DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 61.8 - - 65.0 - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 327 - - 240 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2211 - - 3623 - - 4445 - - 2512 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1834 - - 3305 - - 3799 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3100 - - 4512 - - 5334 - - 3401 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 570 - - 722 - - 582 - - 2064 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 266 - - 435 - - 418 - - 139 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 10 - - 30 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 2 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 022 - - 032 - - 040 - - 089 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - -4 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 275 - - -134 - - -513 - - -1195 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2825 - - 4646 - - 5847 - - 4596 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8764 - - -8521 - - -8534 - - -9683 ODpotential blCL - - - 11864 - - 13033 - - 13868 - - 13084 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 75 - - 80 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 61.8 - - 65.0 - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 44.8 - - 42.7 - - 44.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 60.0 - - 63.5 - - 61.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.4 - - 43.6 - - 41.8 - - 43.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 327 - - 240 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2211 - - 3623 - - 4445 - - 2512 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 0 - - 21 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98196 10 232 12 260 16 256 16 288 98196 90726 6 205 8 267 15 241 20 301 90726 85027 2 051 2 226 7 250 11 307 85027 80329 4 028 3 217 6 302 2 248 80329 76279 4 049 4 187 5 349 1 290 76279 72689 1 095 3 206 3 000 4 038 72689 69436 3 236 7 211 8 214 4 283 69436 66441 10 248 8 233 10 222 10 283 66441 63659 17 250 18 238 20 227 21 249 63659 60959 17 230 16 232 21 228 24 238 60959 58126 23 263 25 259 25 251 24 252 58126 55179 39 249 36 254 32 262 34 275 55179 52362 39 242 41 247 43 263 43 271 52362 49826 36 245 43 243 48 253 43 260 49826 47557 35 251 44 242 47 249 47 256 47557 45508 37 253 37 259 46 254 63 245 45508 43653 44 257 51 253 54 246 54 233 43653 41975 56 258 64 260 50 253 44 251 41975 40446 67 264 64 270 58 261 69 254 40446 39018 77 270 72 269 76 262 73 250 39018 37666 73 274 75 264 70 264 58 247 37666 36356 68 270 78 261 65 264 59 239 36356 35017 64 263 79 261 63 261 62 239 35017 33620 55 257 73 262 65 258 62 240 33620 32166 42 255 69 260 68 256 60 245 32166 30644 36 254 65 258 65 254 53 250 30644 29043 33 253 51 251 60 251 44 246 29043 27364 31 254 44 243 52 254 41 253 27364 25604 33 257 40 251 41 257 38 252 25604 23768 33 259 32 259 32 264 34 250 23768 21864 29 262 26 264 24 268 25 256 21864 19884 25 259 22 267 20 269 21 253 19884 17820 23 257 21 266 19 269 17 251 17820 15709 18 259 19 266 17 270 15 255 15709 13669 16 265 16 257 17 260 16 257 13669 11814 17 276 15 251 17 255 15 261 11814 10174 16 280 13 262 14 260 11 264 10174 8726 14 299 9 283 10 270 8 265 8726 7443 11 324 6 320 6 288 5 276 7443 6310 7 350 6 352 2*302 2 314 6310 5314 11 019 7*027 1*003 2 307 5314 4441 15 023 7*030 1 020 2 310 4441 3669 15*021 7 030 2 033 2*055 3669 2977 9*020 8 032 3 040 6*082 2977 2366 9 021 8 032 3 045 8 088 2366 1856 9 022 8 033 3 048 9 090 1856 1464 9 023 8 034 4 051 9 090 1464 1194 8 023 8 034 4 051 9 090 1194 1031 8 023 7 035 4 050 9 090 1031 937 7 024 7 034 3 051 7 090 937 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