DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 - - - 33.9 - - 37.5 - - 39.3 - - 39.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 57 - - 17 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 402 - - 697 - - 966 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 918 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1291 - - 1586 - - 1855 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 551 - - 511 - - 626 - - 1274 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 68 - - 140 - - 106 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 124 - - 136 - - 009 - - 055 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -228 - - 182 - - 455 - - -296 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1519 - - 1405 - - 1400 - - 1231 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11268 - - -9648 - - 222 - - -639 ODpotential blCL - - - 12559 - - 11234 - - 1633 - - 1574 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.9 - - 37.5 - - 39.3 - - 39.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 34.9 - - 36.8 - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.0 - - 37.1 - - 39.4 - - 39.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 34.4 - - 36.3 - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 57 - - 17 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 402 - - 697 - - 966 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 99 - - 101 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96153 16 186 17 222 17 244 22 262 96153 89000 8 254 22 240 22 240 21 258 89000 83474 19 241 24 244 30 247 22 266 83474 78857 25 267 22 251 32 236 30 269 78857 74883 37 272 30 273 31 283 37 281 74883 71394 38 266 46 271 46 286 45 269 71394 68222 37 262 44 255 45 273 41 269 68222 65284 36 278 37 269 42 283 46 284 65284 62552 46 291 50 287 53 286 57 287 62552 59900 60 290 61 286 61 279 61 280 59900 57128 69 282 68 279 66 276 64 279 57128 54242 74 277 72 272 74 275 76 279 54242 51478 77 271 76 268 82 269 83 273 51478 48985 76 276 80 267 83 267 86 272 48985 46747 83 281 80 269 80 271 83 276 46747 44716 93 278 85 271 82 272 87 276 44716 42864 96 275 89 272 86 273 89 275 42864 41176 92 270 92 271 93 271 92 274 41176 39633 93 268 96 270 97 269 95 272 39633 38202 95 270 100 268 99 270 100 270 38202 36859 97 271 95 266 97 269 96 266 36859 35566 93 269 91 265 95 268 91 265 35566 34256 92 265 89 264 95 267 89 266 34256 32897 90 264 88 264 95 266 88 268 32897 31488 86 266 85 265 94 267 84 268 31488 30015 80 269 81 267 90 265 78 268 30015 28465 74 268 78 267 85 265 75 269 28465 26840 73 268 74 268 78 266 71 269 26840 25138 70 267 70 266 75 267 66 270 25138 23357 64 268 66 260 74 268 64 271 23357 21501 62 265 63 258 73 266 64 271 21501 19564 58 255 54 257 65 264 61 271 19564 17541 46 245 46 262 55 267 55 268 17541 15469 38 251 43 263 45 265 49 270 15469 13463 32 261 40 261 39 264 43 276 13463 11635 29 262 30 263 33 261 34 276 11635 10017 23 247 26 270 23 268 23 292 10017 8589 15 246 15 275 14 270 15 315 8589 7322 11 230 8 270 7 283 13 329 7322 6198 6 226 4 217 5 293 11 335 6198 5207 4 186 6 207 5 296 10 333 5207 4340 9 159 9 205 6 289 11 345 4340 3579 6 162 9 175 4 285 11 003 3579 2901 7 164 8 155 4 347 7 014 2901 2306 8 163 7 155 7*010 5 035 2306 1815 9 151 6*143 7*010 5 045 1815 1440 8*133 5*138 6 010 5 047 1440 1182 6*125 5 136 5 009 5 049 1182 1025 5 124 4 137 5 010 4 051 1025 935 4 122 4 135 4 009 3*055 935 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