DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - - - - 32.5 - - 32.7 - - 31.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -7 - - -12 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 457 - - 183 - - 188 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 918 - - 919 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1346 - - 1072 - - 1077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2379 - - 2842 - - 3398 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 32 - - 13 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 268 - - 284 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 98 - - 137 - - -13 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1248 - - 935 - - 1091 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -325 - - -379 - - -474 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1671 - - 1451 - - 1551 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.5 - - 32.7 - - 31.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.4 - - 31.9 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 33.1 - - 33.5 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.1 - - 31.8 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -7 - - -12 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 457 - - 183 - - 188 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 99 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 93740 66 254 81 256 81 253 93740 86871 46 280 59 253 65 273 86871 81505 50 298 47 282 57 279 81505 76984 51 301 48 304 52 293 76984 73082 47 297 54 313 56 302 73082 69680 49 300 63 315 54 307 69680 66628 54 303 61 311 55 311 66628 63808 51 303 59 308 58 312 63808 61174 52 308 64 310 63 313 61174 58612 62 312 71 309 71 313 58612 55932 71 313 76 308 77 312 55932 53130 76 313 80 308 81 311 53130 50430 79 312 81 308 82 311 50430 47988 80 311 84 308 83 310 47988 45794 82 312 85 309 85 310 45794 43801 88 311 88 308 88 311 43801 41981 90 311 92 309 98 314 41981 40310 93 314 98 310 109 313 40310 38764 101 317 101 312 118 310 38764 37326 104 317 104 314 123 309 37326 35978 103 317 106 314 126 308 35978 34679 101 315 107 313 124 308 34679 33362 98 314 106 313 121 309 33362 31997 97 312 106 312 121 311 31997 30588 96 312 107 312 121 311 30588 29122 101 314 108 312 119 311 29122 27586 102 310 109 312 115 312 27586 25979 96 305 107 312 112 311 25979 24301 93 309 103 310 109 311 24301 22554 90 310 95 306 102 312 22554 20744 85 311 89 306 92 311 20744 18863 80 309 83 306 86 309 18863 16903 80 307 77 304 80 306 16903 14903 76 308 73 302 73 298 14903 12973 69 312 70 300 70 296 12973 11219 66 311 71 298 70 298 11219 9664 62 308 73 295 70 299 9664 8286 57 308 67 296 65 301 8286 7068 52 308 56 298 55 302 7068 5994 45 307 47 300 47 301 5994 5052 38 302 42 297 40 300 5052 4228 34 294 40 295 34 304 4228 3503 33 291 39 295 32 312 3503 2853 31 286 38 293 32 315 2853 2279 29 279 35 290 30 316 2279 1799 26 272 31 288 28 316 1799 1431 24*270 27 286 25 315 1431 1177 20*268 23*284 21*315 1177 1023 17 267 19*284 18*314 1023 935 12 267 14 283 13 314 935 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