DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.6 - - 89.8 - - 91.0 - - 87.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 119 - - 232 - - 114 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2577 - - 3245 - - 3025 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2155 - - 2918 - - 2468 - - 923 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3466 - - 4134 - - 3914 - - 940 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1282 - - 1393 - - 1285 - - 4678 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 383 - - 305 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 18 - - 24 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 216 - - 213 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -8 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 643 - - 58 - - -811 - - -2760 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2823 - - 4076 - - 4726 - - 3701 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -525 - - -4047 - - -5207 - - -7020 ODpotential blCL - - - 3991 - - 8181 - - 9121 - - 7960 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 83 - - 70 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 3140 - - 3640 - - 3180 - - 3370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.6 - - 89.8 - - 91.0 - - 87.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.8 - - 74.6 - - 73.0 - - 74.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.0 - - 88.5 - - 90.5 - - 88.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 74.0 - - 73.7 - - 72.2 - - 73.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 119 - - 232 - - 114 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2577 - - 3245 - - 3025 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 31 - - 0 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 18 - - 16 - - 19 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] 99285 36 095 32 096 28 111 25 082 99285 91754 28 086 31 095 21 100 23 087 91754 85972 25 088 25 091 22 086 22 076 85972 81170 23 079 18 097 20 085 18 073 81170 77032 22 074 17 098 19 089 17 095 77032 73389 17 075 15 073 22 094 17 104 73389 70109 10 073 11 061 18 092 15 107 70109 67109 6 089 8 074 12 083 8 068 67109 64337 4 095 7 074 2 096 5 005 64337 61665 5 222 3 303 3 200 3 267 61665 58881 8 234 9 227 12 261 9 311 58881 56007 9 289 9 245 17 254 22 278 56007 53310 17 274 16 276 9 241 19 249 53310 50917 18 260 19 294 11 281 10 232 50917 48774 18 267 27 298 24 287 16 280 48774 46814 25 264 24 284 29 274 28 273 46814 45007 28 248 22 260 27 259 31 251 45007 43331 25 249 21 262 22 249 30 238 43331 41761 26 260 25 273 24 255 29 241 41761 40278 31 272 30 256 27 252 29 243 40278 38873 32 273 34 249 27 244 30 239 38873 37510 33 263 36 248 30 242 33 237 37510 36118 30 250 36 247 33 243 36 236 36118 34668 27 243 35 244 33 237 33 236 34668 33164 29 248 33 242 30 233 30 234 33164 31596 30 247 31 240 28 234 31 232 31596 29955 25 242 30 240 30 236 35 236 29955 28238 23 242 31 243 33 237 37 239 28238 26443 26 251 32 245 34 237 37 238 26443 24571 27 248 31 243 31 237 35 235 24571 22622 29 234 30 235 30 238 33 232 22622 20592 31 228 30 236 30 239 31 237 20592 18479 30 234 31 246 29 245 24 251 18479 16331 29 242 33 254 26 248 18 266 16331 14263 34 242 37 252 27 260 16 279 14263 12378 35 242 38 250 31 263 16 278 12378 10695 31 245 35 248 34 261 19 265 10695 9193 27 245 32 249 35 258 24 256 9193 7854 25 244 30 250 34 254 29 250 7854 6663 24 242 27 245 30 246 32 243 6663 5610 21 251 21 235 28 237 34 236 5610 4681 22 255 19*221 27*222 34 227 4681 3860 21*252 18*218 26*214 32 225 3860 3122 19*237 18 216 26 213 31 224 3122 2469 19 234 18 216 26 212 29 223 2469 1923 18 232 18 215 25 212 26 221 1923 1504 17 231 17 215 24 212 23 220 1504 1215 16 231 17 215 22 211 19 219 1215 1040 15 230 15 214 20 211 16*219 1040 940 12 229 13 214 15 211 11*218 940 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