DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 298 - - 102 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2232 - - 3927 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2226 - - 2946 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3121 - - 4816 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 804 - - 1779 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 358 - - 306 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 273 - - 234 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3211 - - -2372 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6333 - - 7188 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7647 - - -7432 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10768 - - 12248 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.8 - - 35.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.5 - - 63.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.7 - - 34.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 298 - - 102 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2232 - - 3927 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 75 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 96950 57 245 47 247 96950 89497 47 252 48 242 89497 83822 41 247 45 248 83822 79175 34 250 40 248 79175 75183 37 241 33 259 75183 71635 30 253 36 258 71635 68413 36 267 37 270 68413 65468 40 269 42 264 65468 62736 34 263 42 252 62736 60065 33 275 38 260 60065 57268 42 271 41 274 57268 54363 42 266 42 270 54363 51581 43 268 39 269 51581 49068 42 272 42 272 49068 46819 46 280 48 272 46819 44783 53 281 49 270 44783 42926 55 283 52 272 42926 41229 59 287 57 276 41229 39680 64 288 63 285 39680 38255 68 286 67 290 38255 36922 67 285 71 289 36922 35636 64 287 73 286 35636 34330 63 288 70 284 34330 32975 61 287 71 280 32975 31573 57 283 80 278 31573 30108 55 280 78 274 30108 28564 54 277 66 264 28564 26941 54 275 59 259 26941 25237 53 273 55 257 25237 23454 52 271 50 254 23454 21594 50 270 46 256 21594 19654 48 271 44 259 19654 17626 48 271 42 261 17626 15553 48 265 41 253 15553 13546 52 256 39 251 13546 11721 52 259 33 261 11721 10108 41 261 29 268 10108 8684 32 258 26 271 8684 7422 30 266 24 269 7422 6301 31 262 21 253 6301 5310 28 253 18*241 5310 4438 23 248 18*239 4438 3667 19*252 17 238 3667 2977 9*267 16 236 2977 2366 9 271 16 233 2366 1856 9 273 16 230 1856 1464 8 275 15 229 1464 1194 8 277 14 229 1194 1030 8 277 13 228 1030 937 7 277 11 228 937 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