DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 68.8 - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -14 - - 22 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 354 - - 676 - - 643 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 921 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1243 - - 1565 - - 1532 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3128 - - 1863 - - 1717 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 54 - - 106 - - 57 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 061 - - 037 - - 037 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -283 - - 594 - - 261 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1526 - - 971 - - 1271 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1009 - - 121 - - -555 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2252 - - 1444 - - 2087 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 150 - - 240 - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 68.8 - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 67.1 - - 66.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.9 - - 68.7 - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 66.8 - - 66.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -14 - - 22 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 354 - - 676 - - 643 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 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] 99541 29 093 28 090 37 075 99541 92093 30 098 23 085 32 073 92093 86348 29 087 25 086 19 080 86348 81570 22 076 23 077 18 097 81570 77425 16 083 17 078 16 088 77425 73732 13 085 12 105 11 078 73732 70388 9 078 12 117 5 082 70388 67329 7 061 9 093 5 097 67329 64502 5 010 5 054 5 064 64502 61769 6 342 6 036 7 043 61769 58919 7 341 5 323 10 353 58919 55969 9 301 6 260 13 308 55969 53162 9 281 11 265 16 287 53162 50635 12 270 14 254 16 269 50635 48368 21 251 18 247 14 261 48368 46305 24 226 17 251 14 272 46305 44413 26 211 15 260 13 274 44413 42674 24 210 15 258 6 301 42674 41073 23 210 12 251 12 344 41073 39586 18 196 9 259 10 351 39586 38189 14 164 9 266 13 022 38189 36841 11 125 9 267 19 031 36841 35468 20 071 6 294 18 029 35468 34040 21 066 4 347 13 024 34040 32559 19 069 6 047 7 007 32559 31013 15 076 10 046 5 017 31013 29392 12 080 11 052 8 039 29392 27695 11 075 10 071 9 033 27695 25917 10 074 11 077 8 011 25917 24060 9 080 12 062 9 013 24060 22131 9 085 12 044 10 026 22131 20126 10 110 10 041 9 021 20126 18039 16 131 7 091 9 020 18039 15918 22 134 7 134 11 024 15918 13879 19 122 9 170 13 009 13879 12023 17 090 10 157 15 039 12023 10374 25 080 15 101 20 051 10374 8912 30 080 23 074 23 048 8912 7613 31 079 27 067 26 050 7613 6460 30 081 28 065 28 052 6460 5438 31 082 27 060 29 053 5438 4538 31 081 26 054 30 052 4538 3743 29 073 25 050 31 048 3743 3032 27 067 25 044 31 043 3032 2404 25 065 24 043 29 040 2404 1881 23 064 23*041 26*039 1881 1479 21*062 20*039 22*038 1479 1202 18*061 18 037 19 038 1202 1034 16 060 16 036 16 037 1034 938 11 060 11 036 11 036 938 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