DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.8 - - 38.6 - - 34.4 - - 28.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 63 - - 64 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 649 - - 3324 - - 2736 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 1966 - - 1407 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1409 - - 4084 - - 3496 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1340 - - 1131 - - 1239 - - 4052 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 108 - - 249 - - 230 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 28 - - 29 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 344 - - 340 - - 339 - - 349 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 14 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -6 - - -7 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -12 - - 1534 - - 951 - - -1910 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1421 - - 2550 - - 2545 - - 2743 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -731 - - 818 - - 599 - - -2132 ODpotential blCL - - - 2140 - - 3266 - - 2897 - - 2965 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.8 - - 38.6 - - 34.4 - - 28.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 30.4 - - 26.4 - - 20.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 38.4 - - 34.1 - - 29.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 29.5 - - 25.9 - - 19.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 63 - - 64 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 649 - - 3324 - - 2736 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 102 - - 101 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95975 40 261 50 265 47 269 49 265 95975 88912 27 287 31 271 35 273 32 290 88912 83481 22 312 21 271 27 265 27 294 83481 78937 23 309 21 305 19 276 26 292 78937 74966 27 297 27 300 27 294 28 307 74966 71428 21 298 23 292 26 287 31 308 71428 68206 30 319 25 314 37 295 36 312 68206 65235 37 307 39 312 49 296 44 309 65235 62486 35 302 48 299 51 300 50 302 62486 59825 33 313 48 301 53 295 54 297 59825 57026 58 317 53 305 52 294 50 297 57026 54089 67 309 59 305 55 308 58 309 54089 51275 65 307 71 308 80 313 80 310 51275 48750 70 313 84 308 95 309 93 311 48750 46483 84 317 92 309 97 310 103 313 46483 44419 95 317 96 311 103 310 111 310 44419 42527 98 315 99 312 109 310 114 309 42527 40788 97 314 100 314 115 313 115 313 40788 39183 98 318 106 317 119 314 121 316 39183 37691 105 323 113 320 123 314 127 317 37691 36298 116 326 120 322 126 314 133 317 36298 34962 126 326 126 322 131 315 139 317 34962 33616 134 324 133 323 137 318 140 316 33616 32226 139 323 139 324 141 319 137 317 32226 30793 140 323 142 324 140 319 135 319 30793 29300 142 325 141 324 138 318 136 319 29300 27730 145 323 138 324 137 317 136 319 27730 26085 138 320 133 325 135 317 135 320 26085 24368 126 323 124 326 124 318 132 320 24368 22587 117 328 113 327 112 322 121 326 22587 20746 106 326 108 330 107 324 115 330 20746 18829 83 326 97 333 101 325 111 331 18829 16830 58 329 77 330 93 327 102 331 16830 14802 52 332 61 327 80 328 84 329 14802 12860 56 334 54 327 68 326 73 324 12860 11099 57 336 52 328 61 324 68 324 11099 9536 53 339 50 330 58 326 66 327 9536 8153 49 341 48 332 53 329 62 331 8153 6935 45 343 42 334 47 332 52 336 6935 5864 43 342 36 338 38 335 40 337 5864 4926 42 341 31 345 34 335 32 334 4926 4107 40 344 32*345 32*337 31 337 4107 3386 38 351 31*344 32*338 31 342 3386 2740 37 355 30 341 31 339 30 346 2740 2169 36 354 29 340 31 340 30 347 2169 1692 31*349 28 339 30 340 29 348 1692 1326 27*346 27 338 28 340 27 349 1326 1073 23 344 25 338 26 340 24 349 1073 920 20 343 22 337 23 340 21*349 920 833 16 343 17 337 18 340 16*349 833 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