DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.7 - - 71.6 - - 67.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 155 - - 84 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4403 - - 4759 - - 1200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3633 - - 3562 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5292 - - 5648 - - 2089 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1432 - - 1707 - - 3116 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 381 - - 329 - - 93 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 021 - - 023 - - 049 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 850 - - 683 - - -1442 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4442 - - 4965 - - 3531 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -985 - - -1390 - - -3589 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6277 - - 7038 - - 5678 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 77 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.7 - - 71.6 - - 67.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.5 - - 53.2 - - 55.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.9 - - 71.2 - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.2 - - 51.9 - - 54.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 155 - - 84 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4403 - - 4759 - - 1200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - 17 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 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] 99514 32 111 24 102 30 081 99514 91918 29 099 25 111 20 093 91918 86066 25 102 24 101 19 100 86066 81208 20 095 17 094 16 100 81208 77021 16 096 19 098 13 112 77021 73342 11 112 12 084 16 099 73342 70028 7 119 7 102 11 090 70028 66988 6 161 3 157 6 070 66988 64170 5 153 6 202 2 343 64170 61442 2 036 8 196 5 237 61442 58603 7 288 4 233 6 245 58603 55667 15 258 15 268 13 277 55667 52878 19 260 19 259 23 260 52878 50372 32 258 32 256 36 251 50372 48119 40 256 42 256 44 244 48119 46072 43 251 45 252 41 256 46072 44202 46 255 48 252 51 260 44202 42484 54 259 49 255 57 256 42484 40892 61 261 50 256 56 253 40892 39406 60 258 48 255 49 254 39406 38012 55 250 42 256 45 258 38012 36670 50 247 39 260 39 259 36670 35305 43 250 38 268 34 256 35305 33889 35 254 33 269 32 255 33889 32424 31 260 25 267 32 260 32424 30894 27 266 22 268 26 259 30894 29285 25 272 21 274 22 257 29285 27597 25 277 21 278 18 259 27597 25828 24 280 19 279 16 262 25828 23978 20 277 17 285 13 269 23978 22051 19 266 14 282 12 287 22051 20043 21 264 16 269 12 284 20043 17951 13 271 15 270 15 279 17951 15825 8 293 11 268 14 282 15825 13780 9 342 8 307 10 297 13780 11922 12 359 8 338 10 322 11922 10277 13 008 10 356 9 325 10277 8827 17 020 12 016 8 359 8827 7543 20 029 14 020 14 003 7543 6404 18 036 13*016 16 359 6404 5394 15*033 12*018 14 001 5394 4504 12*024 12 020 12 011 4504 3717 12 022 12 022 11 024 3717 3012 12 021 12 024 10 039 3012 2391 12 020 12 024 10*046 2391 1872 11 019 12 026 10*049 1872 1474 11 019 12 026 11 050 1474 1200 10 018 12 026 10 050 1200 1033 10 017 11 026 9 050 1033 937 8 018 9 027 6 050 937 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