DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.4 - - 80.0 - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - 97 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4601 - - 4630 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3787 - - 3516 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5490 - - 5519 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2202 - - 1102 - - 4931 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 388 - - 333 - - 27 W* B/S - - - - - - 24 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 135 - - 183 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1451 - - 671 - - -2702 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4039 - - 4848 - - 3641 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -826 - - -6740 - - -3749 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6316 - - 12259 - - 4687 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 74 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.4 - - 80.0 - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 61.9 - - 63.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.4 - - 79.3 - - 77.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.4 - - 60.6 - - 62.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - 97 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4601 - - 4630 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 0 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 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] 99611 26 091 34 081 27 091 99611 92084 26 092 29 084 27 086 92084 86288 27 091 24 090 23 086 86288 81494 21 094 20 102 19 079 81494 77365 11 091 16 101 14 087 77365 73712 12 095 15 103 12 089 73712 70400 11 081 9 095 5 107 70400 67362 12 078 6 120 6 186 67362 64554 9 051 7 076 6 137 64554 61839 5 021 6 007 5 359 61839 59023 4 308 11 333 7 342 59023 56108 9 315 16 317 12 315 56108 53338 14 317 19 307 22 296 53338 50862 21 327 21 295 26 281 50862 48649 24 328 24 311 27 301 48649 46641 40 326 32 315 30 312 46641 44795 45 320 39 315 36 315 44795 43086 45 322 43 316 40 315 43086 41494 45 326 43 318 41 317 41494 40000 42 324 41 320 37 320 40000 38594 37 317 37 320 30 323 38594 37236 30 312 35 311 27 321 37236 35855 28 315 33 305 28 317 35855 34423 26 321 29 301 27 319 34423 32943 22 325 25 299 24 324 32943 31396 18 317 23 301 19 328 31396 29768 19 302 19 310 16 324 29768 28058 21 303 14 321 13 324 28058 26265 20 309 12 313 12 333 26265 24392 17 332 10 306 10 321 24392 22439 18 351 9 324 9 301 22439 20403 13 354 10 343 6 335 20403 18285 9 006 8 005 4 035 18285 16132 8 027 6 034 3 054 16132 14059 8 032 9 050 4 061 14059 12168 9 033 13 053 9 076 12168 10486 11 038 13 052 11 084 10486 8996 11 048 12 056 6 090 8996 7679 6 071 8 071 4 105 7679 6512 5*109 3*157 2 261 6512 5484 4*120 5*183 5 218 5484 4581 3 128 5 185 5 210 4581 3780 3 134 5 184 5 200 3780 3062 3 138 5 183 6 192 3062 2426 3 140 5 183 6 185 2426 1895 3 143 5 181 6 181 1895 1487 3 144 5 182 6 177 1487 1207 2 143 5 181 5 176 1207 1036 2 145 5 181 5 173 1036 938 2 144 4 180 4*172 938 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