DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/07 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.2 - - 45.2 - - 46.0 - - 38.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 110 - - 17 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 350 - - 1568 - - 1597 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 1276 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1239 - - 2457 - - 2486 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 478 - - 659 - - 652 - - 1095 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 231 - - 133 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 274 - - 248 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -755 - - -353 - - -43 - - -146 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1994 - - 2810 - - 2529 - - 1081 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12067 - - -10142 - - -8985 - - -10219 ODpotential blCL - - - 13306 - - 12599 - - 11471 - - 11154 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 80 - - 85 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.2 - - 45.2 - - 46.0 - - 38.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 36.4 - - 38.5 - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 44.5 - - 46.1 - - 40.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 35.2 - - 37.5 - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 110 - - 17 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 350 - - 1568 - - 1597 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 18 - - 40 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95830 69 260 74 254 69 265 65 264 95830 88844 45 267 42 266 45 262 44 262 88844 83444 29 271 34 265 35 266 30 271 83444 78973 19 275 26 266 23 268 27 282 78973 75107 14 266 17 262 18 274 23 282 75107 71655 15 275 15 272 18 277 17 284 71655 68496 16 279 16 260 19 269 16 279 68496 65568 13 281 14 259 20 268 20 267 65568 62838 19 286 17 274 20 272 19 265 62838 60185 25 278 19 283 19 275 17 274 60185 57409 25 278 22 282 21 276 21 281 57409 54516 27 277 26 278 26 275 27 281 54516 51742 30 278 29 276 29 274 29 277 51742 49236 31 278 29 278 27 279 25 277 49236 46992 29 280 28 279 28 284 24 290 46992 44965 28 283 28 279 30 287 28 295 44965 43120 30 286 31 287 32 295 28 290 43120 41423 33 286 32 293 31 297 24 299 41423 39850 33 290 32 294 30 300 32 306 39850 38387 33 296 31 293 29 303 34 308 38387 37018 39 293 30 295 27 304 32 328 37018 35702 41 289 30 296 28 312 39 341 35702 34373 40 288 32 296 30 316 42 343 34373 32998 39 283 37 293 34 315 46 345 32998 31580 42 277 44 286 34 310 46 350 31580 30101 45 275 50 278 32 313 41 353 30101 28547 42 282 50 278 32 320 37 344 28547 26920 39 287 45 283 32 324 34 334 26920 25216 36 288 40 281 31 320 29 331 25216 23436 35 290 39 278 34 305 29 328 23436 21580 31 296 37 280 35 292 27 324 21580 19639 28 305 33 287 32 294 27 312 19639 17614 25 318 28 296 28 297 29 302 17614 15546 23 332 23 305 25 296 28 297 15546 13549 24 347 21 315 23 298 25 292 13549 11732 26 350 22 324 22 300 28 280 11732 10113 27 348 23 328 22 303 27 277 10113 8672 25 347 23 329 22 304 26 277 8672 7389 22 343 20 326 21 301 24 280 7389 6250 18 342 18 319 20 298 21 280 6250 5244 14 341 15 311 17 295 19 278 5244 4363 11 337 11 298 14 283 17 270 4363 3591 11 327 11 292 15 267 16 261 3591 2909 12 312 11*284 13*253 17 252 2909 2314 12 302 9*276 12*250 18 244 2314 1821 11 299 9 274 12 249 17 239 1821 1443 8*296 9 273 11 248 16 236 1443 1183 6*290 8 272 10 247 14 229 1183 1025 5 289 8 273 9 246 11 227 1025 935 5 289 7 273 7 246 5*222 935 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