DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - - 85.4 - - 85.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 269 - - 193 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6207 - - 5386 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5234 - - 4427 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7096 - - 6275 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3282 - - 3624 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 492 - - 421 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 040 - - 032 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1152 - - -1777 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8248 - - 8052 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2518 - - -3308 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9614 - - 9583 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 210 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.4 - - 85.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.4 - - 53.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.7 - - 84.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.1 - - 52.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 269 - - 193 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6207 - - 5386 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 39 - - 33 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 98574 14 106 8 130 98574 91121 14 068 14 066 91121 85381 14 066 13 070 85381 80623 14 078 10 086 80623 76525 11 061 11 101 76525 72905 11 063 9 087 72905 69637 9 065 7 047 69637 66633 4 084 4 011 66633 63841 4 074 6 300 63841 61141 5 276 12 286 61141 58332 16 271 17 275 58332 55414 24 269 20 282 55414 52631 28 269 25 277 52631 50130 29 272 27 267 50130 47896 32 276 28 274 47896 45887 36 268 32 285 45887 44066 37 264 41 292 44066 42395 37 264 45 292 42395 40840 34 270 47 285 40840 39382 32 279 43 276 39382 38009 32 285 42 278 38009 36679 31 288 43 278 36679 35324 29 287 44 277 35324 33913 34 275 48 282 33913 32448 37 270 50 287 32448 30915 34 263 47 288 30915 29307 32 276 44 303 29307 27626 27 285 33 309 27626 25866 23 289 28 299 25866 24030 21 291 24 298 24030 22120 16 288 19 311 22120 20134 13 310 18 321 20134 18070 14 285 17 329 18070 15969 9 273 17 321 15969 13943 5 290 16 311 13943 12096 9 356 12 346 12096 10453 9 009 7 023 10453 8991 10 028 9 021 8991 7688 9*045 11 023 7688 6528 7*039 10*027 6528 5499 5 037 10*029 5499 4592 5 037 10 029 4592 3789 5 038 10 031 3789 3069 5 041 10 032 3069 2431 5 043 10 033 2431 1899 5 046 10 034 1899 1490 5 046 9 034 1490 1208 5 047 9 034 1208 1036 4 047 9 035 1036 938 4 049 8 035 938 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