DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.8 - - 63.7 - - 66.8 - - 57.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 77 - - 3 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 289 - - 1189 - - 1715 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 920 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1178 - - 2078 - - 2604 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 269 - - 1770 - - 1940 - - 125 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 67 - - 193 - - 106 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 169 - - 171 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1482 - - -1985 - - -2470 - - -1698 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2660 - - 4064 - - 5074 - - 2635 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9936 - - -9165 - - -9911 - - -11311 ODpotential blCL - - - 11114 - - 11243 - - 12515 - - 12248 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 91 - - 84 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.8 - - 63.7 - - 66.8 - - 57.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.9 - - 49.6 - - 48.3 - - 49.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.9 - - 63.3 - - 67.0 - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.0 - - 48.3 - - 47.2 - - 48.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 77 - - 3 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 289 - - 1189 - - 1715 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 63 - - 36 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97399 12 226 13 282 8 258 6 275 97399 90169 3 097 2 022 2 051 3 252 90169 84605 9 064 9 112 8 112 2 079 84605 79987 10 081 10 122 9 118 7 071 79987 76004 11 097 6 116 6 145 7 069 76004 72488 12 106 6 109 5 201 4 098 72488 69302 9 109 5 104 6 220 6 125 69302 66368 6 136 2 151 7 238 2 193 66368 63651 5 105 4 132 7 185 6 217 63651 61026 8 314 2 010 5 196 10 232 61026 58299 12 289 7 320 6 219 14 235 58299 55485 17 291 12 296 6 277 11 234 55485 52798 22 298 18 294 19 295 12 288 52798 50372 24 293 25 287 28 290 25 291 50372 48196 25 298 25 296 30 285 29 285 48196 46220 23 298 24 299 26 287 29 283 46220 44404 19 308 27 302 27 290 30 289 44404 42723 31 315 34 303 36 298 36 290 42723 41158 37 311 39 297 41 303 36 290 41158 39696 40 309 34 301 38 305 25 306 39696 38321 40 297 32 296 30 310 22 307 38321 36984 40 291 37 283 23 311 21 298 36984 35618 36 291 36 279 23 314 22 292 35618 34196 29 293 31 282 26 303 24 292 34196 32718 22 301 26 284 28 300 22 303 32718 31175 9 326 19 274 20 291 13 296 31175 29555 9 356 11 243 15 286 13 284 29555 27854 11 317 12 255 19 289 13 294 27854 26074 10 306 15 262 19 282 14 299 26074 24215 12 331 12 256 14 280 17 295 24215 22280 15 326 9 264 9 272 19 292 22280 20261 18 326 11 300 8 292 16 289 20261 18158 21 333 12 329 8 323 12 300 18158 16010 24 333 13 349 12 341 10 322 16010 13936 20 336 13 339 13 343 10 326 13936 12045 12 328 9 342 9 336 7 344 12045 10366 5 352 5 299 7 310 6 327 10366 8883 2 247 5 241 6 290 4 303 8883 7571 5 232 7 237 8 262 5 271 7571 6410 4 207 7 231 9 239 7 245 6410 5388 8 181 9 225 9 230 7 229 5388 4492 12 177 10 211 11 219 8 210 4492 3704 14 182 12 201 13 198 14 194 3704 3002 17 183 16 189 14*184 17 183 3002 2382 20 180 16*181 12*175 17 171 2382 1865 21 182 13*171 11 171 18 162 1865 1469 20 182 12 169 11 170 17 156 1469 1196 14*179 11 169 10 169 16 153 1196 1031 11*178 10 169 9 168 13*151 1031 937 8 178 8 168 7 167 5*146 937 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