DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/03 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.8 - - 30.0 - - 24.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 3 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 550 - - 1380 - - 459 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1439 - - 2269 - - 1348 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 702 - - 1421 - - 2140 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 80 - - 70 - - 28 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 15 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 245 - - 314 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 133 - - 769 - - -326 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1306 - - 1500 - - 1674 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5847 - - 453 - - -721 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7286 - - 1816 - - 2069 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.8 - - 30.0 - - 24.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 25.6 - - 27.1 - - 20.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 27.9 - - 30.3 - - 25.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 25.3 - - 26.6 - - 20.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 3 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 550 - - 1380 - - 459 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 103 - - 102 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96280 7 252 16 299 6 284 96280 89164 2 281 7 305 7 300 89164 83630 6 234 11 317 6 284 83630 78982 6 266 10 275 11 265 78982 74950 9 288 12 253 22 267 74950 71378 17 282 15 272 23 279 71378 68128 25 279 20 273 27 280 68128 65126 29 270 28 264 28 276 65126 62326 33 255 34 266 30 278 62326 59602 31 252 44 260 39 273 59602 56750 41 262 46 252 44 268 56750 53787 53 262 51 254 62 263 53787 50960 59 251 60 251 66 256 50960 48410 62 254 64 253 64 258 48410 46126 77 254 75 258 72 258 46126 44065 86 249 89 256 80 259 44065 42189 90 250 95 249 89 258 42189 40456 99 251 99 249 94 257 40456 38842 106 247 99 250 97 257 38842 37341 113 245 104 253 103 257 37341 35946 120 247 112 255 115 259 35946 34619 125 247 122 256 128 259 34619 33283 127 247 133 255 134 258 33283 31911 123 247 126 254 127 256 31911 30508 117 247 119 252 120 257 30508 29055 111 248 113 251 119 256 29055 27532 109 249 111 252 115 256 27532 25933 103 251 107 256 113 261 25933 24258 94 252 97 253 106 260 24258 22512 87 251 94 257 96 259 22512 20701 81 255 83 259 78 261 20701 18817 67 260 73 255 69 263 18817 16853 57 257 64 255 63 263 16853 14849 56 257 54 257 56 266 14849 12919 52 262 48 261 51 269 12919 11168 45 260 45 257 46 266 11168 9617 45 259 45 258 42 265 9617 8247 42 265 40 266 36 274 8247 7034 35 266 34 272 27 290 7034 5965 29 269 24 278 22 299 5965 5022 26 280 20 284 20 303 5022 4194 21 278 17 285 17 300 4194 3470 16 288 15 298 19 318 3470 2826 17 290 17 312 23 327 2826 2260 17 286 17*314 23 326 2260 1786 16*265 17*314 22 325 1786 1423 12*247 16 314 20*324 1423 1173 11 245 15 315 17*323 1173 1021 10 244 13 314 14 323 1021 934 7 243 9 314 10 322 934 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