DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.3 - - 57.6 - - 59.5 - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 288 - - 406 - - 213 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4378 - - 5406 - - 6575 - - 5232 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3826 - - 4768 - - 5374 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5267 - - 6295 - - 7464 - - 6121 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1086 - - 678 - - 683 - - 1871 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 441 - - 530 - - 459 - - 102 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 287 - - 281 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 3 - - 3 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1876 - - -2878 - - -1631 - - -2126 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7144 - - 9173 - - 9095 - - 8247 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10718 - - -11206 - - -8710 - - -10233 ODpotential blCL - - - 15985 - - 17501 - - 16174 - - 16354 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 88 - - 89 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.3 - - 57.6 - - 59.5 - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.9 - - 20.2 - - 22.4 - - 22.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.8 - - 55.5 - - 58.3 - - 56.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.7 - - 19.0 - - 21.2 - - 21.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 288 - - 406 - - 213 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4378 - - 5406 - - 6575 - - 5232 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 52 - - 56 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97887 11 227 11 246 6 278 3 260 97887 90479 5 177 10 194 12 236 9 260 90479 84760 6 172 7 180 13 207 11 228 84760 79998 4 186 14 193 11 211 12 217 79998 75871 7 189 12 200 14 215 11 224 75871 72196 11 206 9 198 10 249 5 269 72196 68857 10 258 6 255 20 239 14 264 68857 65800 13 255 13 248 20 229 19 249 65800 62972 15 273 10 264 17 260 14 257 62972 60222 30 270 23 286 21 275 24 286 60222 57350 37 261 35 268 35 272 38 278 57350 54377 31 260 35 262 38 262 46 263 54377 51551 32 281 43 270 36 260 51 260 51551 49027 49 284 56 267 51 274 54 262 49027 46776 69 278 63 264 67 275 60 269 46776 44743 79 272 68 269 86 271 81 266 44743 42897 80 263 78 271 97 269 88 261 42897 41205 76 261 90 274 109 273 92 264 41205 39635 79 268 108 279 125 273 102 268 39635 38167 90 275 122 279 130 271 114 270 38167 36786 105 279 122 275 127 268 123 268 36786 35455 109 273 116 270 121 265 125 267 35455 34103 97 266 111 263 111 261 121 265 34103 32709 88 259 109 257 101 255 109 261 32709 31284 85 253 98 255 96 248 97 255 31284 29802 87 250 91 255 92 241 85 251 29802 28245 86 249 86 252 90 236 78 245 28245 26609 81 248 77 248 86 231 78 239 26609 24893 76 249 72 249 85 236 79 237 24893 23102 73 248 70 261 84 249 74 242 23102 21239 69 256 61 259 71 253 67 247 21239 19301 72 266 60 256 60 267 64 249 19301 17283 69 269 58 252 58 264 58 258 17283 15233 66 269 56 258 52 254 49 262 15233 13265 60 257 53 263 47 265 43 259 13265 11478 64 254 47 252 40 264 37 258 11478 9898 59 267 46 250 32 256 31 264 9898 8508 39 280 37 263 21*256 22 277 8508 7283 24 280 21*271 14*275 18 304 7283 6196 20*284 12*282 14 276 17*307 6196 5231 14*289 12 283 14 278 17*308 5231 4377 13 290 12 285 14 280 17 308 4377 3621 13 291 12 286 14 282 17 307 3621 2943 13 292 12 288 14 283 16 307 2943 2343 12 294 12 289 14 284 16 306 2343 1841 12 294 12 290 14 284 15 306 1841 1455 12 295 11 291 13 285 14 306 1455 1190 11 295 11 291 13 285 13 306 1190 1028 10 296 11 291 12 286 11 305 1028 936 9 296 9 291 10 285 8 305 936 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