DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 - - - 18.1 - - 24.6 - - 24.6 - - 18.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 66 - - 39 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 311 - - 1700 - - 2032 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 917 - - 918 - - 917 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1200 - - 2589 - - 2921 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 455 - - 1073 - - 787 - - 2232 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 197 - - 176 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 026 - - 025 - - 015 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1087 - - -286 - - -28 - - -827 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2288 - - 2875 - - 2949 - - 1762 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12231 - - -10076 - - -9615 - - -1625 ODpotential blCL - - - 13431 - - 12665 - - 12536 - - 2559 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 76 - - 81 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.1 - - 24.6 - - 24.6 - - 18.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.9 - - 15.6 - - 15.3 - - 14.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.0 - - 24.3 - - 24.4 - - 21.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.4 - - 14.6 - - 14.4 - - 14.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 66 - - 39 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 311 - - 1700 - - 2032 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 3 - - 26 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95751 58 252 65 256 57 268 55 267 95751 88667 41 273 49 263 44 272 40 264 88667 83218 35 278 37 267 39 264 41 269 83218 78677 30 291 32 267 36 272 36 268 78677 74728 34 296 32 276 39 278 33 271 74728 71221 33 291 32 277 40 274 35 273 71221 68036 30 288 30 271 37 270 38 279 68036 65079 32 290 30 276 36 274 42 279 65079 62305 39 285 34 275 39 268 42 270 62305 59589 44 279 36 270 39 261 38 265 59589 56736 45 271 40 272 42 264 37 266 56736 53764 50 273 48 269 51 266 40 269 53764 50919 54 265 48 266 53 265 45 272 50919 48355 52 273 44 267 52 262 46 273 48355 46061 62 275 50 271 51 264 47 272 46061 43985 71 271 60 273 53 267 49 270 43985 42093 64 268 62 269 51 268 47 266 42093 40355 53 270 59 268 49 275 42 262 40355 38752 49 278 53 270 47 277 39 270 38752 37268 53 283 48 274 43 279 39 274 37268 35893 54 278 47 272 36 281 34 272 35893 34596 50 271 39 269 27 293 26 267 34596 33304 49 272 31 292 26 303 23 287 33304 31972 42 285 35 296 27 311 24 304 31972 30597 42 284 36 298 28 314 26 315 30597 29159 36 291 34 305 28 317 25 316 29159 27646 33 309 33 313 28 321 21 309 27646 26056 32 308 33 318 27 327 19 304 26056 24389 32 305 34 324 25 326 18 297 24389 22645 31 310 33 326 21 320 16 287 22645 20823 29 315 28 318 18 313 17 282 20823 18920 32 305 26 301 20 290 22 291 18920 16932 35 291 29 294 26 290 24 303 16932 14909 33 297 28 299 26 299 23 306 14909 12968 27 299 24 305 23 308 21 305 12968 11207 25 294 22 308 19 312 18 310 11207 9645 22 292 21 311 19 318 15 321 9645 8261 18 291 18 315 18 324 14 332 8261 7036 16 296 15 319 16 326 12 338 7036 5955 15 310 12 323 14 324 11 331 5955 5005 14 326 9 337 11 327 12 328 5005 4177 14 346 9 012 5 351 10 334 4177 3453 12 002 10 029 6*028 7 359 3453 2813 11 016 11*032 8*022 10 017 2813 2250 10 033 10*029 10 016 12 019 2250 1780 14 040 10 026 10 014 13 019 1780 1419 14*036 10 024 10 012 13 020 1419 1171 10*027 9 023 10 012 12 020 1171 1020 9 026 9 022 9 011 10*019 1020 934 7 024 7 021 8 011 7*017 934 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