DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 Hinckley_IL 760ft pt37215@41.807,-88.677,765ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.0 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.2 - - 50.1 - - 49.0 - - 44.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 39 - - -14 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 178 - - 387 - - 74 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 818 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 938 - - 1147 - - 834 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 261 - - 874 - - 3340 - - 1304 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 67 - - 104 - - 17 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 288 - - 038 - - 006 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -880 - - -248 - - -81 - - -271 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1818 - - 1395 - - 915 - - 1105 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5997 - - -1968 - - -853 - - -2195 ODpotential blCL - - - 6935 - - 3115 - - 1687 - - 3029 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.2 - - 50.1 - - 49.0 - - 44.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.2 - - 46.8 - - 47.7 - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 49.8 - - 49.8 - - 45.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 46.1 - - 47.5 - - 42.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 39 - - -14 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 178 - - 387 - - 74 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 100 - - 102 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 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] 95959 57 268 57 258 60 261 59 267 95959 88897 36 285 28 259 36 272 34 270 88897 83448 25 287 22 282 17 297 21 286 83448 78923 19 274 22 293 15 315 17 291 78923 74995 14 279 19 300 15 312 17 288 74995 71479 10 304 16 310 18 317 14 316 71479 68267 14 310 20 304 28 319 25 318 68267 65313 17 307 22 289 30 297 25 313 65313 62565 23 294 20 289 22 287 27 311 62565 59880 25 287 22 295 24 305 28 307 59880 57054 31 291 33 297 31 292 31 306 57054 54112 40 283 37 286 35 290 41 298 54112 51304 44 281 39 284 44 286 43 287 51304 48777 47 279 46 279 45 279 43 285 48777 46511 47 275 47 274 43 278 43 283 46511 44458 48 273 45 267 41 281 40 284 44458 42582 46 269 41 267 42 281 38 290 42582 40855 51 267 43 272 44 279 40 295 40855 39256 63 263 53 268 43 277 42 292 39256 37768 66 257 64 257 40 276 37 286 37768 36379 67 250 66 243 39 278 30 294 36379 35054 63 247 58 242 39 277 32 300 35054 33722 58 255 52 255 36 273 30 295 33722 32349 49 254 44 256 29 269 25 308 32349 30937 48 247 39 252 24 274 25 325 30937 29475 51 246 34 257 24 290 30 331 29475 27952 44 253 24 257 22 285 32 330 27952 26359 36 263 7 307 12 249 31 333 26359 24688 35 266 7 340 15 254 33 333 24688 22937 35 259 6 252 21 267 31 335 22937 21110 35 243 18 236 27 279 28 339 21110 19202 33 232 29 244 26 286 27 335 19202 17209 32 229 36 246 21 298 23 328 17209 15173 31 225 38 241 21 305 21 327 15173 13208 28 213 34 234 18 308 20 322 13208 11418 24 210 27 224 16 296 17 326 11418 9831 18 214 22 210 20 289 22 001 9831 8429 10 216 17 201 23 293 30 012 8429 7189 6 191 9 185 20 289 31 004 7189 6089 6 151 8 115 7 308 26 345 6089 5115 6 148 11 088 15 045 16 352 5115 4257 7 160 10 084 21 049 13 015 4257 3499 8 168 7 088 24 048 17 020 3499 2823 9 160 4 105 24 048 22 026 2823 2225 9 154 2 201 23 049 26 026 2225 1727 8 140 5 246 21 048 24 021 1727 1346 8 111 6*277 18 045 21 016 1346 1084 7*084 5*287 14 041 16 011 1084 925 5*070 5 288 12*040 14*009 925 834 5 068 4 290 8*038 9*006 834 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