DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/06 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 0806z - - 1008z - - 1344z - - 1608z - - 1908z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 29.9 - - 30.5 - - 33.9 - - 31.7 - - 30.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 9 - - 25 - - 213 - - 23 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1469 - - 1498 - - 1889 - - 1865 - - 1368 BL Depth Hcrit 865 - - 865 - - 1857 - - 865 - - 865 Hcrit BL Top 2358 - - 2387 - - 2778 - - 2754 - - 2257 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 398 - - 386 - - 103 - - 233 - - 442 Hgt.Variab. W* 101 - - 137 - - 300 - - 145 - - 89 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 18 - - 15 - - 15 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction 262 - - 269 - - 240 - - 255 - - 269 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -2 - - -3 - - -5 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 578 - - 744 - - 381 - - 867 - - 451 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1780 - - 1643 - - 2397 - - 1887 - - 1806 sfcLCL ODpotential 352 - - 553 - - 121 - - 509 - - 158 ODpotential blCL 2006 - - 1834 - - 2657 - - 2245 - - 2099 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 96 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.9 - - 30.5 - - 33.9 - - 31.7 - - 30.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.6 - - 26.7 - - 26.7 - - 26.8 - - 26.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.9 - - 30.5 - - 32.9 - - 31.7 - - 30.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.6 - - 26.7 - - 26.7 - - 26.8 - - 26.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 9 - - 25 - - 213 - - 23 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1469 - - 1498 - - 1889 - - 1865 - - 1368 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 101 - - 84 - - 100 - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 68957 20 049 21 050 17 050 15 057 13 042 68957 59565 11 263 24 271 25 279 22 295 21 277 59565 55047 29 273 33 270 33 266 36 273 36 274 55047 50098 35 276 32 261 39 257 47 260 46 264 50098 46889 41 265 36 263 45 258 52 265 52 262 46889 42870 37 268 33 268 44 262 49 263 51 260 42870 41115 33 263 28 268 38 266 43 263 48 260 41115 40265 32 259 32 262 39 269 40 263 43 263 40265 39859 29 266 30 256 40 267 38 264 40 266 39859 39330 28 270 24 255 40 264 36 267 39 268 39330 38876 27 270 21 260 35 267 39 269 38 269 38876 38621 23 269 19 262 32 267 38 271 37 272 38621 38370 14 270 15 247 28 264 32 262 36 274 38370 38155 12 279 10 232 21 257 26 261 35 278 38155 37487 11 266 8 288 15 262 22 260 36 262 37487 36707 11 229 10 279 14 271 19 265 39 249 36707 36153 10 203 10 244 12 278 19 270 30 256 36153 35788 1 026 4 204 6 290 21 274 28 260 35788 35246 5 033 3 064 3 325 14 237 27 259 35246 34310 8 045 6 084 1 044 13 240 25 250 34310 33210 11 043 8 093 4 167 11 240 24 250 33210 31327 11 032 8 071 4 138 6 244 22 235 31327 28878 10 013 9 034 5 059 6 277 20 233 28878 25907 10 351 9 012 8 012 10 300 19 248 25907 23498 10 331 8 345 9 346 14 300 22 268 23498 21849 9 320 7 313 11 322 19 292 24 278 21849 20718 11 328 8 325 10 325 20 286 24 279 20718 19535 13 337 12 343 13 333 16 288 24 276 19535 16184 13 340 12 341 16 339 14 308 17 273 16184 16140 6 333 12 332 18 337 16 313 14 279 16140 12013 7 004 8 307 20 330 18 316 15 294 12013 10073 8 011 9 331 16 318 19 317 16 302 10073 7876 3 322 9 304 13 284 15 297 12 288 7876 6840 7 277 9 270 14 272 14 298 12 294 6840 6353 10 269 10 274 13 274 14 302 13 296 6353 5873 12 271 9 290 12 282 11 306 13 293 5873 5402 13 279 9 291 10 287 6 308 12 280 5402 4940 13 280 10 284 9 286 4 304 12 273 4940 4485 12 281 11 277 9 283 5 305 12 276 4485 4037 12 282 12 269 13 269 7 298 11 289 4037 3596 11 276 14 265 19 254 11 287 13 306 3596 3162 14 276 16 266 21*245 15*271 16 302 3162 2741 20*271 18*273 18*241 15*258 17 289 2741 2333 21*264 18*272 17 239 15 257 17*274 2333 1931 20 263 17 270 16 239 14 255 16*271 1931 1534 19 262 16 269 15 239 14 255 15 270 1534 1271 17 261 15 268 15 239 13 254 14 269 1271 1076 16 261 14 267 13 240 12 253 13 268 1076 946 14 260 12 267 12 239 11 252 11 268 946 881 11 260 10 266 11 239 9 252 9 267 881 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