DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 79.4 - - 82.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 50 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2341 - - 3831 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 922 - - 1905 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3230 - - 4720 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2347 - - 2315 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 219 - - 233 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 313 - - 279 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 975 - - 1500 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2255 - - 3220 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 246 - - 435 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2984 - - 4285 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1200 - - 1310 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.4 - - 82.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 71.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.1 - - 82.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 70.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 50 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2341 - - 3831 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 75 - - 70 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - - 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] 99467 24 101 21 081 99467 92020 22 094 19 081 92020 86233 25 089 20 083 86233 81415 23 078 16 083 81415 77257 15 084 12 089 77257 73581 10 106 10 092 73581 70262 5 091 7 081 70262 67228 4 041 5 092 67228 64426 5 335 4 039 64426 61707 4 279 7 300 61707 58891 5 267 12 271 58891 56007 10 297 19 273 56007 53283 23 265 26 254 53283 50849 29 270 28 253 50849 48689 40 266 37 262 48689 46744 37 249 50 265 46744 44952 27 256 46 258 44952 43277 23 266 40 252 43277 41703 30 250 39 248 41703 40216 36 245 43 253 40216 38806 30 253 43 261 38806 37438 31 269 47 265 37438 36043 37 275 46 265 36043 34591 38 280 44 264 34591 33082 37 286 42 263 33082 31502 33 280 37 267 31502 29844 36 272 38 267 29844 28112 37 265 44 268 28112 26303 35 261 42 262 26303 24419 34 260 35 251 24419 22467 31 261 33 254 22467 20437 30 275 32 266 20437 18324 31 278 33 275 18324 16170 28 276 33 276 16170 14095 24 279 28 278 14095 12209 24 278 27 285 12209 10534 24 278 25 291 10534 9049 21 277 24 296 9049 7733 18 281 19 295 7733 6567 18 293 16 290 6567 5532 19 303 15*287 5532 4618 18 308 14*284 4618 3810 17*310 13 281 3810 3085 16*311 13 279 3085 2443 14 312 12 278 2443 1906 13 313 12 277 1906 1494 12 313 11 276 1494 1210 11 313 11 277 1210 1037 10 313 10 276 1037 939 8 313 8 276 939 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