DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - - 45.3 - - 47.3 - - 48.2 - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 40 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 175 - - 516 - - 639 - - 154 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 919 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1064 - - 1405 - - 1528 - - 1043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 968 - - 1313 - - 1806 - - 2407 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 114 - - 38 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 281 - - 264 - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 128 - - 469 - - 457 - - 107 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 936 - - 936 - - 1071 - - 936 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 66 - - 306 - - 28 - - -191 ODpotential blCL - - - 998 - - 1099 - - 1500 - - 1234 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.3 - - 47.3 - - 48.2 - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.1 - - 46.4 - - 46.6 - - 47.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.4 - - 47.1 - - 48.4 - - 48.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 46.1 - - 46.3 - - 47.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 40 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 175 - - 516 - - 639 - - 154 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96001 12 031 14 018 16 017 13 055 96001 89045 10 035 5 052 15 011 11 351 89045 83670 8 020 6 070 9 002 7 338 83670 79157 6 316 3 315 9 326 6 325 79157 75204 5 211 5 265 7 270 5 284 75204 71671 4 252 8 265 12 238 9 287 71671 68455 12 268 17 265 15 234 13 257 68455 65489 18 251 21 245 20 256 16 242 65489 62731 23 258 24 235 30 255 24 243 62731 60047 31 266 33 242 35 234 29 233 60047 57227 46 259 41 247 36 238 31 246 57227 54297 55 244 53 242 52 245 53 241 54297 51511 52 233 57 235 66 235 64 233 51511 49002 45 242 57 231 64 234 63 231 49002 46742 56 251 58 234 68 239 65 235 46742 44685 61 249 65 238 77 239 73 238 44685 42799 58 249 71 236 80 235 79 236 42799 41062 61 252 71 235 77 232 78 234 41062 39455 70 250 76 239 75 233 75 236 39455 37968 73 244 82 239 80 235 76 237 37968 36585 65 240 75 239 83 236 77 236 36585 35261 59 248 72 241 83 237 76 232 35261 33929 60 254 71 236 84 238 74 230 33929 32556 58 256 69 236 82 237 74 230 32556 31141 51 258 68 241 81 234 74 229 31141 29668 43 264 64 242 78 231 67 231 29668 28126 42 270 57 241 74 232 57 233 28126 26514 38 270 52 242 67 235 47 238 26514 24829 33 263 51 244 56 235 44 238 24829 23070 32 246 46 244 44 238 42 236 23070 21239 28 230 39 245 38 240 40 233 21239 19330 24 235 34 246 38 240 38 234 19330 17337 26 242 33 250 35 244 38 240 17337 15302 24 253 32 254 34 251 35 240 15302 13337 24 270 29 256 31 255 29 246 13337 11549 24 288 24 264 26 253 29 251 11549 9959 19 303 19 255 16 254 26 244 9959 8551 12 291 11 244 14 239 20 238 8551 7304 6 252 8 275 11 232 17 244 7304 6197 5 244 9 287 7 242 17 251 6197 5218 4 246 7 283 9 253 17 250 5218 4359 4 284 4 279 11 262 14 234 4359 3604 7 307 3 281 12 258 14 235 3604 2929 9 319 4 293 10 259 14 237 2929 2331 10 306 5 283 8 262 14 238 2331 1833 8 277 5 282 7*264 14 236 1833 1451 4 248 5*282 6*264 13 231 1451 1187 2*235 5*280 5 264 10*225 1187 1027 1*236 4 281 5 263 9*224 1027 936 1 237 4 280 4 263 6 223 936 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