DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 15.2 - - 17.9 - - 18.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 41 - - 33 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1410 - - 1447 - - 1368 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 917 - - 917 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2299 - - 2336 - - 2257 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 602 - - 693 - - 800 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 159 - - 148 - - 94 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 268 - - 253 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -86 - - 40 - - 192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2385 - - 2296 - - 2065 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14136 - - -13329 - - -15070 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16435 - - 15665 - - 17327 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 15.2 - - 17.9 - - 18.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 8.3 - - 11.4 - - 12.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 14.9 - - 17.7 - - 18.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 7.3 - - 10.5 - - 12.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 41 - - 33 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1410 - - 1447 - - 1368 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 98 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 93793 77 274 74 280 71 296 93793 87201 62 304 59 299 59 304 87201 81974 57 322 53 321 48 319 81974 77538 62 323 61 329 55 331 77538 73674 63 311 66 322 64 328 73674 70262 60 314 62 325 62 326 70262 67178 60 320 63 326 63 326 67178 64331 63 317 68 320 67 323 64331 61676 67 314 71 316 70 318 61676 59082 70 314 72 313 68 312 59082 56345 70 313 73 308 69 308 56345 53479 69 307 71 302 73 305 53479 50740 71 305 74 302 76 307 50740 48278 77 309 81 304 84 306 48278 46073 87 305 88 298 91 302 46073 44079 90 301 94 300 96 300 44079 42261 91 301 103 303 102 301 42261 40589 97 304 107 301 109 303 40589 39039 104 304 109 304 119 306 39039 37594 111 306 119 306 129 305 37594 36240 119 306 127 305 136 303 36240 34937 111 304 126 304 137 300 34937 33618 103 309 120 303 130 296 33618 32257 113 314 111 306 116 298 32257 30854 121 310 115 310 114 303 30854 29387 127 308 119 310 116 304 29387 27840 125 305 119 307 114 305 27840 26217 118 302 119 307 112 306 26217 24517 110 300 117 306 108 307 24517 22744 104 298 110 304 103 307 22744 20901 96 298 97 302 96 305 20901 18983 84 299 86 302 83 303 18983 16983 71 303 75 300 75 309 16983 14946 71 299 68 300 70 312 14946 12987 71 293 62 300 62 305 12987 11208 67 287 55 297 58 298 11208 9630 55 280 52 297 52 297 9630 8229 41 272 49 297 47 294 8229 6998 34 274 43 289 35 293 6998 5919 24 277 34 278 32 291 5919 4972 16 283 24 270 29 278 4972 4147 10 288 17 261 24 266 4147 3430 8 280 13 251 17 255 3430 2795 6*267 9*246 14*246 2795 2237 5*268 6*251 11*243 2237 1772 5 268 6 253 9 242 1772 1415 4 268 5 254 8 243 1415 1169 4 270 5 255 7 243 1169 1019 4 269 5 255 6 245 1019 934 3 268 4 257 5 244 934 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