DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.3 - - 44.5 - - 44.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 53 - - 14 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1689 - - 1465 - - 1453 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 919 - - 919 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2578 - - 2354 - - 2342 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 616 - - 383 - - 452 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 160 - - 178 - - 120 - - - W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 350 - - 354 - - 342 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 546 - - -79 - - -86 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2032 - - 2433 - - 2428 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8499 - - -8665 - - -7763 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 11077 - - 11019 - - 10105 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 99 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.3 - - 44.5 - - 44.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.9 - - 37.2 - - 37.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 44.2 - - 44.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 36.1 - - 36.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 53 - - 14 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1689 - - 1465 - - 1453 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 97 - - 87 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95880 23 347 28 357 19 346 95880 88938 26 007 25 356 30 356 88938 83537 23 019 12 358 26 352 83537 79041 20 007 11 343 16 334 79041 75139 28 338 23 333 20 341 75139 71671 31 320 27 331 22 317 71671 68529 28 300 26 322 20 310 68529 65630 27 295 27 303 25 313 65630 62930 30 296 33 293 36 308 62930 60318 32 298 36 287 39 296 60318 57599 37 303 36 290 38 283 57599 54760 47 293 40 290 42 280 54760 52040 55 284 53 286 56 285 52040 49587 63 287 70 287 66 287 49587 47375 64 288 75 280 70 283 47375 45348 63 281 73 282 73 280 45348 43478 64 277 68 284 76 280 43478 41741 60 276 72 272 82 273 41741 40127 67 266 80 273 83 267 40127 38622 68 265 87 274 79 265 38622 37210 68 259 84 267 82 266 37210 35847 60 261 75 260 83 264 35847 34469 53 262 61 253 78 261 34469 33055 54 255 51 251 65 255 33055 31611 57 251 44 257 42 251 31611 30115 56 251 46 255 28 244 30115 28545 59 252 49 252 23 265 28545 26896 59 255 49 253 24 266 26896 25165 49 257 49 257 28 260 25165 23355 34 262 47 262 30 252 23355 21472 29 261 45 262 35 247 21472 19508 30 266 45 258 42 250 19508 17461 32 271 42 254 43 260 17461 15377 31 265 29 253 44 264 15377 13375 30 270 25 275 32 274 13375 11561 27 276 27 279 21 289 11561 9959 26 273 25 273 20 284 9959 8544 25 267 23 269 21 277 8544 7291 23 278 21 269 17 276 7291 6180 24 298 17 284 13 284 6180 5199 22 315 12 301 10 290 5199 4337 17 331 8 314 8 294 4337 3580 11 332 5 340 6 310 3580 2906 7*338 5*351 7*337 2906 2315 7*345 6*355 7*342 2315 1823 8 350 6 355 7 342 1823 1445 8 351 6 355 7 342 1445 1184 7 352 6 354 7 342 1184 1026 7 351 6 354 7 342 1026 935 5 352 5 353 5 342 935 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