DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 - - - 28.0 - - 38.4 - - 43.7 - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 212 - - 128 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 780 - - 2068 - - 2756 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 1991 - - 2237 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1669 - - 2957 - - 3645 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 833 - - 623 - - 622 - - 2685 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 142 - - 311 - - 289 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 123 - - 133 - - 155 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1523 - - -2862 - - -2987 - - -2593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3192 - - 5819 - - 6633 - - 3528 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14364 - - -13714 - - -12510 - - -12860 ODpotential blCL - - - 16033 - - 16671 - - 16155 - - 13795 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 61 - - 74 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.0 - - 38.4 - - 43.7 - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.8 - - 16.6 - - 18.2 - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.8 - - 37.3 - - 42.8 - - 39.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.6 - - 15.6 - - 17.3 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 212 - - 128 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 780 - - 2068 - - 2756 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96194 13 140 9 193 12 222 4 296 96194 89016 6 159 15 209 13 228 9 264 89016 83456 8 246 14 196 21 225 20 258 83456 78821 14 239 14 255 16 243 20 263 78821 74801 17 276 20 251 21 261 27 262 74801 71249 24 257 24 271 25 287 31 279 71249 68055 23 267 30 279 33 283 34 275 68055 65124 29 279 32 283 36 280 37 281 65124 62398 45 297 40 283 44 279 44 279 62398 59744 52 287 48 282 47 285 47 284 59744 56960 51 284 59 288 56 288 53 291 56960 54069 57 291 69 286 67 288 65 290 54069 51319 69 292 75 286 74 285 75 285 51319 48853 79 292 79 289 78 286 76 285 48853 46647 85 291 83 289 82 287 79 289 46647 44648 88 290 85 288 83 286 88 291 44648 42817 89 289 87 287 83 287 92 285 42817 41132 89 291 87 287 88 286 87 279 41132 39582 91 293 89 289 90 285 88 281 39582 38150 95 295 90 292 94 284 97 280 38150 36815 96 297 92 293 96 281 96 277 36815 35528 95 302 90 292 90 282 88 276 35528 34214 95 300 85 289 87 285 84 277 34214 32846 94 295 79 286 85 283 82 276 32846 31423 93 293 74 283 83 281 78 276 31423 29934 79 291 70 284 77 281 71 277 29934 28367 68 289 66 284 70 280 66 277 28367 26723 61 289 60 285 61 284 60 276 26723 25002 57 286 52 285 53 282 54 277 25002 23208 48 284 43 284 48 281 47 275 23208 21343 41 290 35 278 42 280 40 265 21343 19405 37 291 28 275 33 276 33 265 19405 17387 30 282 25 270 26 271 28 263 17387 15324 26 275 23 267 21 268 27 260 15324 13334 23 282 20 269 18 275 22 261 13334 11522 20 286 17 273 14 274 17 259 11522 9918 18 283 16 270 12 266 12 252 9918 8502 15 291 11 277 9 246 7 230 8502 7249 7 277 7 249 7 224 9 175 7249 6139 6 200 8 207 9 200 13 164 6139 5160 8 176 9 175 12 182 10 180 5160 4304 6 136 11 154 10*161 9 181 4304 3556 11 110 13*145 8*155 9 154 3556 2892 19 127 10*134 8 155 10 146 2892 2305 20 131 9 133 7 155 10 136 2305 1816 18*129 9 133 7 155 10 128 1816 1440 13*124 8 132 7 155 10 121 1440 1182 12 123 8 132 6 156 9 117 1182 1025 11 123 7 132 6 156 8 113 1025 935 8 122 7 132 6 156 5*108 935 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