DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 276 - - 185 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4611 - - 4557 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3997 - - 3767 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5500 - - 5446 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2025 - - 2078 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 446 - - 390 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 104 - - 116 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3856 - - -3163 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9356 - - 8609 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9316 - - -6623 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14816 - - 12069 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 88 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.4 - - 44.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.7 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.2 - - 43.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 276 - - 185 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4611 - - 4557 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 42 - - 53 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 97883 16 193 15 243 97883 90456 7 257 6 251 90456 84774 6 300 2 161 84774 80077 8 236 6 289 80077 76042 8 225 9 305 76042 72470 7 276 8 317 72470 69229 11 288 5 300 69229 66251 12 279 7 290 66251 63498 8 276 9 293 63498 60832 6 267 11 290 60832 58041 7 234 13 265 58041 55140 7 232 13 231 55140 52372 8 248 16 213 52372 49880 13 276 12 222 49880 47643 20 259 12 246 47643 45614 22 242 15 232 45614 43767 20 236 12 227 43767 42074 21 214 15 215 42074 40509 27 169 20 173 40509 39055 24 147 21 146 39055 37693 23 148 18 114 37693 36380 22 151 17 082 36380 35042 13 151 18 074 35042 33648 4 112 19 074 33648 32202 5 076 16 090 32202 30691 10 107 16 104 30691 29102 15 130 16 095 29102 27432 16 152 11 074 27432 25683 18 158 9 076 25683 23857 19 143 13 106 23857 21956 20 123 19 129 21956 19977 21 115 23 139 19977 17917 21 116 22 133 17917 15819 19 117 21 112 15819 13800 14 111 21 112 13800 11963 12 118 19 128 11963 10330 14 130 19 136 10330 8877 17 135 17 145 8877 7586 18 135 13 146 7586 6441 17*129 13*136 6441 5427 14*114 13*128 5427 4533 14 107 13 125 4533 3743 14 105 14 118 3743 3034 14 103 14 113 3034 2407 14 101 14 111 2407 1883 13 100 14 110 1883 1480 13 099 14 109 1480 1203 13 099 13 108 1203 1034 12 098 12 108 1034 938 10 098 11 108 938 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