DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 81.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 111 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3822 - - 5058 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3260 - - 3902 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4711 - - 5947 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1526 - - 1795 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 378 - - 355 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 039 - - 030 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1100 - - -779 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5812 - - 6727 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4055 - - -6815 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8766 - - 12762 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 81.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.3 - - 54.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.4 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.0 - - 53.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 111 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3822 - - 5058 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 99750 27 107 31 101 99750 92210 37 104 23 102 92210 86381 35 094 23 097 86381 81553 24 092 23 092 81553 77386 23 099 19 079 77386 73701 20 095 13 099 73701 70374 15 094 15 109 70374 67322 14 065 16 103 67322 64504 8 059 16 091 64504 61789 11 070 11 074 61789 58981 16 026 12 012 58981 56093 25 350 19 341 56093 53356 33 329 27 331 53356 50899 37 328 35 322 50899 48696 38 335 38 317 48696 46690 46 336 42 314 46690 44843 52 332 46 316 44843 43130 59 332 49 319 43130 41529 64 331 55 320 41529 40021 70 331 59 320 40021 38595 72 332 62 322 38595 37209 66 330 64 326 37209 35798 62 327 64 327 35798 34335 58 324 62 326 34335 32826 47 326 58 325 32826 31256 39 321 47 323 31256 29620 33 320 37 318 29620 27914 27 330 29 317 27914 26131 25 338 28 322 26131 24267 25 341 30 327 24267 22324 26 343 27 332 22324 20298 24 345 26 340 20298 18183 22 345 24 344 18183 16029 23 347 22 348 16029 13959 22 352 18 353 13959 12081 22 357 16 004 12081 10421 20 360 16 009 10421 8953 18 008 17 008 8953 7652 17 016 16 007 7652 6498 16 026 11*009 6498 5475 14*032 9*017 5475 4572 9*036 9 021 4572 3773 9 037 8 027 3773 3057 9 038 8 031 3057 2423 8 039 8 034 2423 1893 8 040 8 037 1893 1486 8 040 8 040 1486 1206 7 041 7 041 1206 1035 7 041 7 041 1035 938 6 041 6 041 938 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