DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/03 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 57.2 - - 63.7 - - 65.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 209 - - 95 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1232 - - 3206 - - 4661 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 2831 - - 3435 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2121 - - 4095 - - 5550 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3324 - - 1363 - - 2078 - - 8057 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 364 - - 319 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 32 - - 32 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 202 - - 223 - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 17 - - 19 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 2 - - -8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -875 - - -39 - - -657 - - -5259 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2996 - - 4134 - - 6207 - - 6197 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1845 - - -2584 - - -2385 - - -6604 ODpotential blCL - - - 3966 - - 6679 - - 7935 - - 7541 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 93 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - 20 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 57.2 - - 63.7 - - 65.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.0 - - 42.2 - - 39.6 - - 41.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 56.6 - - 63.4 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.9 - - 41.1 - - 38.8 - - 40.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 209 - - 95 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1232 - - 3206 - - 4661 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 74 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97725 14 243 21 249 12 285 16 273 97725 90314 13 237 14 252 11 261 6 265 90314 84593 9 202 9 229 13 234 12 272 84593 79837 5 146 12 202 16 234 16 271 79837 75731 5 107 12 205 16 228 16 276 75731 72089 9 285 10 211 15 221 17 255 72089 68774 15 238 14 216 12 232 15 233 68774 65701 19 252 15 237 14 240 12 257 65701 62839 22 252 19 251 17 263 17 262 62839 60063 22 265 23 240 22 256 16 271 60063 57164 22 262 23 259 29 270 24 286 57164 54163 30 266 29 265 33 259 31 274 54163 51300 30 277 27 273 28 258 28 282 51300 48730 34 284 30 279 30 279 40 284 48730 46441 38 279 35 285 43 282 38 274 46441 44374 39 279 42 285 40 280 36 286 44374 42490 38 289 40 281 39 280 40 286 42490 40759 41 295 41 287 41 282 39 290 40759 39162 46 295 49 291 45 286 43 298 39162 37686 54 293 59 291 51 293 50 299 37686 36321 62 292 67 289 60 294 51 296 36321 35018 70 293 73 288 67 290 49 296 35018 33710 78 293 77 287 67 286 49 296 33710 32363 75 291 75 289 65 284 50 296 32363 30977 69 291 72 291 64 285 50 295 30977 29533 62 292 66 290 63 286 47 295 29533 28019 57 288 58 290 60 288 44 296 28019 26432 54 285 52 289 54 289 40 297 26432 24773 49 283 45 283 49 289 37 300 24773 23040 47 280 40 280 44 287 32 299 23040 21235 47 279 37 279 41 286 29 295 21235 19351 44 286 36 280 37 285 29 294 19351 17385 44 297 37 281 33 283 29 295 17385 15376 47 295 42 277 34 282 28 296 15376 13436 51 286 41 281 34 281 27 294 13436 11669 44 276 29 298 29 282 26 290 11669 10097 31 268 17 292 24 279 25 283 10097 8696 23 255 28 265 28 268 25 274 8696 7447 22 233 48 253 35 246 26 268 7447 6333 24 220 46 244 37*232 25 266 6333 5343 27 219 41 228 36*230 24 265 5343 4468 28 224 38*214 35 226 23 264 4468 3693 30 231 36*206 34 224 22 264 3693 2997 30 235 35 205 33 222 21 263 2997 2381 30*235 34 202 31 221 20 262 2381 1866 28*235 32 201 30 220 19 261 1866 1470 26 234 31 200 29 220 17 259 1470 1198 24 234 28 199 27 219 14 257 1198 1032 21 234 25 199 24 219 11*255 1032 937 16 233 19 199 18 219 7*254 937 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