DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - - 30.4 - - 28.1 - - 27.0 - - 26.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 21 - - -14 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 852 - - 1582 - - 45 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1741 - - 2471 - - 934 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1561 - - 1347 - - 3850 - - 4254 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 51 - - 137 - - 19 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 27 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 344 - - 339 - - 328 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 243 - - 568 - - -1288 - - -749 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1499 - - 1903 - - 2222 - - 1683 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -278 - - -7 - - -1729 - - -1422 ODpotential blCL - - - 2019 - - 2478 - - 2663 - - 2356 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 99 - - 91 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.4 - - 28.1 - - 27.0 - - 26.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 23.0 - - 20.7 - - 22.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 28.1 - - 27.8 - - 27.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 22.5 - - 20.1 - - 22.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 21 - - -14 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 852 - - 1582 - - 45 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 95 - - 64 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 94846 56 277 63 279 35 261 49 256 94846 87863 48 293 52 272 48 283 57 289 87863 82532 47 289 49 281 64 282 54 290 82532 78101 35 295 34 268 55 287 46 300 78101 74235 30 298 26 284 37 278 43 298 74235 70775 46 303 39 308 36 287 48 293 70775 67611 54 300 51 306 45 301 51 294 67611 64675 56 296 58 300 59 304 55 299 64675 61930 53 296 65 297 67 297 58 298 61930 59253 52 297 68 296 66 290 59 293 59253 56435 52 297 65 294 61 289 60 292 56435 53483 55 296 61 289 62 292 63 293 53483 50654 58 294 58 284 67 294 64 294 50654 48106 58 291 56 282 71 295 64 299 48106 45827 59 290 57 284 71 293 69 301 45827 43759 61 291 58 285 67 293 71 300 43759 41864 62 292 56 286 61 293 69 300 41864 40114 63 291 54 288 57 295 67 302 40114 38488 62 287 55 290 57 296 67 304 38488 36973 59 282 57 291 60 296 67 305 36973 35556 56 280 58 290 62 295 67 306 35556 34199 56 281 57 290 62 296 69 309 34199 32833 55 281 56 293 63 298 75 311 32833 31431 52 281 58 297 60 299 76 309 31431 29997 50 282 57 299 57 302 70 308 29997 28518 43 287 53 303 56 301 65 308 28518 26983 38 298 42 308 52 300 60 309 26983 25394 24 320 36 320 45 298 55 307 25394 23754 27 346 35 323 42 293 43 299 23754 22060 29 343 42 326 39 294 38 301 22060 20309 32 341 47 327 38 305 37 299 20309 18489 31 338 42 329 39 311 33 296 18489 16587 28 329 36 330 38 313 34 303 16587 14643 30 311 34 334 34 319 36 306 14643 12768 32 306 35 338 35 327 37 309 12768 11059 29 324 36 339 37 329 37 314 11059 9536 28 344 36 341 37 328 38 317 9536 8185 32 353 33 344 38 329 36 323 8185 6989 32 355 30 345 37 330 33 331 6989 5934 33 355 29 347 33 333 29 336 5934 5008 31 002 27 356 30 337 26 335 5008 4196 35 015 31 358 31 335 26 333 4196 3479 35 015 34 355 31 333 26 329 3479 2835 33 008 34*347 31 332 26 324 2835 2267 30 357 32*342 30 331 25 319 2267 1791 26*348 30 340 28 331 23 315 1791 1425 24*346 28 338 26 330 20 311 1425 1174 21 343 25 337 22 329 16 309 1174 1022 18 343 22 336 19 329 14 308 1022 934 13 341 16 335 14*328 9*306 934 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