DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 74.1 - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 343 - - 236 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5256 - - 4682 - - 2267 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4589 - - 3978 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6145 - - 5571 - - 3156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 911 - - 1220 - - 2136 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 500 - - 425 - - 96 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 069 - - 069 - - 078 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2433 - - -4551 - - -7076 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8579 - - 10123 - - 10232 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10621 - - -13719 - - -17458 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16766 - - 19290 - - 20614 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 41 - - 40 - - 22 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 74.1 - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.5 - - 33.2 - - 29.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.8 - - 72.8 - - 71.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.2 - - 32.0 - - 28.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 343 - - 236 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5256 - - 4682 - - 2267 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98598 25 095 21 092 13 075 98598 91109 20 093 13 089 21 070 91109 85384 17 082 16 100 13 080 85384 80643 16 080 20 085 14 074 80643 76574 17 086 17 077 14 072 76574 72996 17 076 19 080 10 089 72996 69743 20 064 19 071 12 084 69743 66734 17 047 17 067 13 064 66734 63941 12 049 11 055 15 050 63941 61231 14 032 12 027 15 042 61231 58398 18 357 21 360 19 007 58398 55474 24 337 30 340 30 346 55474 52703 27 326 33 329 33 336 52703 50220 27 322 33 322 32 332 50220 48011 25 328 31 314 33 327 48011 46026 27 341 26 320 33 321 46026 44221 35 345 26 337 32 333 44221 42559 47 340 28 349 32 347 42559 41017 50 338 30 351 37 350 41017 39568 43 345 22 016 30 348 39568 38200 37 005 25 029 20 007 38200 36879 33 013 20 024 18 029 36879 35537 24 011 17 021 18 027 35537 34139 16 017 16 015 16 019 34139 32685 16 022 18 008 15 011 32685 31161 18 019 20 005 14 005 31161 29552 22 019 22 010 13 017 29552 27860 27 024 23 015 16 037 27860 26084 31 029 22 023 19 041 26084 24224 30 033 19 030 16 034 24224 22285 25 037 16 036 13 030 22285 20259 20 044 14 037 11 034 20259 18142 18 056 11 034 10 023 18142 15982 13 066 7 032 8 023 15982 13899 9 023 9 011 8 004 13899 12009 13 360 14 012 10 019 12009 10339 13 004 14 021 11 039 10339 8864 11 016 13 027 10 044 8864 7562 10 031 12 037 9 049 7562 6411 10*058 9*054 8 064 6411 5396 11*066 9*063 8 080 5396 4503 12 067 10 066 8 082 4503 3717 12 068 11 068 9*080 3717 3013 13 069 12 070 9*078 3013 2391 13 069 12 070 10 078 2391 1872 13 070 12 071 10 078 1872 1473 13 070 12 071 10 078 1473 1199 13 070 12 072 9 078 1199 1033 12 070 11 072 8 078 1033 937 10 071 9 072 6 077 937 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