 3290 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 2483 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2295 - - 3626 - - 4179 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 513 - - 909 - - 1485 - - 190 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 213 - - 344 - - 223 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 17 - - 20 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 318 - - 303 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 11 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3789 - - -4151 - - -4631 - - -5599 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6084 - - 7777 - - 8810 - - 6534 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12516 - - -16350 - - -15604 - - -17894 ODpotential blCL - - - 14811 - - 19976 - - 19783 - - 18829 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 40 - - 61 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.3 - - 44.5 - - 46.6 - - 38.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.1 - - 13.6 - - 11.1 - - 13.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 43.3 - - 46.4 - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.8 - - 13.1 - - 10.6 - - 12.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 102 - - 223 - - 49 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1406 - - 2737 - - 3290 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95472 29 317 29 303 25 290 33 284 95472 88625 24 311 32 307 23 306 27 304 88625 83274 21 333 25 310 22 325 18 310 83274 78789 31 325 25 311 28 328 27 327 78789 74909 22 312 24 321 27 307 28 324 74909 71458 22 318 20 344 21 299 32 322 71458 68315 29 310 35 321 31 314 36 315 68315 65415 34 318 33 296 32 308 31 316 65415 62696 39 316 30 298 32 306 33 310 62696 60042 44 304 38 307 39 299 40 299 60042 57278 50 296 47 300 45 292 44 301 57278 54414 53 295 51 302 47 297 48 295 54414 51675 62 300 61 299 57 302 55 295 51675 49204 72 304 68 296 66 297 61 295 49204 46982 85 303 75 297 71 295 67 294 46982 44957 91 296 80 297 74 295 68 293 44957 43095 86 295 81 299 77 298 71 292 43095 41378 88 302 88 301 84 299 78 295 41378 39792 98 309 98 300 89 298 86 297 39792 38318 114 300 102 297 92 296 91 298 38318 36938 122 296 101 295 92 296 92 298 36938 35612 122 296 100 295 94 297 92 299 35612 34268 119 300 98 298 97 297 96 300 34268 32874 119 302 100 301 98 298 99 301 32874 31427 121 304 102 302 99 298 98 301 31427 29915 121 306 105 301 97 297 96 299 29915 28326 119 306 107 303 95 299 92 299 28326 26660 117 305 109 304 96 303 90 302 26660 24918 118 305 110 304 99 306 91 304 24918 23104 114 307 105 305 96 307 90 306 23104 21228 108 309 96 305 89 306 79 308 21228 19284 99 314 91 310 79 308 71 311 19284 17259 82 313 83 315 74 313 68 312 17259 15194 63 312 70 314 71 316 65 313 15194 13209 59 315 57 308 62 315 60 315 13209 11413 59 317 50 309 54 313 54 317 11413 9831 58 317 48 313 49 314 48 321 9831 8434 54 320 48 317 46 317 43 326 8434 7202 48 325 45 322 44 321 39 330 7202 6113 44 329 41 325 37 320 35 332 6113 5155 41 331 36 329 32 317 31 326 5155 4312 38 332 30*329 23*304 27 313 4312 3569 35 334 22*324 22*303 26 310 3569 2902 30*335 18 318 22 303 25 312 2902 2313 27*334 18 317 21 303 24 313 2313 1821 21 330 17 317 20 302 22 313 1821 1442 19 329 16 316 19 302 20 312 1442 1183 18 328 15 316 18 302 15 308 1183 1025 16 328 14 316 16 302 13 305 1025 935 12 327 12 315 12 302 5*298 935 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