DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.9 - - 79.7 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 49 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2970 - - 4068 - - 1239 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2497 - - 2628 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3859 - - 4957 - - 2128 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2153 - - 848 - - 1408 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 316 - - 266 - - 62 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 012 - - 019 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 907 - - 1143 - - 612 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2952 - - 3814 - - 1516 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -580 - - 304 - - 85 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4439 - - 4653 - - 2043 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 93 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1400 - - 480 - - 600 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.9 - - 79.7 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 66.0 - - 69.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.0 - - 79.4 - - 73.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 64.8 - - 69.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 49 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2970 - - 4068 - - 1239 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - 72 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 16 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] 98945 4 099 9 246 7 019 98945 91495 3 056 5 148 6 324 91495 85730 4 306 1 026 5 044 85730 80950 7 211 8 343 8 060 80950 76851 6 125 4 328 7 047 76851 73242 9 075 6 027 11 014 73242 69987 8 061 8 059 7 005 69987 66995 8 035 7 046 6 029 66995 64219 10 016 10 011 9 003 64219 61542 13 007 11 341 11 341 61542 58765 12 346 12 332 13 339 58765 55893 19 319 15 333 18 332 55893 53167 25 304 24 307 24 321 53167 50736 26 302 29 295 36 312 50736 48558 32 317 32 312 43 309 48558 46574 43 323 41 318 44 305 46574 44754 46 315 47 317 44 308 44754 43073 45 311 50 314 47 310 43073 41504 45 310 51 308 47 307 41504 40024 44 310 49 305 44 307 40024 38623 39 308 41 309 43 312 38623 37265 34 310 35 321 42 317 37265 35880 34 311 36 328 44 320 35880 34441 35 311 31 323 44 319 34441 32947 36 309 33 313 43 317 32947 31386 32 304 38 316 43 320 31386 29747 28 305 39 320 34 320 29747 28031 29 316 36 322 31 319 28031 26234 29 317 33 320 33 320 26234 24357 26 309 30 313 32 324 24357 22405 23 308 29 314 33 326 22405 20381 26 322 26 317 31 322 20381 18281 30 330 23 323 24 321 18281 16142 30 329 24 331 26 327 16142 14077 28 325 27 332 28 333 14077 12195 29 328 30 336 31 341 12195 10518 34 332 29 340 31 344 10518 9027 34 335 27 343 26 347 9027 7703 27 338 21 341 20 352 7703 6528 18 345 14 347 15 002 6528 5488 14 357 11*011 12 005 5488 4577 13*003 12*015 12 011 4577 3773 13*008 12 018 11 020 3773 3055 12 011 12 019 12 035 3055 2420 12 012 12 020 14*052 2420 1891 12 013 12 021 14*056 1891 1485 12 014 11 021 13 057 1485 1205 11 014 11 022 12 058 1205 1035 10 014 10 021 11 059 1035 938 9 014 8 021 8 059 938 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