DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.4 - - 82.3 - - 77.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 301 - - 180 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3368 - - 3466 - - 1263 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3084 - - 2950 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4257 - - 4355 - - 2152 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1610 - - 1615 - - 1760 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 414 - - 354 - - 117 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 123 - - 104 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -382 - - -1516 - - -2887 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4639 - - 5871 - - 5039 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1756 - - -4024 - - -6633 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6013 - - 8379 - - 8785 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 97 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 350 - - 440 - - 680 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.4 - - 82.3 - - 77.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 59.7 - - 58.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.7 - - 81.3 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 59.0 - - 57.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 301 - - 180 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3368 - - 3466 - - 1263 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 71 - - 89 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 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] 98768 19 077 24 110 15 072 98768 91287 16 086 18 077 15 067 91287 85549 15 083 13 069 17 080 85549 80804 11 057 7 050 18 068 80804 76735 13 086 4 094 15 056 76735 73143 16 079 8 098 10 049 73143 69901 13 087 8 095 5 010 69901 66936 8 082 8 105 3 029 66936 64184 5 052 2 079 6 028 64184 61519 4 344 3 298 5 321 61519 58743 8 350 5 341 5 324 58743 55862 11 329 14 303 13 304 55862 53112 13 306 16 297 15 295 53112 50637 17 282 20 272 18 284 50637 48418 18 288 18 269 24 265 48418 46410 29 279 28 258 27 244 46410 44584 30 270 26 250 20 246 44584 42905 28 266 23 256 32 247 42905 41352 31 261 29 261 46 241 41352 39895 35 261 33 260 45 241 39895 38512 34 263 29 253 34 239 38512 37167 28 259 25 247 27 233 37167 35792 27 251 18 247 20 234 35792 34360 26 248 18 242 19 240 34360 32873 23 257 18 239 18 235 32873 31316 20 264 15 240 17 221 31316 29677 20 259 16 236 16 215 29677 27959 11 227 16 235 12 205 27959 26162 9 159 14 230 10 190 26162 24286 11 171 9 172 13 178 24286 22338 11 166 12 164 14 172 22338 20313 11 158 14 176 14 176 20313 18208 7 188 12 180 16 182 18208 16066 5 233 5 171 16 168 16066 14006 8 239 2 176 16 157 14006 12133 5 234 5 167 15 153 12133 10469 2 243 7 179 12 162 10469 8993 2 237 9 183 13 186 8993 7680 7 170 11 187 13 191 7680 6515 12 150 13 183 11 186 6515 5482 16 144 12 170 11 181 5482 4571 16*139 10*135 11 167 4571 3767 15*132 10*129 10 150 3767 3049 14 127 11 108 10 131 3049 2415 14 123 12 103 11*100 2415 1888 14 121 12 100 11*096 1888 1483 13 119 12 098 11 095 1483 1204 12 118 12 097 10 093 1204 1035 12 118 11 096 9 092 1035 938 10 118 9 095 7 091 938 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