DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/24 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 - - - 40.9 - - 47.7 - - 49.1 - - 41.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 162 - - 61 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 453 - - 2300 - - 2607 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 2049 - - 920 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1342 - - 3189 - - 3496 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1702 - - 910 - - 792 - - 2428 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 296 - - 224 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 336 - - 352 - - 057 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1261 - - -890 - - -917 - - -1779 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2603 - - 4079 - - 4413 - - 2714 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7189 - - -9391 - - -10085 - - -12462 ODpotential blCL - - - 8531 - - 12580 - - 13581 - - 13397 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 70 - - 72 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.9 - - 47.7 - - 49.1 - - 41.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.2 - - 33.5 - - 33.3 - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 46.7 - - 48.7 - - 45.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 32.3 - - 32.3 - - 32.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 162 - - 61 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 453 - - 2300 - - 2607 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96810 34 244 42 250 48 258 35 266 96810 89682 24 265 33 250 32 261 29 260 89682 84130 23 264 24 254 26 256 24 261 84130 79487 21 252 18 259 21 245 24 269 79487 75488 15 259 18 250 18 241 25 269 75488 71949 13 294 16 236 19 253 25 265 71949 68735 21 295 10 277 19 249 19 262 68735 65773 20 281 13 298 14 263 14 259 65773 63010 14 285 13 292 19 294 14 277 63010 60324 22 292 19 280 27 291 20 283 60324 57519 27 281 23 285 27 286 23 286 57519 54610 31 290 31 293 30 290 26 289 54610 51837 36 299 36 293 36 286 32 297 51837 49347 42 311 40 293 41 275 45 286 49347 47121 54 316 39 299 36 279 48 275 47121 45111 60 313 37 307 34 288 43 269 45111 43276 58 309 45 304 45 291 38 274 43276 41587 56 304 53 293 49 286 43 285 41587 40027 61 294 59 289 51 285 49 289 40027 38582 58 291 67 288 53 289 55 286 38582 37232 56 290 74 285 58 292 58 283 37232 35932 55 290 75 283 71 291 65 283 35932 34609 53 291 76 283 89 287 70 283 34609 33232 51 293 79 283 87 289 70 282 33232 31799 52 295 76 285 80 287 69 285 31799 30297 53 295 71 286 72 284 65 284 30297 28716 52 295 62 287 60 288 57 287 28716 27056 52 298 49 288 52 294 47 293 27056 25316 53 302 47 291 46 295 39 298 25316 23500 53 306 46 293 45 295 33 299 23500 21609 52 309 42 296 42 298 31 297 21609 19639 51 313 39 305 36 301 28 298 19639 17582 47 318 37 313 31 301 26 301 17582 15480 45 318 38 312 32 304 27 303 15480 13455 36 319 34 313 35 307 28 308 13455 11619 26 318 29 310 31 306 30 309 11619 9998 22 313 26 308 26 305 28 307 9998 8569 20 313 22 308 22 308 23 309 8569 7307 18 318 18 308 19 309 19 315 7307 6192 17 319 14 311 15 310 14 315 6192 5210 15 324 11 316 12 313 9 303 5210 4350 14 337 10 324 7 323 5 280 4350 3595 14 339 8*332 5*343 2 282 3595 2921 13 319 8*335 5*348 1 051 2921 2326 11 315 8 336 5 350 3 061 2326 1829 9 334 8 336 5 353 4 061 1829 1448 8*338 7 337 5 354 5 059 1448 1186 6*339 7 337 5 354 5 059 1186 1026 6 338 7 338 5 356 5 059 1026 935 5 339 6 337 4 355 5*057 935 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