DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - - - - 77.8 - - 78.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2020 - - 1591 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1801 - - 922 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2909 - - 2480 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 985 - - 789 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 274 - - 157 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 170 - - 167 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1676 - - -2002 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4585 - - 4482 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7242 - - -8238 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10151 - - 10718 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 130 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 78.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 62.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.0 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.6 - - 60.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2020 - - 1591 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 73 - - 57 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 99113 8 146 7 131 99113 91644 12 159 6 141 91644 85844 11 182 5 192 85844 81032 7 174 11 206 81032 76912 7 110 9 178 76912 73300 8 090 7 131 73300 70045 5 087 2 107 70045 67058 2 234 2 311 67058 64298 5 229 4 272 64298 61635 4 257 7 234 61635 58872 15 282 16 282 58872 56041 18 293 23 273 56041 53385 24 320 23 293 53385 51010 36 309 26 302 51010 48868 38 310 40 305 48868 46916 46 305 44 300 46916 45116 46 296 44 294 45116 43438 46 287 46 287 43438 41864 44 283 49 284 41864 40380 37 287 50 281 40380 38974 30 294 42 277 38974 37608 24 273 33 275 37608 36213 25 258 30 276 36213 34759 19 260 30 276 34759 33249 15 266 30 274 33249 31671 12 282 26 274 31671 30011 11 272 22 280 30011 28271 16 273 19 283 28271 26452 22 279 20 285 26452 24555 22 285 23 275 24555 22586 23 287 23 271 22586 20541 23 269 24 276 20541 18412 25 268 26 281 18412 16244 24 269 25 279 16244 14161 17 270 24 271 14161 12268 13 267 23 264 12268 10585 13 263 20 257 10585 9088 13 258 17 253 9088 7753 13 248 17 256 7753 6564 13 240 17 259 6564 5511 13 235 14 256 5511 4586 13 237 12 240 4586 3774 12 221 13 214 3774 3054 10*196 17*181 3054 2421 9*173 17*169 2421 1892 9 171 17 167 1892 1485 8 169 16 166 1485 1206 8 167 14 166 1206 1035 7 168 13 165 1035 938 6 167 10 165 938 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