DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.5 - - 46.1 - - 48.9 - - 45.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -57 - - 52 - - -23 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 1028 - - 176 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 919 - - 920 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 935 - - 1917 - - 1065 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 802 - - 757 - - 2861 - - 3523 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 162 - - 42 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 21 - - 15 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 254 - - 254 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -759 - - -147 - - -768 - - -424 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1694 - - 2064 - - 1833 - - 1360 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7983 - - -4123 - - -1798 - - -1298 ODpotential blCL - - - 8918 - - 6040 - - 2863 - - 2234 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 81 - - 84 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 90 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.5 - - 46.1 - - 48.9 - - 45.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 40.1 - - 43.9 - - 42.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.2 - - 46.0 - - 49.8 - - 46.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.8 - - 39.1 - - 43.2 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -57 - - 52 - - -23 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 1028 - - 176 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 23 - - 34 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 95178 52 355 56 346 41 330 40 334 95178 88376 51 349 43 333 50 331 47 339 88376 83072 55 350 51 329 47 336 40 339 83072 78625 52 347 51 326 45 337 35 347 78625 74725 46 339 44 322 47 334 39 350 74725 71221 39 325 36 317 51 330 43 336 71221 68033 36 311 34 315 49 322 42 321 68033 65098 37 307 37 314 45 316 37 308 65098 62348 41 312 41 312 37 311 32 304 62348 59643 44 305 42 303 33 300 34 306 59643 56786 43 299 38 294 38 300 41 308 56786 53805 44 295 39 290 49 297 46 304 53805 50960 45 287 48 293 51 291 49 301 50960 48405 40 290 54 289 50 288 51 300 48405 46125 48 298 54 286 52 287 53 296 46125 44064 58 294 54 282 54 285 54 291 44064 42179 68 284 54 282 54 281 56 284 42179 40442 65 276 57 279 55 279 56 278 40442 38830 68 278 59 275 57 277 56 276 38830 37329 72 276 61 275 59 277 58 275 37329 35929 69 275 66 279 63 279 62 275 35929 34593 75 269 76 282 71 280 67 274 34593 33251 84 263 91 276 79 277 73 271 33251 31871 94 272 102 273 87 273 76 268 31871 30456 113 275 117 271 87 272 77 265 30456 28987 120 275 128 266 85 271 75 265 28987 27454 120 275 126 265 84 270 73 267 27454 25862 110 278 118 267 81 269 69 266 25862 24209 97 276 112 271 70 272 58 265 24209 22496 84 269 106 276 68 281 50 275 22496 20726 80 258 89 273 70 283 50 283 20726 18888 77 255 76 261 67 282 52 285 18888 16969 76 263 66 267 62 283 52 286 16969 15006 63 271 64 276 59 284 53 287 15006 13108 54 266 67 282 57 284 52 286 13108 11374 52 277 69 283 54 285 48 288 11374 9830 49 286 69 283 51 287 46 291 9830 8455 45 287 65 290 48 287 45 293 8455 7231 41 283 57 294 46 286 45 293 7231 6142 43 280 55 291 42 286 42 292 6142 5179 47 274 53 291 42 284 40 292 5179 4332 48 271 45 291 42 278 40 292 4332 3585 47 277 36 287 38 274 40 291 3585 2916 47 282 31 280 33 269 39 290 2916 2324 45 275 28*266 30 265 38 289 2324 1829 38 259 24*258 27 260 35 287 1829 1448 31 252 22 254 24 258 31 285 1448 1186 24 249 20 253 21*256 25 283 1186 1027 21*249 18 252 18*255 22*282 1027 936 13*248 14 252 13 254 14*281 936 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