DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0716z - - 1022z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -1.2 - - -1.4 - - 12.6 - - 19.3 - - 13.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -30 - - -11 - - 51 - - -25 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 378 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 865 - - 865 - - 865 - - 865 - - 865 Hcrit BL Top 882 - - 882 - - 1267 - - 882 - - 882 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 51 - - 26 - - 137 - - 864 - - 88 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 109 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 10 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 284 - - 237 - - 237 - - 202 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -316 - - -378 - - -628 - - -1036 - - -427 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1198 - - 1260 - - 1895 - - 1918 - - 1309 sfcLCL ODpotential -18912 - - -19569 - - -12199 - - -12151 - - -13910 ODpotential blCL 19794 - - 20451 - - 13466 - - 13033 - - 14792 blCL maxRH 85 - - 88 - - 84 - - 77 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -1.2 - - -1.4 - - 12.6 - - 19.3 - - 13.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -2.8 - - -3.3 - - 7.9 - - 14.3 - - 10.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -0.6 - - -1.1 - - 12.4 - - 19.7 - - 13.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -2.8 - - -3.3 - - 7.9 - - 14.3 - - 10.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -30 - - -11 - - 51 - - -25 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 378 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 39 - - 53 - - 38 - - 10 - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 72408 3 233 9 234 9 202 15 230 15 229 72408 59473 50 265 43 267 44 267 41 257 38 261 59473 53926 68 260 60 258 52 264 46 265 51 265 53926 49113 77 258 70 257 66 253 70 258 62 268 49113 45798 80 259 70 259 74 251 76 262 71 257 45798 43211 82 263 84 264 81 261 89 257 83 258 43211 41633 89 264 90 267 89 262 90 258 86 258 41633 40300 95 263 95 265 96 263 100 262 88 259 40300 39458 99 262 98 263 101 263 103 261 91 261 39458 38820 103 263 103 261 103 264 105 260 95 262 38820 38208 107 264 102 261 106 264 109 259 97 262 38208 37599 108 264 96 260 109 264 112 258 101 260 37599 36866 109 263 106 261 113 261 118 255 106 257 36866 36086 109 262 106 262 120 259 128 255 107 258 36086 35125 111 262 110 261 128 260 128 255 105 256 35125 34070 115 263 109 262 129 261 124 255 103 256 34070 33245 118 264 109 265 124 260 120 254 100 257 33245 32594 120 263 116 266 120 260 116 254 98 255 32594 32024 122 264 124 265 120 261 107 254 95 254 32024 31298 123 263 129 264 120 261 98 257 89 255 31298 30699 118 260 127 262 118 261 95 260 84 255 30699 29820 114 258 123 261 116 261 93 260 76 256 29820 28795 111 257 118 260 115 260 92 261 71 256 28795 27580 108 256 112 258 113 259 77 262 65 257 27580 25802 104 254 106 254 110 258 63 266 58 257 25802 23595 98 254 102 257 103 261 62 266 54 260 23595 21118 90 254 95 256 98 262 59 267 56 262 21118 19416 86 252 92 254 92 263 56 270 57 263 19416 18236 83 252 91 254 83 264 56 273 52 265 18236 16712 81 253 87 256 78 267 60 270 48 268 16712 15110 77 255 82 259 80 268 66 270 48 269 15110 13657 73 260 75 260 75 270 64 271 48 271 13657 12478 67 265 68 261 68 271 58 267 47 273 12478 11293 61 267 63 261 61 267 50 263 43 275 11293 9481 52 268 53 266 52 260 42 263 38 272 9481 8405 43 266 47 272 44 260 38 271 33 274 8405 7643 37 268 39 266 38 259 33 273 26 272 7643 6810 31 283 32 278 30 262 29 270 21 267 6810 5304 31 295 29 291 26 270 24 264 19 258 5304 3960 31 287 28 279 25 269 24 263 20 255 3960 3538 29 285 28 274 27 264 24 263 20 253 3538 3122 27 284 26 270 28 262 25 262 20 252 3122 2711 24 286 24 270 28 262 25 261 20 252 2711 2306 22 286 21 264 27 258 25 259 21 238 2306 1910 19 288 18 260 25 251 22 239 22 215 1910 1519 18 294 15 259 25*250 17 216 22 206 1519 1261 18 298 14 262 12*238 15 207 21 203 1261 1070 16 293 14 261 10 236 12 204 17 198 1070 944 10*287 11*243 9 236 10*202 12*197 944 881 5*284 4*237 7 236 7*202 7*196 881 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