DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 82.4 - - 84.8 - - 81.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 293 - - 145 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2195 - - 6702 - - 7425 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2005 - - 5660 - - 5810 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3084 - - 7591 - - 8314 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4544 - - 2820 - - 2737 - - 7888 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 298 - - 517 - - 429 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 210 - - 214 - - 217 - - 210 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - 12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -695 - - 1006 - - 695 - - -6152 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3779 - - 6585 - - 7619 - - 7090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1929 - - 161 - - -415 - - -8006 ODpotential blCL - - - 5013 - - 7430 - - 8729 - - 8944 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 70 - - 73 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 1010 - - 590 - - 490 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 82.4 - - 84.8 - - 81.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.2 - - 56.6 - - 54.4 - - 53.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.7 - - 80.7 - - 83.8 - - 83.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 55.5 - - 53.4 - - 52.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 293 - - 145 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2195 - - 6702 - - 7425 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98541 25 078 22 073 25 071 23 070 98541 91187 29 091 17 094 21 089 25 076 91187 85516 24 095 19 117 13 108 20 070 85516 80785 17 087 22 107 13 125 12 085 80785 76693 12 117 13 107 11 108 9 126 76693 73070 9 146 6 141 7 110 5 141 73070 69782 6 144 5 187 6 170 5 227 69782 66752 5 209 10 205 10 219 11 241 66752 63935 11 224 14 206 18 213 20 230 63935 61208 17 238 18 226 20 214 24 234 61208 58358 28 246 20 238 22 223 25 234 58358 55391 30 244 28 240 26 242 28 250 55391 52557 26 245 26 237 29 244 25 252 52557 50020 21 254 21 245 25 246 22 258 50020 47770 20 259 18 250 17 258 21 250 47770 45758 6 257 14 245 19 252 20 241 45758 43942 16 350 8 338 10 202 25 219 43942 42274 18 337 12 326 8 234 24 225 42274 40717 17 331 19 319 15 266 25 251 40717 39250 21 327 23 307 22 282 29 269 39250 37863 24 321 25 301 30 291 34 278 37863 36519 27 321 26 300 32 292 36 280 36519 35154 27 323 26 303 32 292 32 278 35154 33742 24 323 25 307 32 291 29 276 33742 32285 20 321 22 306 25 285 29 276 32285 30765 18 319 18 298 19 272 29 275 30765 29168 16 316 15 282 19 269 29 273 29168 27496 13 306 14 263 18 276 29 273 27496 25748 11 300 10 258 18 281 23 278 25748 23926 9 315 7 288 18 287 20 287 23926 22034 12 348 13 312 21 298 19 288 22034 20067 16 355 11 332 22 302 13 298 20067 18018 8 332 10 341 14 303 15 322 18018 15928 9 297 9 318 12 316 18 320 15928 13910 6 299 8 299 15 324 17 318 13910 12071 9 288 8 295 11 303 15 322 12071 10430 8 273 8 257 9 249 12 308 10430 8972 7 219 12 228 12*231 12 254 8972 7676 6 207 12*225 12*229 15 230 7676 6522 8 232 12*223 12 226 16 224 6522 5498 13 233 12 219 12 222 17 221 5498 4591 15 231 12 216 12 218 17 220 4591 3789 13*231 12 214 12 215 17 218 3789 3069 12*224 12 213 12 211 17 217 3069 2431 10 210 11 211 11 209 17 216 2431 1899 10 208 11 209 11 207 16 214 1899 1489 10 206 11 208 11 206 15 214 1489 1208 9 205 10 207 10 205 14 212 1208 1036 9 204 10 207 10 205 11 211 1036 938 7 204 9 207 9 204 8*210 938 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