DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/18 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 81.5 - - 83.3 - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 240 - - 114 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 671 - - 4901 - - 5043 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 4150 - - 3825 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1560 - - 5790 - - 5932 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 377 - - 1190 - - 1217 - - 5988 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 184 - - 433 - - 344 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 12 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 210 - - 214 - - 204 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4158 - - -2631 - - -3546 - - -6330 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5719 - - 8421 - - 9479 - - 7269 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12652 - - -9664 - - -9705 - - -13494 ODpotential blCL - - - 14212 - - 15454 - - 15637 - - 14432 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 61 - - 65 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 81.5 - - 83.3 - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.5 - - 47.9 - - 45.1 - - 47.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 80.1 - - 82.6 - - 80.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 47.0 - - 44.1 - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 240 - - 114 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 671 - - 4901 - - 5043 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98479 5 185 8 282 7 299 8 323 98479 91182 6 355 3 006 8 303 7 328 91182 85539 8 033 6 066 7 030 7 007 85539 80849 7 042 6 070 8 357 13 028 80849 76787 8 022 9 042 6 353 12 011 76787 73188 10 025 9 021 9 031 8 350 73188 69932 8 013 9 014 6 010 7 018 69932 66935 3 002 7 010 5 342 7 027 66935 64145 1 232 3 353 2 005 3 025 64145 61443 3 166 4 238 2 022 1 112 61443 58632 3 229 10 227 9 269 5 259 58632 55731 7 291 10 236 15 268 11 294 55731 52987 16 272 18 274 24 274 19 283 52987 50528 17 280 23 296 22 294 20 310 50528 48323 24 297 34 295 32 283 31 295 48323 46333 32 298 32 287 28 278 29 277 46333 44531 30 308 24 283 22 291 17 265 44531 42874 37 326 24 317 29 293 23 284 42874 41324 43 321 31 316 26 295 28 290 41324 39861 45 320 30 311 23 290 26 283 39861 38470 47 323 30 319 21 291 19 287 38470 37115 40 316 29 332 16 317 16 296 37115 35731 40 330 26 302 17 286 19 282 35731 34293 35 334 26 334 16 290 25 272 34293 32805 26 337 24 338 17 331 21 266 32805 31248 18 310 21 305 20 293 15 265 31248 29610 19 294 26 292 27 304 15 278 29610 27893 21 302 28 295 28 302 16 285 27893 26101 15 302 19 308 21 303 17 294 26101 24233 9 284 10 311 10 311 15 303 24233 22293 2 344 1 200 5 249 9 302 22293 20276 1 231 3 170 4 221 8 268 20276 18184 4 240 3 195 3 209 9 250 18184 16057 3 222 3 184 3 182 10 251 16057 14002 4 214 3 212 4 213 6 200 14002 12126 3 184 3 170 5 201 3 190 12126 10458 3 127 4 156 5 197 1 089 10458 8977 3 115 7 177 6 222 1 355 8977 7667 6 162 12 181 9 218 7 173 7667 6511 8 153 13*180 7*196 8 159 6511 5487 8 185 10*194 7*194 7 168 5487 4582 9 207 8 205 7 197 7 179 4582 3780 10 212 7 214 6 200 6 187 3780 3061 11 220 6 220 6 204 5 196 3061 2426 12 224 5 223 6 208 5 203 2426 1895 9*222 5 225 6 212 4 208 1895 1487 6*212 5 228 6 213 4 215 1487 1206 5 209 5 230 6 215 3 222 1206 1035 4 209 4 230 5 215 2 237 1035 938 4 209 4 229 5 216 2*244 938 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