DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/13 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 - - - 1.8 - - 3.7 - - 5.5 - - 0.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 65 - - 20 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1338 - - 1348 - - 1363 - - 43 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 916 - - 916 - - 917 - - 916 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2227 - - 2237 - - 2252 - - 932 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 411 - - 415 - - 580 - - 1592 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 95 - - 181 - - 123 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 17 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 305 - - 301 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -5 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -524 - - -532 - - -424 - - -1067 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2751 - - 2769 - - 2676 - - 1999 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18693 - - -18226 - - -15270 - - -11405 ODpotential blCL - - - 20920 - - 20463 - - 17522 - - 12337 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 88 - - 88 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 1.8 - - 3.7 - - 5.5 - - 0.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -6.6 - - -4.8 - - -2.5 - - -4.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 2.0 - - 3.5 - - 5.6 - - 3.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -7.5 - - -5.7 - - -3.3 - - -3.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 65 - - 20 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1338 - - 1348 - - 1363 - - 43 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 50 - - 53 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94890 77 268 77 273 72 266 72 258 94890 88047 58 274 60 274 61 275 59 274 88047 82702 53 279 53 276 55 281 55 282 82702 78210 47 289 48 280 52 282 52 287 78210 74290 50 294 46 278 47 290 59 301 74290 70827 49 293 45 279 49 295 54 298 70827 67676 44 290 44 285 48 293 45 291 67676 64736 42 289 44 285 40 289 42 299 64736 61981 42 296 41 291 37 295 44 304 61981 59302 53 296 51 300 48 301 46 301 59302 56495 60 290 56 293 55 293 47 299 56495 53567 62 286 57 285 55 283 47 292 53567 50755 64 284 57 284 51 281 49 283 50755 48208 66 282 60 285 56 284 52 285 48208 45917 69 284 65 286 62 280 61 290 45917 43840 78 284 74 285 65 283 72 289 43840 41944 85 287 82 284 79 286 79 285 41944 40202 99 285 90 281 91 279 79 282 40202 38588 101 283 100 278 91 276 83 284 38588 37084 114 284 110 277 98 277 95 284 37084 35678 136 281 120 275 109 274 104 279 35678 34329 143 275 125 272 112 270 106 274 34329 32965 135 275 127 270 111 269 105 270 32965 31557 137 277 129 269 114 268 103 269 31557 30108 142 278 130 269 117 267 102 269 30108 28605 139 278 127 268 118 267 102 270 28605 27039 128 279 117 267 119 267 103 271 27039 25408 118 279 105 264 117 266 102 271 25408 23712 112 276 101 261 112 265 98 272 23712 21958 111 271 106 260 105 262 92 272 21958 20150 108 267 106 262 101 258 80 272 20150 18285 109 271 95 266 96 260 71 272 18285 16358 94 278 85 271 85 264 62 278 16358 14407 84 282 74 277 63 271 56 284 14407 12534 64 287 50 279 48 280 47 288 12534 10834 51 288 46 275 44 289 39 291 10834 9329 50 285 45 283 41 299 38 298 9329 7998 42 292 36 296 36 301 37 303 7998 6819 35 295 30 302 32 298 35 306 6819 5780 33 294 27 301 30 301 34 310 5780 4866 30 301 25 303 29 307 33 314 4866 4066 26 311 24 306 28 313 33 318 4066 3366 24 320 23 312 28 314 32 316 3366 2744 22*322 21*312 26*312 29 310 2744 2199 17*313 16*306 20*302 26 302 2199 1747 14 302 15 305 19 301 24 298 1747 1399 13 301 15 305 17 300 21 296 1399 1160 12 299 14 305 16 300 17 292 1160 1015 11 298 12 305 14 300 14 290 1015 932 8 297 10 304 11 299 8*288 932 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