DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 - - - 10.1 - - 17.3 - - 21.2 - - 20.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 37 - - 11 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 44 - - 305 - - 580 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 917 - - 917 - - 917 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 933 - - 1194 - - 1469 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 150 - - 518 - - 1083 - - 2215 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 91 - - 77 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 6 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 265 - - 307 - - 241 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -500 - - -37 - - -98 - - -528 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1433 - - 1231 - - 1567 - - 1462 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12013 - - -6180 - - -6998 - - -1200 ODpotential blCL - - - 12946 - - 7374 - - 8467 - - 2134 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 98 - - 91 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.1 - - 17.3 - - 21.2 - - 20.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.5 - - 15.6 - - 17.9 - - 17.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.4 - - 17.3 - - 21.2 - - 22.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.0 - - 16.2 - - 17.5 - - 18.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 37 - - 11 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 44 - - 305 - - 580 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 91 - - 64 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 94731 49 279 53 282 46 290 48 284 94731 87918 36 307 40 287 44 292 44 292 87918 82588 39 304 37 295 46 290 48 290 82588 78102 41 302 41 295 45 293 50 290 78102 74207 47 293 41 292 44 303 53 299 74207 70742 45 294 43 295 52 298 56 300 70742 67577 52 300 54 294 59 287 64 297 67577 64662 56 290 57 287 60 290 65 292 64662 61963 46 295 50 288 64 292 58 288 61963 59325 47 310 48 302 57 291 55 291 59325 56525 63 310 58 307 57 303 55 301 56525 53577 72 301 69 302 68 306 64 305 53577 50754 72 296 72 302 75 305 77 308 50754 48221 70 298 75 301 78 303 82 302 48221 45964 70 305 75 298 77 303 78 296 45964 43922 75 309 75 301 77 303 75 301 43922 42052 79 308 78 307 83 307 82 304 42052 40327 82 307 83 310 96 308 89 302 40327 38735 85 308 90 309 104 305 94 299 38735 37257 91 311 99 309 107 302 100 297 37257 35873 97 314 108 309 109 302 103 295 35873 34541 106 318 114 311 113 303 104 294 34541 33193 121 320 121 312 118 305 105 296 33193 31803 129 321 125 312 124 305 107 298 31803 30380 133 321 125 311 124 304 110 298 30380 28912 135 320 122 308 120 301 111 295 28912 27384 130 320 121 306 115 296 106 292 27384 25793 116 319 117 306 112 294 100 292 25793 24129 105 314 108 306 108 302 93 295 24129 22396 81 310 100 312 99 302 88 301 22396 20595 68 306 78 314 90 300 73 293 20595 18714 61 306 59 303 63 307 69 291 18714 16750 57 307 50 295 56 299 61 294 16750 14753 56 310 43 302 55 299 50 299 14753 12836 50 315 42 307 39 303 36 306 12836 11101 31 312 34 306 30 312 21 312 11101 9566 18 306 23 297 27 315 16 309 9566 8208 14 309 16 298 16 301 15 305 8208 7005 11 312 12 309 8 295 8 304 7005 5941 10 318 9 320 4 290 3 306 5941 5003 11 331 6 326 2 260 1 066 5003 4179 10 330 3 320 2 202 2 137 4179 3457 10 320 3 278 3 200 2 147 3457 2816 8 317 6 273 4 237 2 135 2816 2252 7 311 9 269 5 239 2 111 2252 1782 7 307 7 273 4*232 2 083 1782 1421 8 304 4*296 1*235 2 068 1421 1171 8 299 3*306 1 239 2 055 1171 1021 7 292 3 307 1 247 3*046 1021 934 3*265 3 307 1 248 3*047 934 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