DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/17 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 43.0 - - 43.4 - - 39.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 109 - - 22 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 1675 - - 1514 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 1347 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1230 - - 2564 - - 2403 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 867 - - 773 - - 883 - - 1591 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 94 - - 234 - - 133 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 16 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 008 - - 321 - - 008 - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2875 - - -2807 - - -2602 - - -3088 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4106 - - 5371 - - 5006 - - 4023 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15753 - - -14060 - - -13326 - - -14551 ODpotential blCL - - - 16983 - - 16624 - - 15729 - - 15486 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 96 - - 97 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 43.0 - - 43.4 - - 39.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.8 - - 23.0 - - 25.0 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.9 - - 42.4 - - 43.3 - - 41.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 21.8 - - 24.1 - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 109 - - 22 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 1675 - - 1514 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 84 - - 89 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95778 29 298 33 303 36 288 37 292 95778 88885 23 318 31 307 31 303 32 304 88885 83519 27 342 26 308 28 316 30 311 83519 79019 27 337 21 313 23 318 25 315 79019 75103 21 328 21 309 24 310 25 317 75103 71618 24 317 23 306 25 301 26 314 71618 68448 27 312 25 311 24 299 27 306 68448 65516 29 307 27 303 24 302 25 303 65516 62781 34 297 33 294 30 298 29 303 62781 60124 36 299 35 292 35 291 36 295 60124 57349 42 296 41 288 44 284 45 289 57349 54468 49 290 47 287 48 282 48 285 54468 51703 50 294 50 287 48 280 52 276 51703 49208 52 291 50 283 51 277 51 270 49208 46975 49 291 50 280 55 277 52 276 46975 44952 52 295 52 280 61 273 55 272 44952 43101 69 291 54 286 58 270 54 272 43101 41398 74 287 63 277 56 269 53 276 41398 39824 75 289 63 273 58 265 52 281 39824 38369 77 291 63 275 66 265 60 286 38369 37017 77 291 68 274 74 263 59 281 37017 35719 80 290 74 273 78 261 56 279 35719 34400 85 290 77 274 76 264 60 280 34400 33030 88 288 77 275 67 273 67 283 33030 31607 82 290 76 276 67 280 70 282 31607 30115 78 292 72 278 68 280 68 281 30115 28542 75 292 69 280 63 280 64 282 28542 26891 72 293 69 281 63 278 59 281 26891 25167 63 292 66 283 60 281 53 283 25167 23369 58 294 62 287 55 287 47 289 23369 21494 57 299 57 287 52 285 45 287 21494 19539 56 301 49 294 48 285 47 286 19539 17503 53 303 51 297 45 288 47 283 17503 15425 51 304 54 298 43 293 41 284 15425 13425 51 305 52 304 49 295 38 285 13425 11608 50 306 43 304 48 301 37 284 11608 9993 42 308 37 301 38 298 35 283 9993 8561 33 310 34 300 32 299 32 283 8561 7293 25 312 29 303 29 299 28 289 7293 6172 23 310 21 307 22 301 23 292 6172 5185 23 306 16 314 13 300 16 310 5185 4323 21 314 13 325 7 309 7 323 4323 3569 18 319 10 334 4 328 0 213 3569 2899 12 323 5*333 1*001 6 132 2899 2310 7 331 3*324 1*021 8 116 2310 1819 4 003 3 322 1 010 8 103 1819 1442 5*017 3 320 1 007 7 094 1442 1183 4*014 2 320 1 006 7 088 1183 1025 2 006 2 319 1 001 6 086 1025 935 2 003 2 319 1 000 3*085 935 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