DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/19 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 61.5 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 15 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1134 - - 1647 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 920 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2023 - - 2536 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1347 - - 1565 - - 1161 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 202 - - 135 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 227 - - 130 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1644 - - -1399 - - -1173 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3667 - - 3936 - - 2110 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7853 - - -7165 - - -7969 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9876 - - 9701 - - 8906 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 65 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 61.5 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.3 - - 47.9 - - 47.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.0 - - 61.3 - - 57.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.0 - - 46.6 - - 47.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 15 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1134 - - 1647 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 97532 13 251 7 268 5 296 97532 90247 10 224 7 277 11 308 90247 84658 13 200 14 259 12 300 84658 80028 8 159 12 222 10 271 80028 76040 4 229 6 224 6 252 76040 72509 8 251 13 262 12 295 72509 69311 9 298 10 261 13 278 69311 66375 17 303 12 280 12 286 66375 63653 21 284 20 288 19 289 63653 61018 23 277 24 279 21 279 61018 58269 23 279 25 279 23 285 58269 55417 28 285 27 279 30 290 55417 52696 32 285 33 279 37 289 52696 50243 36 281 37 282 42 286 50243 48032 39 277 40 284 40 288 48032 46011 43 275 42 285 38 297 46011 44145 44 273 42 286 40 296 44145 42412 45 273 42 283 39 293 42412 40801 44 275 39 281 35 290 40801 39300 37 274 37 277 33 285 39300 37901 30 271 33 269 32 283 37901 36564 25 272 29 250 29 258 36564 35220 27 274 26 253 25 241 35220 33823 29 272 30 255 24 253 33823 32370 25 269 27 258 21 257 32370 30847 24 268 25 261 20 259 30847 29241 23 272 23 266 19 265 29241 27556 22 261 23 271 18 270 27556 25793 21 249 21 275 14 277 25793 23952 19 247 19 264 12 283 23952 22034 19 248 19 261 14 282 22034 20030 20 242 19 260 16 291 20030 17936 21 240 18 253 16 289 17936 15802 19 242 17 251 14 273 15802 13754 16 244 13 250 12 259 13754 11898 16 244 10 253 8 240 11898 10254 15 245 9 255 6 242 10254 8796 13 245 10 259 6 266 8796 7502 12 240 10 254 7 270 7502 6354 10 230 10 248 7 260 6354 5342 10 215 10 244 7 257 5342 4455 9 205 10 240 7 253 4455 3676 7 204 8 240 8 241 3676 2980 7 216 6*236 6 227 2980 2367 7*216 5*230 4 198 2367 1855 6*212 4 228 4 163 1855 1464 6 213 4 227 4 140 1464 1194 6 211 4 225 4 135 1194 1030 5 211 4 226 3*133 1030 937 5 211 3 222 3*130 937 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