DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - - 55.2 - - 56.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 247 - - 184 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1922 - - 2096 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1945 - - 1955 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2811 - - 2985 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 381 - - 273 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 321 - - 298 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 095 - - 109 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 330 - - 195 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2481 - - 2790 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6126 - - -5823 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8937 - - 8808 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.2 - - 56.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.7 - - 47.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 53.9 - - 55.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.8 - - 47.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 247 - - 184 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1922 - - 2096 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 71 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 97191 23 225 25 257 97191 89797 22 238 23 256 89797 84144 18 226 23 234 84144 79484 6 250 7 230 79484 75472 4 281 6 300 75472 71936 3 232 10 267 71936 68736 8 273 7 271 68736 65771 9 295 12 283 65771 63005 12 323 14 275 63005 60316 13 322 18 284 60316 57501 15 301 14 272 57501 54567 18 290 22 282 54567 51751 26 276 24 273 51751 49215 26 282 36 274 49215 46954 36 279 39 266 46954 44923 36 275 38 261 44923 43083 35 276 40 269 43083 41409 44 280 47 275 41409 39878 55 276 52 270 39878 38463 52 272 54 266 38463 37135 46 276 49 268 37135 35850 46 281 43 276 35850 34538 46 278 44 277 34538 33170 43 270 46 275 33170 31747 41 265 44 276 31747 30257 38 262 38 278 30257 28686 31 263 36 271 28686 27038 26 266 34 264 27038 25312 22 272 26 261 25312 23510 24 265 19 257 23510 21638 19 258 17 253 21638 19689 15 244 19 246 19689 17660 21 234 18 232 17660 15594 21 213 20 224 15594 13601 19 202 16 215 13601 11786 14 180 14 192 11786 10169 12 165 15 184 10169 8729 14 169 15 178 8729 7449 19 149 16 172 7449 6312 20 150 19 169 6312 5307 15 153 14 169 5307 4423 15 135 10 162 4423 3645 17 114 11*147 3645 2955 15*099 13*116 2955 2351 15*097 13 111 2351 1846 15 095 13 108 1846 1458 14 094 13 106 1458 1191 14 094 12 105 1191 1029 13 093 11 105 1029 936 11 093 10 103 936 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