DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/02 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 = 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 - - - 81.0 - - 85.6 - - 85.7 - - 83.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 163 - - 259 - - 146 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3807 - - 7408 - - 7154 - - 934 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3161 - - 6169 - - 5625 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4696 - - 8297 - - 8043 - - 1823 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3548 - - 1215 - - 2359 - - 8203 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 356 - - 519 - - 428 - - 81 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 281 - - 270 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1167 - - 685 - - 1098 - - -4574 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5863 - - 7612 - - 6946 - - 6397 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2729 - - -292 - - -66 - - -5654 ODpotential blCL - - - 7425 - - 8589 - - 8109 - - 7477 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 88 - - 83 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 230 - - 30 - - 390 - - 480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 85.6 - - 85.7 - - 83.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.5 - - 55.4 - - 58.4 - - 58.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.9 - - 84.1 - - 84.9 - - 84.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.5 - - 54.1 - - 57.2 - - 57.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 163 - - 259 - - 146 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3807 - - 7408 - - 7154 - - 934 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 51 - - 31 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 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] 99207 37 092 34 096 30 097 30 084 99207 91689 30 095 26 096 23 092 23 080 91689 85903 23 088 23 101 21 086 21 079 85903 81106 23 084 22 110 13 076 20 072 81106 76974 22 077 23 106 10 078 13 056 76974 73336 17 077 21 073 16 095 6 072 73336 70052 15 073 12 061 14 074 7 067 70052 67032 10 025 5 052 11 047 10 013 67032 64240 13 023 7 023 8 044 9 339 64240 61545 19 345 14 352 9 030 9 344 61545 58747 18 337 17 328 13 331 15 320 58747 55857 22 309 22 327 22 319 21 307 55857 53102 27 308 35 318 32 313 40 326 53102 50626 37 304 46 306 47 315 54 305 50626 48407 40 296 55 294 52 297 52 290 48407 46370 40 293 51 285 45 284 42 298 46370 44486 40 301 46 286 39 286 55 313 44486 42745 48 311 44 296 50 300 69 313 42745 41131 59 314 53 306 61 300 77 307 41131 39626 64 312 63 302 67 300 76 298 39626 38215 71 307 74 298 71 298 68 291 38215 36856 79 301 76 291 73 291 67 289 36856 35478 72 296 62 289 72 283 66 288 35478 34048 62 299 53 295 67 289 64 289 34048 32570 58 301 53 290 66 295 64 288 32570 31029 54 300 53 279 56 294 63 286 31029 29414 50 286 53 277 55 293 63 284 29414 27723 56 282 53 292 54 290 59 292 27723 25956 51 283 43 300 45 286 47 304 25956 24114 43 280 40 289 45 275 36 294 24114 22195 41 279 47 293 34 284 34 292 22195 20196 36 277 40 289 34 305 32 294 20196 18117 31 278 38 281 30 304 28 293 18117 16001 29 277 32 274 30 295 23 304 16001 13964 27 279 23 273 27 282 25 306 13964 12112 23 282 19 275 23 280 21 306 12112 10468 18 286 16 290 14 279 16 288 10468 9009 14 292 14*285 12*280 13 283 9009 7708 11 294 13*284 12*279 13 283 7708 6549 12 285 13 283 12 276 13 281 6549 5518 12*283 13 283 12 274 13 275 5518 4607 12*295 12 282 12 271 12 269 4607 3801 12 299 12 281 12 268 12 264 3801 3078 11 298 11 280 12 266 12 261 3078 2437 11 296 11 279 11 264 12 258 2437 1903 10 293 11 278 11 263 11*256 1903 1492 10 292 10 278 11 262 11*254 1492 1209 9 291 10 278 10 262 10 253 1209 1037 8 290 9 278 10 261 9 253 1037 938 7 289 8 277 8 261 7 252 938 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