DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/14 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.6 - - 39.7 - - 39.7 - - 38.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 128 - - 16 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 613 - - 2725 - - 2914 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 2228 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1502 - - 3614 - - 3803 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 741 - - 511 - - 721 - - 2932 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 138 - - 290 - - 154 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 334 - - 334 - - 333 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -529 - - 628 - - 866 - - -814 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2031 - - 2986 - - 2937 - - 1749 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9063 - - 125 - - 315 - - -1300 ODpotential blCL - - - 10565 - - 3489 - - 3488 - - 2235 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 92 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.6 - - 39.7 - - 39.7 - - 38.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.5 - - 30.2 - - 30.5 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 38.9 - - 39.8 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 29.0 - - 29.4 - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 128 - - 16 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 613 - - 2725 - - 2914 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 69 - - 97 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96226 23 226 29 246 31 240 31 243 96226 89079 10 225 23 229 31 246 17 260 89079 83574 2 174 15 202 11 247 11 273 83574 78998 3 342 7 160 3 184 10 257 78998 75038 2 271 1 038 2 149 4 242 75038 71516 5 269 2 294 5 253 4 269 71516 68305 4 299 10 246 11 274 7 319 68305 65347 6 314 9 236 15 265 13 314 65347 62606 15 333 8 298 19 251 17 289 62606 59943 21 311 18 306 13 257 14 289 59943 57141 23 310 20 296 17 292 18 296 57141 54213 27 313 24 307 21 294 22 302 54213 51416 28 316 30 307 27 304 28 309 51416 48907 33 320 34 313 32 302 32 309 48907 46662 37 319 38 317 31 313 31 313 46662 44629 36 322 39 320 36 324 32 324 44629 42779 35 331 43 323 42 325 35 331 42779 41083 38 336 43 321 45 325 40 337 41083 39519 45 341 39 330 44 327 42 340 39519 38070 49 342 41 338 45 338 39 344 38070 36716 49 346 44 341 47 343 37 356 36716 35414 52 352 46 345 46 350 43 004 35414 34095 56 353 47 346 49 358 47 002 34095 32729 55 352 46 346 52 360 46 004 32729 31316 51 351 43 345 51 358 46 011 31316 29840 44 349 38 340 48 356 47 016 29840 28287 39 348 33 334 44 359 46 017 28287 26658 38 351 32 333 41 003 43 018 26658 24951 35 355 31 336 36 005 41 022 24951 23167 32 359 31 339 32 000 36 020 23167 21308 28 002 30 341 28 350 32 011 21308 19368 27 358 29 343 29 344 28 006 19368 17341 27 352 29 343 30 343 27 360 17341 15275 27 350 27 345 30 342 26 352 15275 13292 25 349 25 345 26 341 24 344 13292 11494 24 345 23 343 23 339 25 341 11494 9900 23 342 21 340 21 334 25 338 9900 8487 19 345 19 339 20 332 23 333 8487 7234 16 355 16 341 19 330 20 329 7234 6124 15 349 14 334 18 326 18 326 6124 5145 15 342 14 329 17 318 17 323 5145 4291 15 346 14*338 12*325 14 326 4291 3547 17 350 13*335 11*329 12 337 3547 2886 19 346 13 335 10 332 12 337 2886 2302 18 343 13 334 10 334 11 338 2302 1814 17*340 13 333 9 335 11 338 1814 1439 13*335 12 333 9 336 10 337 1439 1181 12 334 12 333 8 336 8 332 1181 1025 11 333 11 332 7 337 6 328 1025 935 8 333 9 332 6 337 3*319 935 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