DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 - - 36.4 - - 30.9 - - 25.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 36 - - -26 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 136 - - 2131 - - 2477 - - 168 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 919 - - 918 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1025 - - 3020 - - 3366 - - 1057 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1788 - - 2225 - - 1465 - - 4145 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 19 - - 182 - - 98 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 26 - - 28 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 336 - - 337 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 15 - - 16 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - -7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -291 - - 1169 - - 1531 - - -666 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1316 - - 1851 - - 1835 - - 1723 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1302 - - 472 - - 553 - - -1207 ODpotential blCL - - - 2327 - - 2548 - - 2813 - - 2264 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.2 - - 36.4 - - 30.9 - - 25.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.8 - - 31.6 - - 26.4 - - 21.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 36.4 - - 31.7 - - 26.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 30.7 - - 25.4 - - 20.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 36 - - -26 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 136 - - 2131 - - 2477 - - 168 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 95930 46 263 54 265 51 270 51 266 95930 88896 29 288 32 270 38 272 32 290 88896 83463 25 312 22 271 29 264 30 291 83463 78913 25 305 24 304 21 288 29 296 78913 74952 27 294 24 294 29 293 26 302 74952 71410 22 297 23 301 30 274 29 310 71410 68175 32 315 31 312 36 300 37 314 68175 65201 38 307 41 304 51 299 46 312 65201 62452 33 298 46 296 52 296 50 299 62452 59782 32 316 48 299 50 296 50 292 59782 56976 58 319 52 305 50 297 48 297 56976 54037 68 308 57 307 55 309 57 313 54037 51215 65 307 69 307 75 313 78 311 51215 48677 72 315 82 308 90 309 90 309 48677 46404 86 317 90 310 93 309 99 313 46404 44339 95 315 95 311 99 311 109 313 44339 42443 97 314 97 312 108 311 113 312 42443 40698 96 315 100 314 115 312 116 313 40698 39087 96 317 105 317 119 313 120 316 39087 37593 99 321 111 319 122 314 127 318 37593 36199 108 325 118 321 126 315 134 318 36199 34862 119 326 125 323 131 316 139 317 34862 33512 126 324 133 324 139 318 138 317 33512 32122 128 323 141 325 143 317 137 318 32122 30692 126 325 145 325 141 318 137 320 30692 29203 132 327 145 325 140 318 139 320 29203 27638 131 325 141 326 141 317 139 321 27638 26000 122 325 134 326 136 316 139 320 26000 24294 110 327 121 327 123 316 133 321 24294 22527 102 326 112 328 113 321 123 327 22527 20700 88 325 106 332 108 324 119 329 20700 18794 63 326 89 331 102 326 116 331 18794 16808 51 328 69 326 91 327 103 331 16808 14795 53 333 58 324 76 327 85 328 14795 12868 56 335 53 325 66 324 74 325 12868 11121 56 335 50 326 61 323 70 323 11121 9571 52 338 49 328 58 324 68 325 9571 8199 47 341 47 329 53 327 63 329 8199 6990 44 343 41 333 46 331 51 335 6990 5929 42 342 33 340 36 335 40 336 5929 5001 40 343 31 346 32 341 29 339 5001 4189 36 349 32 345 32 342 29 343 4189 3473 35 358 32*341 32*341 29 345 3473 2831 36 357 31*340 32*340 29 347 2831 2263 34 353 29 337 31 338 28 348 2263 1788 28 347 27 335 30 337 27 348 1788 1424 23 344 25 334 28 336 24 347 1424 1174 19*341 23 334 24 335 21*347 1174 1021 17*339 20 333 21 334 18*346 1021 934 12 338 16 333 16 333 13 346 934 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