DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/20 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 - - - 31.1 - - 35.6 - - 32.8 - - 27.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -45 - - -7 - - -24 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 205 - - 46 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 919 - - 918 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 935 - - 1094 - - 935 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 836 - - 1524 - - 1701 - - 1355 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 20 - - 37 - - 21 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - 9 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 210 - - 273 - - 287 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -935 - - -727 - - -953 - - -769 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1871 - - 1821 - - 1888 - - 1703 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12816 - - -10212 - - -9696 - - -5990 ODpotential blCL - - - 13751 - - 11306 - - 10631 - - 6924 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 92 - - 70 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.1 - - 35.6 - - 32.8 - - 27.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.2 - - 30.9 - - 28.0 - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.0 - - 36.6 - - 33.9 - - 29.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.8 - - 30.4 - - 27.0 - - 23.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -45 - - -7 - - -24 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 205 - - 46 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 66 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96102 26 245 31 250 38 248 34 261 96102 89064 22 252 15 249 25 241 28 243 89064 83606 20 241 22 228 18 264 20 240 83606 79032 13 232 28 236 27 260 20 255 79032 75048 10 250 26 236 32 253 23 256 75048 71512 15 252 21 233 27 242 28 266 71512 68296 20 272 20 240 21 235 30 258 68296 65317 24 261 23 248 24 254 21 244 65317 62550 29 273 30 250 38 263 30 285 62550 59888 39 258 33 243 43 256 49 255 59888 57106 44 254 36 257 49 262 53 255 57106 54189 54 263 63 267 66 262 69 258 54189 51386 66 261 59 259 61 258 67 253 51386 48854 61 265 64 270 72 266 66 261 48854 46581 72 268 81 270 88 263 82 261 46581 44515 80 263 89 262 93 259 91 259 44515 42624 86 259 97 255 91 257 95 260 42624 40883 90 261 95 258 93 258 95 260 40883 39273 104 263 100 262 98 259 98 261 39273 37772 132 259 126 256 105 259 105 264 37772 36365 131 254 135 248 111 258 112 265 36365 35015 114 253 121 253 116 259 117 265 35015 33653 106 260 129 260 118 258 122 264 33653 32252 106 261 124 260 118 257 127 263 32252 30814 96 256 110 258 117 255 131 261 30814 29325 96 255 107 255 113 252 129 260 29325 27771 93 258 107 254 109 249 122 259 27771 26152 84 254 100 253 108 246 115 257 26152 24464 81 252 97 249 107 247 109 255 24464 22704 82 256 97 245 104 248 106 254 22704 20873 81 263 93 242 101 251 101 255 20873 18968 80 263 85 241 100 253 95 257 18968 16983 81 259 80 245 88 260 90 260 16983 14962 70 253 83 251 76 267 82 267 14962 13020 53 244 81 259 67 263 72 272 13020 11260 53 245 63 252 64 269 62 275 11260 9705 52 253 55 252 53 271 56 284 9705 8333 50 256 53 273 50 268 53 293 8333 7120 46 251 54 283 46 280 51 296 7120 6044 39 244 41 281 34 294 49 296 6044 5093 31 258 30 285 34 305 48 295 5093 4254 39 262 28 302 37 310 48 296 4254 3513 47 252 30 308 37 313 47 297 3513 2854 50 240 28 305 33 312 41 297 2854 2277 49 223 26 293 25 305 32 291 2277 1797 43 217 24 281 21 299 28 281 1797 1428 34 212 22 277 19 295 25 276 1428 1176 28 210 19*275 16 291 20 270 1176 1022 24*210 17*273 13*289 17 268 1022 934 17*210 12 273 9*287 10*265 934 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