DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.5 - - 57.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 407 - - 147 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3281 - - 2434 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3105 - - 2080 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4170 - - 3323 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 701 - - 926 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 448 - - 289 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 073 - - 072 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1447 - - -2027 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5617 - - 5351 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9891 - - -10425 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14061 - - 13748 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.5 - - 57.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.4 - - 37.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.5 - - 56.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.6 - - 37.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 407 - - 147 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3281 - - 2434 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 97 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 98198 16 109 11 156 98198 90781 5 101 2 124 90781 85066 5 082 7 016 85066 80308 3 075 7 009 80308 76207 3 060 1 124 76207 72591 5 254 3 171 72591 69315 11 238 7 237 69315 66298 10 230 14 225 66298 63506 9 213 15 220 63506 60807 8 215 13 227 60807 57982 16 251 22 257 57982 55048 35 244 41 249 55048 52250 44 234 44 242 52250 49725 46 244 44 245 49725 47464 61 247 59 254 47464 45443 82 239 79 231 45443 43625 79 225 72 235 43625 41967 69 242 83 256 41967 40436 87 257 117 257 40436 38998 85 250 108 259 38998 37637 81 239 81 254 37637 36321 84 236 74 243 36321 34980 83 237 78 240 34980 33582 80 242 79 238 33582 32128 75 239 77 238 32128 30606 71 237 73 239 30606 29004 62 245 66 244 29004 27326 55 248 58 246 27326 25573 49 250 49 253 25573 23745 48 256 41 252 23745 21839 45 253 41 250 21839 19856 50 248 44 246 19856 17786 51 240 44 244 17786 15668 43 250 29 256 15668 13623 34 241 25 262 13623 11765 18 222 21 243 11765 10126 5 149 18 208 10126 8680 5 117 12 144 8680 7404 10 113 13 116 7404 6274 15 107 16 092 6274 5278 14 092 20 078 5278 4405 13*079 20 077 4405 3638 13*076 18*075 3638 2954 14 075 17*073 2954 2350 14 074 18 072 2350 1845 14 073 17 072 1845 1458 14 072 17 071 1458 1191 13 072 16 071 1191 1029 13 071 15 070 1029 936 11 071 12 070 936 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