DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 = 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 - - - 9.1 - - 8.9 - - 9.4 - - 5.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 69 - - 43 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2840 - - 3257 - - 3270 - - 44 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 917 - - 2085 - - 917 - - 916 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3729 - - 4146 - - 4159 - - 933 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 836 - - 569 - - 740 - - 2615 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 196 - - 250 - - 213 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 28 - - 24 - - 22 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 298 - - 310 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 12 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 492 - - 1361 - - 703 - - -1673 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3237 - - 2785 - - 3456 - - 2607 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -90 - - 843 - - 126 - - -13309 ODpotential blCL - - - 3819 - - 3303 - - 4033 - - 14242 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 100 - - 94 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 9.1 - - 8.9 - - 9.4 - - 5.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -1.7 - - 0.2 - - -2.3 - - -2.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 9.1 - - 8.8 - - 9.3 - - 6.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.0 - - -0.6 - - -3.0 - - -2.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 69 - - 43 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2840 - - 3257 - - 3270 - - 44 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 98 - - 76 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94535 157 233 136 235 165 235 162 235 94535 87455 127 238 120 236 139 240 130 241 87455 82031 110 239 105 241 122 245 117 247 82031 77530 99 248 98 249 105 246 112 254 77530 73645 87 254 92 255 95 251 105 255 73645 70185 80 255 88 259 87 255 97 254 70185 67022 79 254 87 260 83 255 94 256 67022 64100 76 255 84 254 80 256 92 258 64100 61377 71 252 78 253 80 260 87 259 61377 58715 69 260 72 255 80 259 84 262 58715 55920 72 266 69 257 75 259 84 265 55920 53004 74 267 69 265 77 267 81 266 53004 50211 69 272 72 270 78 267 78 270 50211 47702 68 274 72 268 73 271 80 269 47702 45454 67 275 73 269 75 271 78 268 45454 43410 72 274 76 270 73 274 75 274 43410 41540 78 274 78 274 75 279 76 279 41540 39829 81 275 77 275 75 277 77 282 39829 38254 81 277 74 277 72 277 77 284 38254 36796 87 286 79 283 74 283 81 284 36796 35439 102 289 90 285 84 285 85 286 35439 34143 113 285 98 285 94 285 88 290 34143 32839 118 282 103 285 102 286 92 292 32839 31495 123 281 107 283 106 285 93 290 31495 30106 126 280 109 282 107 284 94 289 30106 28653 127 280 108 283 107 283 95 289 28653 27123 127 282 106 284 107 284 96 290 27123 25516 126 285 104 284 106 286 97 292 25516 23834 127 289 100 285 104 284 96 294 23834 22081 120 291 101 286 104 285 95 294 22081 20269 101 290 92 290 93 293 83 301 20269 18401 87 291 74 293 69 295 54 300 18401 16470 79 293 65 294 50 299 37 304 16470 14503 72 294 59 297 46 304 30 308 14503 12604 65 295 55 300 42 306 27 307 12604 10879 60 296 51 302 40 306 27 306 10879 9351 57 297 48 304 40 307 29 310 9351 8004 54 297 44 305 38 311 30 313 8004 6817 50 298 41 307 35 316 29 317 6817 5773 45 303 36 309 33 317 26 321 5773 4858 38 306 29*301 26*305 27 321 4858 4063 35*306 26*299 25*305 28 303 4063 3370 34*305 26 298 24 308 27 297 3370 2751 33 304 26 298 23 310 24 297 2751 2206 30 302 25 298 22 311 21 301 2206 1751 27 300 24 298 21 312 18 304 1751 1402 25 298 23 298 20 313 15 307 1402 1162 23 298 21 298 19 313 12 308 1162 1016 20 297 19 298 17 314 10*309 1016 933 16 297 15 298 13 314 6*310 933 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