DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.6 - - 76.1 - - 79.0 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 280 - - 169 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3723 - - 5888 - - 7968 - - 1769 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2958 - - 5005 - - 6324 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4612 - - 6777 - - 8857 - - 2658 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1439 - - 1467 - - 1748 - - 6920 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 325 - - 490 - - 459 - - 71 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 18 - - 14 - - 9 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 238 - - 233 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 8 - - 22 - - 29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 198 - - 531 - - 1429 - - -4245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4415 - - 6246 - - 7428 - - 6904 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4039 - - -883 - - 652 - - -5146 ODpotential blCL - - - 8651 - - 7660 - - 8205 - - 7804 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 76 - - 84 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 210 - - 200 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.6 - - 76.1 - - 79.0 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.3 - - 51.7 - - 49.4 - - 49.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.9 - - 74.5 - - 77.9 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.8 - - 50.4 - - 48.3 - - 48.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 280 - - 169 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3723 - - 5888 - - 7968 - - 1769 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 6 - - 36 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98544 26 084 20 097 17 083 19 076 98544 91170 21 087 22 098 23 083 22 081 91170 85484 20 112 17 097 20 079 19 091 85484 80753 19 114 12 111 13 095 12 082 80753 76665 14 104 9 147 9 119 6 119 76665 73030 3 121 11 147 7 221 5 145 73030 69720 5 192 9 155 12 205 7 253 69720 66679 12 227 13 188 18 188 11 240 66679 63865 14 205 17 219 16 228 16 240 63865 61136 14 253 18 233 23 230 23 216 61136 58264 31 250 28 254 28 246 25 248 58264 55263 36 244 39 247 38 246 35 259 55263 52400 37 251 44 236 41 248 43 264 52400 49836 40 252 35 240 39 246 44 258 49836 47542 43 245 37 250 35 247 36 254 47542 45463 38 249 36 251 33 256 31 259 45463 43575 40 261 36 253 34 257 27 258 43575 41849 42 262 36 247 31 251 22 260 41849 40254 44 259 33 258 24 257 19 279 40254 38775 41 255 42 259 31 265 15 307 38775 37392 30 253 44 248 33 258 16 346 37392 36060 30 256 35 241 30 254 22 356 36060 34709 37 253 33 248 27 261 24 358 34709 33312 43 248 38 250 28 274 23 358 33312 31870 43 245 40 250 34 277 18 337 31870 30376 47 245 38 255 32 276 17 283 30376 28815 46 244 36 256 25 289 21 278 28815 27177 37 251 37 252 28 299 21 277 27177 25459 30 262 34 247 28 300 19 282 25459 23662 24 268 31 247 25 296 16 294 23662 21791 18 283 26 253 23 284 15 301 21791 19842 16 276 20 258 23 276 11 288 19842 17808 15 280 12 260 23 261 11 270 17808 15732 16 276 13 265 16 245 16 267 15732 13729 17 273 15 260 16 260 15 268 13729 11907 15 276 13 262 15 274 10 271 11907 10291 12 276 10 274 9*257 10 261 10291 8858 12 275 9 285 8*245 8 239 8858 7584 13 271 7*264 7 242 7 239 7584 6447 14 262 6*242 7 239 7 246 6447 5436 13*253 5 240 6 235 6 256 5436 4542 9*245 5 239 6 231 5 261 4542 3750 7 243 5 237 5 228 4 268 3750 3040 7 244 5 236 5 224 4*274 3040 2411 6 246 4 236 5 222 2*288 2411 1886 6 247 4 236 5 220 1 308 1886 1482 6 248 4 234 4 219 1 314 1482 1203 5 248 4 234 4 217 1 330 1203 1035 5 247 3 235 4 216 1 337 1035 938 5 247 3 233 4 216 1 342 938 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