DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - - - - - 11.4 - - 13.8 - - 8.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 73 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1281 - - 1976 - - 44 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 917 - - 917 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2170 - - 2865 - - 933 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 894 - - 699 - - 2156 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 216 - - 213 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 342 - - 328 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2424 - - -1577 - - -1814 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4594 - - 4442 - - 2747 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -17211 - - -10350 - - -10178 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19381 - - 13215 - - 11111 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 61 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 11.4 - - 13.8 - - 8.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -5.1 - - -2.1 - - 0.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 10.9 - - 13.5 - - 10.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -6.0 - - -2.9 - - -0.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 73 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1281 - - 1976 - - 44 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94997 92 239 103 234 119 239 94997 87754 91 247 92 246 92 254 87754 82227 88 256 83 264 92 267 82227 77649 80 268 83 275 87 274 77649 73683 78 279 79 281 77 279 73683 70170 77 277 75 281 75 282 70170 66998 72 277 79 281 79 284 66998 64087 72 280 84 282 83 285 64087 61384 75 280 85 283 84 284 61384 58755 76 280 85 284 85 284 58755 56006 78 282 85 285 85 283 56006 53142 78 282 84 287 85 283 53142 50386 77 282 83 287 87 285 50386 47880 74 284 80 287 89 284 47880 45607 72 286 78 284 89 283 45607 43528 69 286 76 282 86 283 43528 41616 67 287 74 281 83 283 41616 39860 69 291 69 279 76 282 39860 38252 74 291 64 282 69 287 38252 36786 78 284 67 289 68 295 36786 35441 69 278 73 286 74 300 35441 34163 62 282 71 284 80 300 34163 32876 65 291 70 289 80 298 32876 31541 68 294 71 292 79 296 31541 30155 71 294 73 293 78 294 30155 28705 72 293 74 296 77 295 28705 27181 72 292 74 297 76 295 27181 25583 72 292 72 295 74 292 25583 23909 71 292 73 293 74 291 23909 22157 70 293 73 292 75 297 22157 20331 69 294 72 293 73 295 20331 18432 69 290 68 292 70 296 18432 16468 65 290 57 291 57 296 16468 14490 47 291 44 291 46 293 14490 12606 34 296 35 294 39 293 12606 10902 32 295 32 297 35 296 10902 9391 32 293 32 298 33 307 9391 8053 31 298 32 302 30 315 8053 6870 28 305 28 308 24 319 6870 5824 21 312 23 309 20 323 5824 4904 13 316 16 304 18 329 4904 4099 7 318 11 298 14 326 4099 3394 6 341 9*320 10 329 3394 2769 9 351 9*327 9 342 2769 2218 9*346 9 328 10 346 2218 1759 9*343 9 328 10 346 1759 1407 9 342 9 328 10 345 1407 1164 8 341 9 329 9 344 1164 1017 8 340 8 328 7*343 1017 933 7 341 7 329 4*340 933 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