DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/02 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.6 - - 55.4 - - 56.3 - - 56.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 22 - - 11 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 960 - - 620 - - 492 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 920 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1849 - - 1509 - - 1381 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1174 - - 1059 - - 1084 - - 1190 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 79 - - 99 - - 74 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - 13 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 171 - - 177 - - 162 - - 159 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 446 - - 418 - - 364 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1403 - - 1091 - - 1017 - - 937 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 107 - - 122 - - 36 - - -430 ODpotential blCL - - - 1742 - - 1387 - - 1345 - - 1367 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.6 - - 55.4 - - 56.3 - - 56.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.8 - - 53.8 - - 55.0 - - 55.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.7 - - 55.4 - - 56.5 - - 57.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 53.6 - - 54.8 - - 55.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 22 - - 11 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 960 - - 620 - - 492 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 95958 63 278 60 266 60 267 66 273 95958 89142 36 274 41 285 38 295 40 272 89142 83826 24 278 29 296 31 304 26 288 83826 79361 21 301 18 304 26 291 23 307 79361 75485 20 317 13 315 20 283 20 312 75485 72041 20 318 13 319 14 302 15 320 72041 68896 16 312 15 312 12 323 14 324 68896 65979 15 315 18 292 14 321 16 314 65979 63254 20 307 17 294 17 313 18 307 63254 60608 20 304 17 308 20 310 22 306 60608 57860 21 307 20 315 20 307 22 301 57860 55027 28 321 26 323 24 306 23 308 55027 52353 37 308 36 312 33 304 29 305 52353 49980 37 295 36 309 33 300 35 302 49980 47861 37 303 38 319 36 308 40 295 47861 45927 41 311 46 310 39 307 36 286 45927 44143 47 304 35 302 41 295 29 278 44143 42488 42 309 40 289 39 285 27 274 42488 40942 39 315 43 278 33 268 32 265 40942 39491 37 318 39 279 30 257 34 254 39491 38120 33 320 35 280 30 252 30 250 38120 36786 29 320 29 279 32 243 27 248 36786 35423 26 320 24 268 29 239 27 244 35423 34001 23 322 21 265 26 224 29 239 34001 32524 21 312 18 263 30 224 31 237 32524 30980 24 286 22 254 34 241 32 235 30980 29357 29 272 31 251 36 256 28 225 29357 27656 33 271 30 261 33 252 25 225 27656 25876 32 282 27 264 29 248 24 234 25876 24020 27 287 22 260 29 251 24 252 24020 22093 19 271 18 260 31 255 31 247 22093 20089 20 252 17 258 33 256 45 240 20089 18000 27 242 19 246 29 248 43 236 18000 15866 29 235 22 250 24 239 35 236 15866 13812 22 234 20 242 29 229 30 223 13812 11948 19 234 21 229 30 232 27 224 11948 10296 19 232 20 215 28 220 26 224 10296 8832 21 210 23 206 27 219 28 221 8832 7533 17 195 27 208 26 223 28 221 7533 6380 15 193 27 215 27 229 28 220 6380 5363 17 210 25 216 28 219 32 215 5363 4471 18 220 26 210 27 205 35 209 4471 3685 18 204 28 205 26 200 35 202 3685 2982 24 183 27 198 26 192 33 192 2982 2365 24*179 22 182 23 178 31 181 2365 1853 21*173 20*181 20 168 26 168 1853 1462 19 171 17*178 18*165 22 164 1462 1193 17 170 15 177 16*163 18 161 1193 1030 14 169 13 176 14 161 16*160 1030 937 10 168 10 176 10 160 10*159 937 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