DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.6 - - 50.3 - - 46.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 68 - - 32 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 515 - - 1308 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 919 - - 920 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1404 - - 2197 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1017 - - 872 - - 1416 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 134 - - 146 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 19 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 054 - - 225 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 458 - - 534 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 946 - - 1663 - - 936 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 335 - - 231 - - -836 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1069 - - 1966 - - 1772 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.6 - - 50.3 - - 46.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.7 - - 46.4 - - 46.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.1 - - 50.2 - - 48.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 45.7 - - 46.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 68 - - 32 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 515 - - 1308 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 96037 28 263 38 265 35 264 96037 88926 24 240 31 250 32 265 88926 83463 28 280 22 272 17 260 83463 78920 31 261 32 272 21 284 78920 75024 31 231 33 240 31 273 75024 71582 28 288 32 276 28 281 71582 68443 48 283 48 281 44 288 68443 65543 51 273 53 272 54 280 65543 62849 53 265 56 271 61 274 62849 60238 51 264 59 273 58 273 60238 57498 55 276 59 275 61 275 57498 54633 69 281 67 274 68 273 54633 51884 77 279 71 270 70 269 51884 49395 72 275 70 268 67 266 49395 47151 62 274 68 269 67 269 47151 45105 55 273 70 269 70 270 45105 43237 53 269 70 266 70 269 43237 41529 51 262 66 263 65 268 41529 39963 48 257 60 263 59 267 39963 38514 46 259 58 268 55 265 38514 37162 44 269 57 275 53 269 37162 35860 43 274 57 281 53 268 35860 34538 43 273 58 283 51 268 34538 33167 34 274 58 284 46 268 33167 31750 32 280 57 284 43 266 31750 30270 27 271 53 285 41 265 30270 28713 20 267 51 288 39 267 28713 27076 16 254 49 290 36 271 27076 25358 17 246 42 294 36 271 25358 23562 21 247 38 301 35 267 23562 21689 21 245 29 322 30 263 21689 19730 20 252 22 323 25 259 19730 17682 17 265 17 303 19 248 17682 15591 15 266 16 287 17 246 15591 13582 15 253 12 275 14 236 13582 11759 14 238 9 263 15 219 11759 10139 13 234 9 257 17 227 10139 8699 15 232 14 251 18 242 8699 7418 18 238 19 247 19 251 7418 6282 22 254 21 244 19 257 6282 5278 15 255 18 243 17 258 5278 4397 10 217 13 243 12 257 4397 3625 11 211 12 247 1 278 3625 2939 5 202 9 233 3 095 2939 2337 3 119 7*225 4 134 2337 1836 2 078 6*225 6 130 1836 1452 1*059 5 225 7 120 1452 1188 1*054 5 226 7 118 1188 1028 1 054 5 226 6*119 1028 936 1 055 4 226 4*119 936 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