DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 68.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1561 - - 2924 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 921 - - 921 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2450 - - 3813 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2506 - - 1658 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 212 - - 149 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 089 - - 062 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -849 - - -619 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3299 - - 4432 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3799 - - -6288 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6249 - - 10101 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 68.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.7 - - 52.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 68.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.5 - - 51.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1561 - - 2924 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 97299 9 243 7 247 97299 90071 5 100 4 175 90071 84515 13 106 6 141 84515 79900 11 110 7 112 79900 75923 11 125 5 155 75923 72419 8 079 6 124 72419 69245 8 002 6 036 69245 66321 10 334 9 324 66321 63611 8 309 9 287 63611 60978 13 316 9 311 60978 58229 23 298 18 316 58229 55394 27 296 24 307 55394 52691 26 308 30 310 52691 50247 36 312 39 297 50247 48053 37 305 28 305 48053 46049 35 326 30 335 46049 44198 47 338 50 327 44198 42485 57 331 59 320 42485 40896 62 326 56 322 40896 39408 59 328 53 325 39408 38007 57 333 51 329 38007 36655 56 335 50 332 36655 35285 55 335 48 333 35285 33867 53 334 50 330 33867 32401 54 333 50 326 32401 30870 44 331 46 327 30870 29259 32 322 45 333 29259 27573 29 320 32 326 27573 25815 24 316 24 313 25815 23981 17 305 19 302 23981 22074 12 324 18 284 22074 20083 15 316 15 283 20083 18000 14 352 9 313 18000 15871 13 349 9 316 15871 13821 13 339 11 324 13821 11958 10 340 9 330 11958 10306 13 324 14 330 10306 8844 13 327 15 328 8844 7550 11 342 12 331 7550 6403 8 354 8 343 6403 5391 6 351 5 351 5391 4501 4 349 3*012 4501 3716 2 037 2*056 3716 3013 4*090 2 062 3013 2391 4*091 2 062 2391 1872 4 090 2 065 1872 1474 4 088 2 066 1474 1199 4 089 2 063 1199 1033 4 087 2 065 1033 937 3 089 2 067 937 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