DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - - - - 68.7 - - 76.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - 76 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 475 - - 2980 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 921 - - 2191 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1364 - - 3869 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1372 - - 1726 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 63 - - 269 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 027 - - 041 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 427 - - 1332 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 938 - - 2537 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 31 - - 407 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1333 - - 3462 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 260 - - 840 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 76.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 67.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 75.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.2 - - 66.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - 76 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 475 - - 2980 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 92 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - - 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] 99367 37 094 28 094 99367 91833 36 095 31 103 91833 86036 29 094 29 094 86036 81224 24 097 24 092 81224 77089 19 077 22 087 77089 73440 15 075 16 071 73440 70133 12 088 9 083 70133 67102 14 086 7 095 67102 64306 12 060 7 078 64306 61603 12 037 7 022 61603 58794 7 007 7 003 58794 55881 4 356 9 338 55881 53103 9 306 10 297 53103 50624 13 294 7 262 50624 48417 19 285 14 286 48417 46416 31 259 32 262 46416 44585 39 247 40 233 44585 42894 45 226 40 229 42894 41312 46 218 44 232 41312 39826 50 216 47 225 39826 38421 53 216 47 218 38421 37057 55 218 45 220 37057 35667 55 221 48 224 35667 34224 56 222 48 224 34224 32728 50 231 41 226 32728 31164 27 237 21 232 31164 29524 16 229 13 229 29524 27813 14 225 7 244 27813 26029 14 222 1 240 26029 24168 14 224 1 027 24168 22233 9 208 4 349 22233 20223 4 292 13 004 20223 18132 5 292 14 003 18132 16003 3 217 11 001 16003 13953 6 163 10 006 13953 12091 8 127 13 024 12091 10438 10 096 14 033 10438 8967 11 079 13 033 8967 7657 13 066 14 032 7657 6495 13 059 15 031 6495 5469 13 060 14 027 5469 4564 14 064 14*028 4564 3766 16 058 14*032 3766 3051 17 044 14 036 3051 2419 17 037 13 042 2419 1891 16 034 13 044 1891 1485 14*031 12 045 1485 1205 11*028 12 046 1205 1036 10 027 11 046 1036 938 7 027 9 047 938 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