DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/02 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 - - - 42.1 - - 46.3 - - 47.9 - - 40.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 148 - - 20 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 658 - - 2392 - - 3136 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 2070 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1547 - - 3281 - - 4025 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2159 - - 1447 - - 1010 - - 395 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 141 - - 291 - - 175 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 14 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 145 - - 217 - - 214 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 32 - - 563 - - -585 - - -1919 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1515 - - 2718 - - 4611 - - 2854 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -803 - - 38 - - -12385 - - -14441 ODpotential blCL - - - 2350 - - 3243 - - 16410 - - 15376 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 86 - - 73 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.1 - - 46.3 - - 47.9 - - 40.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.1 - - 37.9 - - 31.2 - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.7 - - 45.5 - - 47.9 - - 42.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 36.9 - - 30.2 - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 148 - - 20 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 658 - - 2392 - - 3136 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 46 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96612 21 266 22 269 18 286 17 258 96612 89498 12 293 13 281 18 273 16 294 89498 84015 8 305 11 259 16 256 18 287 84015 79471 8 289 8 264 14 241 17 269 79471 75542 9 288 4 274 11 240 13 258 75542 72045 10 279 6 272 9 287 8 276 72045 68855 12 290 5 270 10 281 8 285 68855 65913 12 288 9 314 11 292 11 295 65913 63178 9 272 14 298 15 283 12 290 63178 60513 8 297 15 295 16 280 15 286 60513 57725 16 310 18 297 19 299 18 294 57725 54852 18 321 18 317 21 315 23 309 54852 52129 30 345 25 338 28 322 34 317 52129 49679 32 345 30 346 40 321 41 307 49679 47476 45 348 43 340 35 318 33 319 47476 45471 42 357 43 349 38 342 65 329 45471 43638 48 002 57 351 67 336 73 326 43638 41947 59 349 68 343 75 330 75 327 41947 40374 54 348 71 344 81 333 79 329 40374 38900 69 359 77 346 87 336 80 328 38900 37514 90 359 84 347 88 338 80 327 37514 36179 101 357 86 348 83 339 80 325 36179 34823 105 356 84 350 77 339 80 323 34823 33415 108 356 80 351 71 340 80 322 33415 31958 98 357 78 350 65 339 78 322 31958 30434 82 350 77 351 61 335 71 321 30434 28830 76 347 70 354 60 333 61 322 28830 27151 63 008 60 350 60 336 53 319 27151 25397 48 009 59 346 60 337 50 315 25397 23568 40 000 57 348 53 339 46 314 23568 21663 41 356 49 353 45 342 42 318 21663 19678 35 359 46 349 36 338 35 325 19678 17610 26 004 34 345 32 341 34 324 17610 15505 16 013 21 345 27 339 35 320 15505 13476 14 014 10 329 18 320 24 313 13476 11632 12 016 5 311 14 291 20 299 11632 10003 9 357 4 243 14 276 17 287 10003 8564 2 225 8 223 17 250 17 269 8564 7292 9 156 14 208 21 228 20 253 7292 6172 11 158 19 198 25 222 25 241 6172 5189 11 168 22 199 25 218 28 232 5189 4333 10 169 21 207 22*214 27 221 4333 3583 8 177 18*212 21*214 26 215 3583 2913 6 185 16*215 20 214 26 213 2913 2320 4 173 15 216 19 214 26 211 2320 1825 3*140 15 217 18 215 26 208 1825 1445 2*141 14 217 17 215 24 205 1445 1184 1 145 13 218 16 215 19 201 1184 1026 1 148 12 218 14 215 16 199 1026 935 1 150 10 218 11 215 7*195 935 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