DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - - 12.4 - - 19.9 - - 21.8 - - 18.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 52 - - 18 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 527 - - 1048 - - 1587 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 917 - - 917 - - 918 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1416 - - 1937 - - 2476 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 428 - - 1042 - - 1711 - - 2598 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 155 - - 126 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 351 - - 346 - - 356 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -368 - - 121 - - 564 - - -595 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1784 - - 1816 - - 1912 - - 1529 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7973 - - -1079 - - 226 - - -1133 ODpotential blCL - - - 9389 - - 3016 - - 2250 - - 2067 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.4 - - 19.9 - - 21.8 - - 18.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.5 - - 15.8 - - 17.3 - - 15.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.4 - - 19.7 - - 21.9 - - 19.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.0 - - 15.1 - - 16.7 - - 15.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 52 - - 18 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 527 - - 1048 - - 1587 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95044 92 231 98 234 102 236 108 240 95044 87860 81 248 83 245 79 242 86 245 87860 82338 77 261 68 247 69 252 74 263 82338 77752 70 267 64 260 66 270 69 277 77752 73797 59 270 62 267 67 279 63 282 73797 70287 52 267 54 265 62 281 59 280 70287 67088 48 258 45 267 55 282 52 283 67088 64134 47 274 41 283 49 284 50 294 64134 61392 49 283 45 297 44 285 48 304 61392 58731 43 289 49 298 42 296 47 310 58731 55941 40 302 42 298 40 308 43 312 55941 53026 46 310 41 314 44 314 41 317 53026 50224 45 313 44 320 46 315 43 321 50224 47697 42 317 43 321 45 321 48 323 47697 45438 36 321 41 326 43 328 47 322 45438 43397 30 337 36 335 45 330 46 326 43397 41540 40 347 38 344 44 332 46 331 41540 39841 43 342 45 345 44 343 45 337 39841 38281 40 348 46 350 50 353 46 345 38281 36841 47 358 48 357 54 357 47 351 36841 35506 52 358 51 359 62 359 48 000 35506 34232 50 357 55 360 69 359 52 006 34232 32948 48 005 54 002 74 360 58 006 32948 31623 47 010 52 010 75 001 59 005 31623 30254 42 009 59 019 75 006 56 002 30254 28824 44 020 64 018 65 011 54 360 28824 27320 52 029 63 016 55 016 51 357 27320 25744 56 035 58 021 51 012 46 354 25744 24092 60 037 51 023 46 002 44 350 24092 22366 62 038 44 019 36 358 43 347 22366 20570 55 039 40 017 32 356 40 345 20570 18702 46 036 40 020 29 004 38 343 18702 16756 40 033 41 024 28 007 31 345 16756 14772 38 032 39 028 28 005 26 353 14772 12862 37 032 35 028 27 007 24 001 12862 11128 36 029 32 027 25 014 22 006 11128 9589 35 024 29 022 24 019 20 010 9589 8223 36 023 28 017 23 021 19 015 8223 7012 37 022 27 020 22 018 18 021 7012 5941 36 020 25 025 21 023 18 024 5941 4996 32 026 19 024 18 032 17 028 4996 4167 26 036 16 023 16 033 14 034 4167 3447 22 036 16 020 16 028 11 030 3447 2809 23 031 18 008 14*017 11 015 2809 2247 25 017 18*355 13*000 11 006 2247 1778 22*003 15*349 13 357 11 358 1778 1417 17*354 14 346 12 354 10 349 1417 1170 14 351 13 345 11 354 9 339 1170 1020 12 350 12 344 10 353 7*333 1020 934 9 349 9 343 8 351 4*328 934 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