DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 - - - 77.4 - - 80.1 - - 83.0 - - 77.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 27 - - 66 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 773 - - 1472 - - 2406 - - 534 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 922 - - 922 - - 1648 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1662 - - 2361 - - 3295 - - 1423 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1479 - - 1609 - - 1734 - - 2032 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 160 - - 163 - - 240 - - 51 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 4 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 082 - - 141 - - 203 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 108 - - 141 - - 723 - - 5 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1554 - - 2220 - - 2572 - - 1418 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1879 - - -5744 - - -324 - - -1469 ODpotential blCL - - - 3541 - - 8105 - - 3619 - - 2892 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 99 - - 88 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 2950 - - 3240 - - 3950 - - 3340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 80.1 - - 83.0 - - 77.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 73.1 - - 72.9 - - 74.3 - - 74.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 80.0 - - 82.6 - - 78.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.3 - - 71.9 - - 73.3 - - 73.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 27 - - 66 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 773 - - 1472 - - 2406 - - 534 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 94 - - 52 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 17 - - 18 - - 18 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] 99639 32 097 25 104 16 109 21 054 99639 92127 23 080 24 103 13 090 11 087 92127 86284 14 092 17 090 14 105 9 090 86284 81416 12 110 11 089 13 080 8 075 81416 77238 11 091 10 100 8 074 7 071 77238 73554 8 085 8 055 9 091 6 063 73554 70225 7 113 3 356 5 048 6 100 70225 67162 6 105 4 134 4 299 7 008 67162 64330 1 342 4 117 7 204 8 292 64330 61597 14 279 7 292 3 316 7 292 61597 58750 17 252 18 246 20 274 12 300 58750 55812 17 271 15 282 24 259 25 273 55812 53025 37 285 33 285 30 283 31 272 53025 50531 47 272 42 282 46 289 41 281 50531 48321 47 257 53 275 47 275 45 283 48321 46338 43 261 55 264 41 269 51 278 46338 44529 45 262 51 269 43 278 47 278 44529 42857 48 277 61 276 48 283 49 290 42857 41303 64 286 68 275 54 280 50 294 41303 39845 68 285 66 271 62 274 47 297 39845 38465 63 282 63 269 67 272 44 300 38465 37125 62 279 58 272 66 275 42 299 37125 35757 59 281 52 275 56 274 44 294 35757 34331 55 282 51 278 51 269 47 285 34331 32853 52 281 52 278 48 269 45 278 32853 31307 48 276 53 277 46 271 41 278 31307 29681 48 274 53 276 47 272 44 280 29681 27977 46 275 51 280 47 276 44 276 27977 26196 44 275 43 284 45 282 43 279 26196 24343 41 274 42 282 45 286 41 282 24343 22419 38 277 47 277 44 286 38 280 22419 20414 34 287 47 269 42 287 37 277 20414 18325 38 277 42 258 39 286 35 279 18325 16196 43 266 36 254 31 273 31 287 16196 14142 34 262 29 259 34 262 30 287 14142 12264 27 274 23 267 36 268 33 279 12264 10586 32 298 22 280 40 273 39 270 10586 9092 30 305 22 290 40 271 43 260 9092 7764 25 301 20 289 36 265 37 259 7764 6585 22 289 16 282 22 266 30 265 6585 5540 20 289 11 279 15 261 22 277 5540 4620 13 287 7 261 13 243 16 273 4620 3807 5 288 7 218 10*226 12 264 3807 3081 4 034 7 182 8*212 10 267 3081 2438 7 067 7*149 7 206 10 281 2438 1903 7*076 7*143 6 200 9 293 1903 1492 5*081 7 142 6 197 8*302 1492 1209 4 082 7 141 6 196 7*305 1209 1037 4 082 6 140 5 195 6 306 1037 938 4 082 6 140 4 193 4 307 938 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