DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/05 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 - - - 55.6 - - 62.6 - - 63.6 - - 57.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 98 - - 28 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 433 - - 3011 - - 3750 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 2334 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1322 - - 3900 - - 4639 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1123 - - 2613 - - 1895 - - 3765 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 121 - - 285 - - 215 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 15 - - 23 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 050 - - 159 - - 223 - - 145 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1303 - - -29 - - 467 - - -1185 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2625 - - 3929 - - 4172 - - 2122 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3385 - - -1725 - - -445 - - -3167 ODpotential blCL - - - 4707 - - 5625 - - 5084 - - 4104 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 77 - - 81 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.6 - - 62.6 - - 63.6 - - 57.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.7 - - 48.9 - - 48.8 - - 51.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 62.0 - - 63.4 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.7 - - 47.6 - - 47.5 - - 50.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 98 - - 28 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 433 - - 3011 - - 3750 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 8 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 97972 17 270 23 233 27 233 34 250 97972 90606 19 248 23 249 25 249 23 262 90606 84916 16 240 20 246 20 268 16 285 84916 80192 7 247 19 247 18 267 16 289 80192 76134 14 314 16 248 17 270 17 284 76134 72548 19 300 12 288 13 279 16 286 72548 69303 17 294 18 297 17 285 19 296 69303 66331 23 306 24 298 20 292 21 306 66331 63578 31 297 30 296 27 292 25 309 63578 60904 35 280 35 290 33 286 31 302 60904 58113 35 284 39 288 37 287 35 291 58113 55228 48 298 46 289 45 290 41 290 55228 52489 57 293 51 285 51 288 49 287 52489 50027 62 290 58 287 57 283 56 281 50027 47821 67 287 64 288 60 282 59 277 47821 45826 70 284 67 287 65 282 62 276 45826 44008 70 287 66 287 68 282 65 276 44008 42335 73 290 66 285 69 284 66 277 42335 40778 73 294 65 284 67 284 66 279 40778 39317 72 304 62 287 64 283 63 279 39317 37942 71 312 59 292 59 285 60 280 37942 36614 68 314 57 298 56 288 58 280 36614 35261 65 314 57 302 55 291 57 280 35261 33853 62 314 57 304 54 291 55 280 33853 32391 61 316 56 304 54 290 53 282 32391 30861 61 316 55 301 54 289 49 283 30861 29253 59 315 53 298 52 289 46 284 29253 27567 55 313 49 296 48 290 43 285 27567 25803 53 310 47 296 44 290 40 287 25803 23959 53 306 45 297 40 291 36 287 23959 22036 50 301 44 297 38 294 33 286 22036 20029 45 298 42 297 36 296 32 288 20029 17935 42 295 41 298 36 300 32 293 17935 15802 40 295 40 298 36 301 30 299 15802 13749 34 298 35 296 34 297 29 303 13749 11883 29 301 28 300 30 298 27 298 11883 10229 27 307 24 304 26 303 22 301 10229 8767 24 315 21 309 22 303 20 308 8767 7476 21 329 16 316 17 305 19 309 7476 6338 19 341 10 318 8 303 14 299 6338 5338 15 333 9 284 4*298 9 280 5338 4459 11 326 6*268 2*267 6 277 4459 3683 7 323 3*184 2 226 4 264 3683 2988 2 016 3 161 2 218 3 237 2988 2373 6 080 4 156 2 218 2 203 2373 1860 9 065 4 155 2 212 2 183 1860 1466 8*059 4 153 2 215 2 162 1466 1195 5*050 3 154 2 213 3 154 1195 1031 5 050 3 155 2 213 2*147 1031 937 4 051 3 153 1 212 2*145 937 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