DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 = 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 - - - 32.2 - - 34.4 - - 33.8 - - 29.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 293 - - 136 - - 33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1921 - - 2460 - - 2365 - - 1523 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1483 - - 2377 - - 1976 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2810 - - 3349 - - 3254 - - 2412 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 544 - - 796 - - 623 - - 1202 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 239 - - 363 - - 277 - - 149 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 12 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 5 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 019 - - 022 - - 055 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -5 - - 8 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1275 - - -128 - - 603 - - -359 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4085 - - 3477 - - 2651 - - 2771 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10333 - - -6251 - - 659 - - -8657 ODpotential blCL - - - 13143 - - 9600 - - 2595 - - 11069 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.2 - - 34.4 - - 33.8 - - 29.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.8 - - 22.7 - - 25.7 - - 21.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 32.8 - - 33.1 - - 29.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.2 - - 22.4 - - 25.5 - - 21.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 293 - - 136 - - 33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1921 - - 2460 - - 2365 - - 1523 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 80 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96546 18 086 18 101 12 131 9 150 96546 89347 18 099 18 099 9 134 6 099 89347 83750 15 105 13 142 7 179 3 293 83750 79078 8 121 11 174 8 201 12 218 79078 75025 1 194 14 222 11 257 10 190 75025 71426 12 214 17 230 23 251 21 267 71426 68190 6 260 16 252 23 226 28 242 68190 65213 17 288 19 282 14 262 14 235 65213 62417 29 284 35 277 30 285 30 292 62417 59699 33 265 38 267 50 276 49 286 59699 56883 31 267 41 264 51 263 54 263 56883 53927 35 277 35 261 35 268 54 262 53927 51074 40 283 43 287 43 285 59 272 51074 48515 46 286 61 290 57 286 63 277 48515 46238 58 282 72 281 62 285 60 276 46238 44180 64 275 73 274 67 282 61 279 44180 42305 64 270 70 270 72 278 69 285 42305 40589 63 272 65 272 76 276 81 291 40589 39011 64 277 75 284 80 280 93 290 39011 37552 70 284 83 284 86 285 98 286 37552 36194 75 287 84 283 92 287 99 284 36194 34894 80 288 84 285 96 287 100 282 34894 33580 82 288 88 287 99 286 101 278 33580 32221 77 285 93 287 99 284 103 275 32221 30817 68 276 95 285 100 282 103 275 30817 29350 74 267 90 283 101 280 100 277 29350 27809 80 271 85 281 100 278 95 278 27809 26195 75 275 81 274 96 278 90 279 26195 24505 72 271 81 272 90 280 84 280 24505 22740 71 269 77 270 82 281 80 282 22740 20905 66 274 76 263 74 278 75 284 20905 18996 64 278 69 259 67 275 67 283 18996 17013 68 278 62 268 65 273 59 274 17013 14999 74 269 68 276 60 276 55 267 14999 13059 73 266 70 270 55 275 56 268 13059 11291 54 269 55 257 55 271 51 272 11291 9718 36 290 38 256 55 261 47 277 9718 8325 32 283 37 266 51 249 41 273 8325 7090 33 271 24 282 38 248 31 256 7090 6001 30 281 17 290 25 263 20 251 6001 5050 24 321 12 312 15 285 9 277 5050 4221 20 351 6 354 4 033 7 005 4221 3492 12 018 6*021 12*058 9 027 3492 2843 11*021 6*024 13*056 15*050 2843 2270 11*020 6 023 13 055 16*052 2270 1793 11 019 5 023 13 055 15 052 1793 1427 11 019 5 021 13 055 15 052 1427 1175 10 018 5 019 12 054 14 052 1175 1022 9 018 5 020 11 054 13 052 1022 935 8 017 4 020 9 054 10 052 935 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