DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 61.6 - - 60.9 - - 53.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 53 - - -1 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 231 - - 997 - - 408 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 920 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1120 - - 1886 - - 1297 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 302 - - 528 - - 664 - - 309 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 43 - - 158 - - 36 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 144 - - 123 - - 103 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1528 - - -1895 - - -2342 - - -766 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2648 - - 3781 - - 3639 - - 1702 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6122 - - -5275 - - -5248 - - -5291 ODpotential blCL - - - 7242 - - 7161 - - 6545 - - 6227 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 99 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 10 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 61.6 - - 60.9 - - 53.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.9 - - 48.7 - - 48.6 - - 49.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.9 - - 61.3 - - 61.3 - - 55.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.1 - - 47.9 - - 47.9 - - 49.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 53 - - -1 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 231 - - 997 - - 408 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 101 - - 97 - - 36 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] 95839 59 272 64 263 66 264 70 276 95839 89039 41 278 41 273 42 278 45 281 89039 83752 28 299 24 287 34 281 30 290 83752 79323 26 307 22 302 22 285 21 289 79323 75446 29 309 24 297 17 302 18 299 75446 71968 35 306 26 298 18 303 19 314 71968 68796 38 301 28 306 20 302 20 317 68796 65864 37 293 27 302 24 301 22 310 65864 63137 32 284 26 292 30 300 24 307 63137 60490 27 281 26 290 33 296 25 303 60490 57717 27 287 26 292 32 289 29 296 57717 54838 28 291 29 295 30 293 29 295 54838 52104 27 286 34 291 34 297 33 299 52104 49659 28 286 36 286 43 287 46 297 49659 47495 31 291 36 287 44 280 54 275 47495 45561 33 298 36 292 39 290 44 281 45561 43791 34 303 43 298 56 316 40 315 43791 42142 34 296 50 302 81 323 68 316 42142 40605 36 286 45 299 93 320 106 314 40605 39168 31 273 33 281 98 318 112 312 39168 37806 29 269 33 266 91 317 106 313 37806 36481 28 270 35 260 73 312 96 311 36481 35128 26 271 37 257 49 304 90 311 35128 33721 24 272 36 260 31 284 78 325 33721 32265 23 271 30 267 28 268 69 333 32265 30739 23 266 27 271 27 271 61 331 30739 29132 23 260 23 267 28 276 49 320 29132 27451 25 252 21 254 29 282 37 308 27451 25694 24 260 17 255 28 283 33 306 25694 23860 20 261 13 265 22 277 29 304 23860 21948 19 214 15 245 17 282 23 294 21948 19952 10 185 18 225 14 267 15 279 19952 17871 5 221 10 200 11 249 10 277 17871 15755 16 200 13 221 11 257 11 243 15755 13722 15 162 17 213 7 231 8 211 13722 11875 18 156 16 182 10 173 6 157 11875 10238 17 159 12 186 20 171 9 179 10238 8794 11 161 13 197 26 173 22 166 8794 7515 7 172 18 191 25 175 25 158 7515 6378 8 179 21 189 19 162 21 156 6378 5371 10 184 21 191 15 155 16 157 5371 4482 11 195 15 196 14 150 14 158 4482 3696 11 206 9 194 13 154 14 159 3696 2992 12 210 7 165 13 167 13 159 2992 2372 12 203 11*152 12 173 13 155 2372 1856 15 187 10*146 10 162 14 146 1856 1462 14 174 9 144 7*130 13 128 1462 1192 8*170 9 143 6*125 13 111 1192 1030 7*169 8 142 5 123 10 106 1030 936 5 170 6 143 4 122 5*103 936 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