DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - - -10.9 - - -6.3 - - -4.1 - - -6.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 313 - - 164 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1834 - - 2114 - - 2252 - - 1618 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1489 - - 2138 - - 1991 - - 916 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2723 - - 3003 - - 3141 - - 2507 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 535 - - 585 - - 731 - - 1060 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 242 - - 351 - - 289 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 17 - - 15 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 326 - - 324 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 6 - - 4 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - -4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1411 - - -1251 - - -1109 - - -1300 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4134 - - 4254 - - 4250 - - 3807 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21807 - - -20654 - - -20086 - - -21383 ODpotential blCL - - - 24530 - - 23657 - - 23227 - - 23890 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 60 - - 65 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -10.9 - - -6.3 - - -4.1 - - -6.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -25.3 - - -21.3 - - -19.1 - - -18.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -11.2 - - -7.6 - - -4.9 - - -5.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -26.6 - - -22.4 - - -20.0 - - -19.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 313 - - 164 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1834 - - 2114 - - 2252 - - 1618 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94357 83 252 98 251 104 252 107 251 94357 87653 67 264 72 260 81 264 78 259 87653 82401 53 263 64 265 67 268 65 268 82401 77985 55 277 60 276 62 276 61 273 77985 74136 53 269 58 268 59 275 61 271 74136 70689 44 268 57 271 59 273 60 274 70689 67532 54 284 62 277 62 277 63 278 67532 64610 67 286 68 280 65 280 66 279 64610 61888 72 285 70 280 70 281 71 279 61888 59238 76 284 73 279 75 281 76 277 59238 56450 81 280 77 279 82 280 81 275 56450 53531 84 276 83 280 88 279 87 275 53531 50728 87 276 91 279 95 276 95 275 50728 48193 93 275 97 277 100 274 102 274 48193 45910 99 273 101 276 103 275 105 274 45910 43833 102 272 106 275 104 275 109 273 43833 41931 104 271 110 274 106 275 112 272 41931 40183 104 270 111 272 110 274 114 272 40183 38571 104 270 112 270 116 272 118 273 38571 37075 108 273 114 270 120 270 124 273 37075 35679 116 274 117 271 121 269 127 272 35679 34344 123 273 121 271 122 270 128 271 34344 33004 128 273 124 271 125 272 133 272 33004 31633 132 273 127 271 131 274 143 273 31633 30225 135 273 129 272 134 275 145 273 30225 28758 137 272 132 272 136 275 140 273 28758 27214 136 272 133 272 137 274 136 273 27214 25593 134 272 131 272 135 274 130 273 25593 23894 131 271 129 272 131 272 121 272 23894 22120 128 271 126 272 123 272 112 272 22120 20282 122 271 122 272 115 273 103 272 20282 18374 116 272 115 272 108 277 97 274 18374 16392 111 273 106 276 97 279 87 279 16392 14380 105 274 98 280 87 284 72 283 14380 12454 94 276 86 281 74 288 61 288 12454 10717 75 281 72 285 60 291 50 294 10717 9190 56 289 58 292 48 298 38 303 9190 7849 44 297 42 298 35 309 26 316 7849 6678 35 305 33 304 26 317 19 333 6678 5657 30 317 28 314 23 320 17 340 5657 4765 26 329 24 324 21 327 17 344 4765 3987 25 339 23 331 20 330 17 340 3987 3307 26*337 21*329 16*325 16 334 3307 2704 24*332 19*326 15*324 15*333 2704 2172 22 329 18 326 15 324 14*334 2172 1729 21 328 18 326 15 324 13 334 1729 1389 20 328 17 325 15 324 12 334 1389 1155 19 327 16 325 14 324 11 334 1155 1013 17 327 15 325 13 325 9 334 1013 932 14 327 13 325 11 324 7 334 932 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