DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - - 46.3 - - 47.5 - - 47.5 - - 45.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 144 - - 180 - - 78 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4464 - - 5124 - - 5346 - - 1909 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3579 - - 4196 - - 3774 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5353 - - 6013 - - 6235 - - 2798 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3432 - - 3327 - - 3725 - - 5544 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 361 - - 406 - - 315 - - 76 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 12 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 331 - - 334 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 6 - - 12 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -4 - - 9 - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1426 - - 1205 - - 1552 - - -891 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3927 - - 4809 - - 4683 - - 3689 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -351 - - 18 - - 603 - - -1953 ODpotential blCL - - - 5704 - - 5995 - - 5632 - - 4751 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 99 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 80 - - 90 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 47.5 - - 47.5 - - 45.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 29.7 - - 30.3 - - 33.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.5 - - 46.6 - - 47.1 - - 46.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 28.5 - - 29.2 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 144 - - 180 - - 78 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4464 - - 5124 - - 5346 - - 1909 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 96 - - 100 - - 89 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] 97447 10 197 14 252 15 246 19 280 97447 90081 8 236 11 233 14 250 9 246 90081 84441 7 210 11 188 13 228 10 235 84441 79760 7 155 10 203 8 252 8 216 79760 75711 8 189 8 195 7 260 3 229 75711 72116 5 200 6 203 8 235 10 252 72116 68851 6 272 6 231 11 211 12 241 68851 65830 15 252 10 251 11 230 8 254 65830 62991 17 227 17 236 21 252 11 277 62991 60212 16 239 20 226 28 249 25 275 60212 57312 15 257 20 228 27 243 29 261 57312 54307 27 280 18 259 18 257 25 271 54307 51444 38 270 35 274 30 265 34 271 51444 48879 41 263 42 270 36 265 39 268 48879 46582 44 266 45 270 41 270 39 268 46582 44493 47 269 47 269 46 272 40 270 44493 42573 47 271 48 269 48 270 44 271 42573 40802 47 275 50 269 50 268 49 268 40802 39158 52 276 54 270 52 267 50 265 39158 37626 59 274 58 269 54 266 48 264 37626 36195 60 269 61 267 54 267 46 264 36195 34826 57 270 60 265 52 268 44 265 34826 33455 56 272 57 262 50 269 42 265 33455 32054 52 269 48 264 46 269 35 270 32054 30635 45 274 42 269 35 271 24 284 30635 29176 39 283 34 274 26 280 21 319 29176 27651 36 290 31 283 26 292 24 332 27651 26054 37 288 31 284 26 290 23 339 26054 24381 38 287 32 282 27 288 21 334 24381 22632 38 286 33 281 29 290 22 316 22632 20812 38 285 33 282 30 291 24 307 20812 18920 38 286 33 284 30 292 25 303 18920 16952 34 289 31 287 28 292 26 300 16952 14953 27 292 26 292 27 291 28 301 14953 13032 22 295 24 292 26 294 29 303 13032 11298 24 306 24 292 28 294 31 295 11298 9769 26 305 20 305 24 297 29 295 9769 8409 22 311 17 315 23 302 23 298 8409 7199 23 331 17 317 19*312 16 302 7199 6123 24*334 15*323 17*316 13 306 6123 5168 24*334 14*326 14 325 10 311 5168 4325 20 332 13 330 11 333 10 314 4325 3580 18 331 12 331 10 337 8 323 3580 2911 15 329 12 332 10 341 7*334 2911 2320 14 328 12 332 9 343 6*350 2320 1826 13 328 12 333 9 345 6 355 1826 1446 13 328 11 333 9 346 6 000 1446 1185 12 327 11 333 8 347 5 003 1185 1026 12 327 10 332 8 347 5 007 1026 936 10 327 9 332 7 347 4 009 936 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