DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - - 58.9 - - 62.4 - - 64.4 - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 511 - - 326 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2238 - - 3688 - - 4601 - - 4272 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2305 - - 3489 - - 4043 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3127 - - 4577 - - 5490 - - 5161 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 588 - - 760 - - 863 - - 998 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 502 - - 465 - - 183 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 31 - - 22 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 289 - - 307 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -3 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1442 - - -750 - - -766 - - -650 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4569 - - 5328 - - 6257 - - 5812 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8428 - - -7186 - - -6781 - - -6201 ODpotential blCL - - - 11555 - - 11763 - - 12271 - - 11362 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 86 - - 80 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 62.4 - - 64.4 - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 42.3 - - 40.2 - - 40.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.3 - - 60.2 - - 62.7 - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.7 - - 41.8 - - 39.6 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 511 - - 326 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2238 - - 3688 - - 4601 - - 4272 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 46 - - 19 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97684 12 102 4 139 10 247 9 032 97684 90341 9 102 8 179 2 292 5 330 90341 84693 6 130 8 181 7 327 4 218 84693 79996 6 173 3 131 5 299 4 269 79996 75945 3 187 2 079 3 176 6 288 75945 72367 4 027 1 186 2 183 7 301 72367 69138 7 349 3 260 3 254 2 017 69138 66155 5 330 8 254 10 252 4 297 66155 63363 4 279 9 219 16 235 17 248 63363 60654 12 299 8 239 15 224 23 253 60654 57835 24 263 14 263 14 229 25 246 57835 54910 37 234 25 260 20 265 24 250 54910 52111 32 237 35 254 36 276 34 269 52111 49591 36 264 42 249 42 251 39 255 49591 47338 53 246 40 248 44 254 47 255 47338 45308 53 242 43 257 56 256 54 250 45308 43471 53 257 60 249 61 248 51 240 43471 41785 75 253 71 248 70 258 55 264 41785 40231 93 241 79 255 95 256 86 260 40231 38796 97 237 95 253 105 248 94 255 38796 37448 101 237 102 244 107 237 101 249 37448 36139 103 238 107 237 106 229 104 241 36139 34802 104 240 108 230 104 229 101 233 34802 33411 103 241 103 230 101 232 98 238 33411 31965 99 238 97 235 103 236 100 242 31965 30451 96 235 100 244 101 241 97 248 30451 28860 93 234 97 245 96 244 92 253 28860 27192 89 235 89 237 94 248 86 255 27192 25444 84 238 89 239 90 252 77 259 25444 23617 85 246 91 248 86 258 73 265 23617 21714 86 252 89 256 82 265 66 265 21714 19733 78 246 81 257 69 269 59 261 19733 17679 73 240 73 261 55 268 53 265 17679 15591 74 251 66 265 49 267 46 270 15591 13580 76 254 65 264 45 266 42 267 13580 11753 75 251 62 260 42 270 39 262 11753 10130 73 249 50 260 37 275 37 268 10130 8692 68 247 37 270 31 280 34 275 8692 7421 62 242 35 279 26 285 26 281 7421 6299 57 238 33 282 19*290 14 289 6299 5310 53 246 23*285 17*302 10*313 5310 4439 48 257 23*287 17 304 10*316 4439 3669 36*265 23 288 17 306 11 319 3669 2978 33*268 23 288 17 307 11 320 2978 2367 32 269 23 289 17 308 11 321 2367 1857 32 269 23 289 17 309 11 321 1857 1464 31 270 22 289 16 309 10 322 1464 1195 29 270 21 289 16 310 10 322 1195 1031 26 270 20 289 15 310 9 322 1031 937 20 269 16 289 13 310 7 322 937 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