DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/05 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 0727z - - 1037z - - 1338z - - 1605z - - 1904z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.5 - - 60.5 - - 69.5 - - 72.4 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 123 - - 231 - - 75 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 995 - - 3581 - - 3671 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 865 - - 865 - - 3148 - - 2596 - - 865 Hcrit BL Top 882 - - 1884 - - 4470 - - 4560 - - 882 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 173 - - 1555 - - 767 - - 857 - - 3754 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 205 - - 389 - - 279 - - 16 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 8 - - 16 - - 19 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 272 - - 269 - - 214 - - 191 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 12 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -2 - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -303 - - -1977 - - -284 - - 191 - - -1969 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1185 - - 3861 - - 4755 - - 4369 - - 2851 sfcLCL ODpotential -9072 - - -8108 - - -3131 - - -2604 - - -3508 ODpotential blCL 9954 - - 9992 - - 7601 - - 7164 - - 4390 blCL maxRH 85 - - 94 - - 94 - - 100 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 12 CAPE Temp@2m 46.5 - - 60.5 - - 69.5 - - 72.4 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.4 - - 46.7 - - 51.6 - - 56.1 - - 59.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.8 - - 59.7 - - 68.3 - - 72.1 - - 70.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.4 - - 46.7 - - 51.6 - - 56.1 - - 59.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 123 - - 231 - - 75 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 995 - - 3581 - - 3671 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 39 - - 77 - - 78 - - 99 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 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] 72778 29 193 33 208 31 203 31 202 32 212 72778 59792 25 297 21 326 11 294 19 277 23 264 59792 55195 36 297 27 296 37 270 41 271 30 292 55195 50947 44 296 34 302 36 282 55 282 51 293 50947 46289 44 291 40 291 48 290 58 274 52 282 46289 43957 52 298 50 296 52 289 51 278 55 292 43957 42451 52 304 52 293 51 287 49 284 58 293 42451 41080 51 305 47 292 46 290 53 295 57 294 41080 40177 52 304 42 292 44 295 55 298 55 296 40177 39540 51 303 40 298 41 297 58 300 55 298 39540 39004 48 301 42 302 42 301 61 301 55 300 39004 38328 45 301 44 307 45 303 61 302 52 296 38328 37832 46 305 46 307 47 303 61 303 51 295 37832 37393 49 309 50 312 48 304 59 303 49 296 37393 36943 51 310 54 316 50 307 56 299 46 298 36943 36024 50 308 55 318 51 311 51 296 45 297 36024 35276 49 309 59 319 51 311 49 290 40 290 35276 32738 49 310 50 309 48 306 41 292 43 287 32738 26086 48 308 47 307 44 302 38 300 42 279 26086 21968 47 308 45 304 39 297 34 294 38 277 21968 20315 45 307 43 303 42 292 37 289 39 275 20315 19587 43 305 40 299 43 292 43 287 41 271 19587 18433 39 303 39 294 41 292 41 287 40 267 18433 17485 36 303 38 294 37 291 37 286 35 271 17485 13446 35 301 37 292 37 291 35 285 41 273 13446 11726 37 300 36 294 43 287 30 278 37 261 11726 9741 37 299 39 297 41 284 25 262 34 259 9741 8072 38 300 43 301 34 291 23 254 31 252 8072 7268 37 302 41 303 30 295 29 258 29 245 7268 6602 43 304 37 303 26 296 22 249 24 235 6602 6129 43 303 37 304 23 296 20 247 23 225 6129 5808 42 301 33 294 24 275 19 245 21 211 5808 5490 36 305 30 279 24 266 19 244 24 200 5490 5175 27 307 29 274 24 260 19 241 27 198 5175 4862 23 309 28 277 24 253 19*227 28 197 4862 4553 20 309 26 287 23*245 22*209 28 197 4553 4246 18 314 23 294 21*229 22 199 28 196 4246 3941 16 310 19 299 18 217 21 195 28 196 3941 3639 15 300 16 299 18 216 21 193 27 196 3639 3339 15 292 14 293 18 215 20 192 27 196 3339 3042 15 290 14 277 17 215 20 191 27 195 3042 2747 14 291 15 266 17 214 20 190 26 195 2747 2454 14 295 15 263 16 214 19 190 25 194 2454 2163 14 301 15*262 16 213 19 189 25 193 2163 1874 14 305 13*263 16 212 18 188 23 192 1874 1587 14 312 10 271 15 212 17 187 22 190 1587 1303 15 316 8 271 14 211 16 186 19 188 1303 1091 10 284 7 271 13 210 15 185 15 185 1091 951 7*275 6 271 12 210 13 184 12*183 951 881 4*272 5 269 10 209 11 183 9*182 881 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