DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 180 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3680 - - 3770 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3138 - - 2917 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4569 - - 4659 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 579 - - 1235 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 369 - - 314 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 010 - - 020 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 719 - - -413 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3850 - - 5073 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3975 - - -4727 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8544 - - 9386 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.8 - - 60.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.8 - - 78.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.5 - - 58.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 180 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3680 - - 3770 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 29 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - - 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] 99521 29 106 30 098 99521 92008 32 093 29 102 92008 86221 27 091 22 098 86221 81421 25 092 18 100 81421 77273 14 097 16 080 77273 73606 17 126 12 074 73606 70299 16 091 11 100 70299 67258 12 060 6 065 67258 64444 13 030 5 002 64444 61735 12 358 7 356 61735 58927 17 319 7 335 58927 56037 25 312 20 307 56037 53298 40 326 24 316 53298 50839 48 322 43 311 50839 48632 59 319 55 309 48632 46623 72 317 66 313 46623 44775 82 314 74 314 44775 43062 87 310 84 311 43062 41463 92 309 91 309 41463 39959 93 308 90 308 39959 38538 93 310 89 308 38538 37162 93 311 90 308 37162 35762 93 312 91 310 35762 34309 91 313 88 311 34309 32805 83 316 75 311 32805 31238 73 314 66 305 31238 29596 66 312 66 301 29596 27880 64 313 66 307 27880 26087 59 314 61 313 26087 24219 55 314 48 316 24219 22282 52 318 41 316 22282 20268 47 320 45 318 20268 18166 46 321 45 323 18166 16024 46 319 42 328 16024 13963 46 322 41 336 13963 12093 38 329 35 343 12093 10435 25 334 26 342 10435 8965 19 345 22 351 8965 7657 19 348 20 360 7657 6495 17 356 16 356 6495 5470 14*003 12*357 5470 4568 13*007 11*007 4568 3770 13 008 11 014 3770 3055 13 009 12 019 3055 2422 13 010 12 022 2422 1892 12 011 11 025 1892 1486 11 012 11 026 1486 1206 11 012 11 026 1206 1035 10 012 10 028 1035 938 8 012 9 028 938 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