DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.1 - - 58.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 83 - - 14 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2773 - - 2854 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2117 - - 920 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3662 - - 3743 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 645 - - 665 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 271 - - 180 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 358 - - 360 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -29 - - -88 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3691 - - 3831 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10440 - - -10126 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14102 - - 13869 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.1 - - 58.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.5 - - 44.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.6 - - 58.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.2 - - 43.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 83 - - 14 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2773 - - 2854 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 13 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97725 19 251 21 253 97725 90455 15 257 15 231 90455 84848 8 258 11 235 84848 80205 4 270 7 279 80205 76216 1 338 8 276 76216 72671 10 305 12 278 72671 69457 12 269 13 296 69457 66500 17 281 18 270 66500 63743 23 262 22 273 63743 61071 30 270 32 258 61071 58279 37 259 35 262 58279 55392 46 265 52 267 55392 52663 62 261 60 256 52663 50207 70 256 64 263 50207 48006 71 255 73 268 48006 46019 73 257 78 268 46019 44207 76 260 81 267 44207 42534 79 260 82 265 42534 40973 77 260 80 269 40973 39506 71 262 79 276 39506 38119 68 263 81 281 38119 36771 66 261 79 282 36771 35394 63 261 75 280 35394 33958 60 260 72 276 33958 32466 62 261 72 276 32466 30906 63 263 69 278 30906 29269 59 263 64 272 29269 27556 55 260 62 267 27556 25765 52 254 58 270 25765 23900 52 259 49 272 23900 21962 45 264 46 272 21962 19944 41 264 46 272 19944 17845 39 267 41 279 17845 15708 36 270 34 282 15708 13652 31 276 29 288 13652 11792 25 289 23 297 11792 10152 21 315 18 309 10152 8704 17 332 15 329 8704 7425 16 340 13 349 7425 6295 17 347 12 002 6295 5297 18 354 15 005 5297 4422 18*358 14*002 4422 3653 14*359 13*000 3653 2966 13 359 13 360 2966 2358 12 358 13 360 2358 1851 12 358 12 360 1851 1461 11 357 12 360 1461 1193 11 357 11 359 1193 1030 10 357 10 359 1030 937 8 357 8 359 937 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