DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 60.6 - - 60.8 - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 39 - - 34 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1345 - - 2150 - - 2149 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 920 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2234 - - 3039 - - 3038 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2283 - - 1304 - - 1298 - - 2721 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 184 - - 192 - - 183 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 067 - - 062 - - 065 - - 038 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -20 - - 874 - - 874 - - -621 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2255 - - 2166 - - 2164 - - 1558 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1133 - - 400 - - 252 - - -1676 ODpotential blCL - - - 3367 - - 2639 - - 2786 - - 2613 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 30 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 60.6 - - 60.8 - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.1 - - 54.6 - - 54.8 - - 55.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 60.4 - - 60.6 - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.1 - - 53.8 - - 53.9 - - 55.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 39 - - 34 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1345 - - 2150 - - 2149 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 101 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98495 10 121 5 168 4 091 6 099 98495 91098 6 101 5 164 5 193 4 009 91098 85408 2 082 4 139 5 209 3 265 85408 80677 2 307 2 358 2 248 3 267 80677 76594 4 092 2 018 5 241 5 326 76594 73010 11 092 5 124 6 229 8 315 73010 69787 6 059 4 087 2 102 4 277 69787 66821 3 041 3 040 5 314 3 024 66821 64064 4 040 3 002 10 261 6 343 64064 61397 10 334 8 329 6 249 8 303 61397 58626 14 297 11 307 6 317 11 291 58626 55753 12 285 11 295 12 310 11 297 55753 53009 13 317 15 306 17 307 16 315 53009 50538 19 308 20 306 19 304 20 316 50538 48318 24 292 24 305 21 314 26 318 48318 46296 20 320 29 299 28 322 32 322 46296 44438 31 330 32 300 35 322 39 324 44438 42717 39 317 34 312 40 319 50 325 42717 41112 41 309 39 316 47 317 62 323 41112 39607 40 315 45 315 52 318 63 322 39607 38192 45 323 49 317 55 322 64 323 38192 36832 51 325 53 323 59 325 75 328 36832 35456 41 323 56 326 63 327 97 332 35456 34024 30 328 50 326 65 329 103 335 34024 32536 27 333 36 327 62 329 91 337 32536 30981 24 337 29 334 50 327 75 337 30981 29355 22 338 28 336 37 333 61 335 29355 27658 19 341 29 335 30 341 47 334 27658 25890 16 355 24 342 26 348 34 339 25890 24048 13 026 18 350 22 351 26 348 24048 22132 13 047 16 351 19 353 20 357 22132 20135 11 061 11 016 17 350 16 002 20135 18048 8 066 9 021 14 351 18 004 18048 15912 5 072 6 031 11 341 14 357 15912 13850 8 082 9 053 5 359 9 328 13850 11976 12 081 10 056 7 036 7 348 11976 10312 16 082 12 062 9 078 5 003 10312 8836 19 086 15 075 12 082 6 063 8836 7527 21 084 16 073 17 094 14 095 7527 6373 13 058 18 084 22 085 18 087 6373 5362 10 028 21 085 23 077 18 084 5362 4474 10 048 20 079 22 081 21 085 4474 3692 13 068 18*069 22*079 23 083 3692 2993 17 073 16*064 20*073 23 074 2993 2375 17*071 16 062 17 066 21 062 2375 1861 15*068 15 061 16 064 19 054 1861 1467 13 068 14 061 14 062 16 047 1467 1195 12 067 14 061 13 061 12 041 1195 1031 11 067 12 061 12 060 10*039 1031 937 9 066 9 061 9 060 6*038 937 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