DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.1 - - 76.1 - - 73.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 58 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 370 - - 1330 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 921 - - 922 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1259 - - 2219 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1274 - - 922 - - 2080 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 59 - - 184 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 240 - - 221 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 321 - - 704 - - -48 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 938 - - 1515 - - 986 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 75 - - 325 - - -1088 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1184 - - 1894 - - 2026 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 660 - - 1150 - - 840 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.1 - - 76.1 - - 73.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.2 - - 72.2 - - 71.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 75.7 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.1 - - 71.6 - - 71.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 58 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 370 - - 1330 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 93 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 17 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] 98955 19 114 17 130 11 099 98955 91624 13 124 9 134 14 097 91624 85963 9 144 6 144 8 107 85963 81223 10 164 5 215 3 118 81223 77091 10 187 10 178 7 186 77091 73421 6 227 6 152 8 184 73421 70104 10 226 5 216 8 211 70104 67065 12 210 14 215 13 229 67065 64267 10 203 13 213 16 227 64267 61582 17 239 17 227 16 222 61582 58800 26 232 27 233 26 240 58800 55942 37 225 41 232 36 240 55942 53243 36 239 41 239 41 241 53243 50839 47 251 46 249 47 250 50839 48699 54 250 52 249 50 252 48699 46754 55 250 53 245 55 248 46754 44962 59 254 55 248 55 245 44962 43299 60 251 60 251 53 248 43299 41732 57 240 59 250 53 261 41732 40249 54 232 58 250 58 267 40249 38842 53 234 57 248 54 256 38842 37471 52 236 57 243 53 244 37471 36072 52 239 57 239 53 244 36072 34617 53 248 56 240 55 247 34617 33109 55 249 57 245 59 247 33109 31535 55 247 56 249 61 249 31535 29885 51 247 55 250 58 254 29885 28154 47 245 56 249 56 258 28154 26344 51 244 55 246 49 258 26344 24459 51 246 52 244 39 260 24459 22501 49 247 50 245 41 266 22501 20465 48 244 47 254 36 261 20465 18345 49 245 49 255 32 259 18345 16193 49 243 47 253 31 258 16193 14125 48 242 45 256 30 263 14125 12243 45 246 40 258 30 266 12243 10569 40 253 41 265 29 271 10569 9078 34 259 38 273 27 275 9078 7749 31 261 30 265 21 264 7749 6567 29 258 13 265 18 250 6567 5518 25 255 10 275 17 237 5518 4595 23 262 15 253 16 235 4595 3785 23 259 16 234 13 249 3785 3062 23 257 17 229 12 267 3062 2425 23 256 16*225 13 276 2425 1894 19 250 14*222 13 281 1894 1486 16*245 14 221 11 286 1486 1206 13*241 13 221 10 290 1206 1036 11 240 12 221 8*291 1036 938 8 238 9 221 4*291 938 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