DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 - - - 60.4 - - 62.4 - - 60.0 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 64 - - 20 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 845 - - 2544 - - 1650 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 1513 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1605 - - 3304 - - 2410 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1769 - - 1588 - - 1243 - - 2818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 237 - - 142 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 067 - - 057 - - 055 - - 042 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -631 - - 811 - - 672 - - -729 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2236 - - 2493 - - 1738 - - 1564 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2158 - - 349 - - 191 - - -1515 ODpotential blCL - - - 3763 - - 2955 - - 2219 - - 2350 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 30 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 62.4 - - 60.0 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.8 - - 54.6 - - 55.5 - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.1 - - 61.9 - - 59.9 - - 60.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 53.4 - - 54.9 - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 64 - - 20 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 845 - - 2544 - - 1650 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98503 11 122 5 170 4 102 6 093 98503 91096 8 088 5 146 4 175 2 013 91096 85396 3 069 6 149 7 210 2 358 85396 80674 2 328 2 086 2 113 2 243 80674 76599 3 107 3 041 1 247 4 304 76599 73005 11 096 4 105 7 234 7 327 73005 69778 7 052 6 082 4 200 3 327 69778 66814 2 026 3 039 3 336 3 028 66814 64060 2 015 3 291 5 301 5 325 64060 61399 10 330 6 319 9 273 8 311 61399 58633 14 305 10 316 11 276 12 298 58633 55762 12 287 13 303 11 308 14 293 55762 53019 13 300 18 300 16 322 17 306 53019 50549 19 302 21 302 21 312 22 316 50549 48331 25 302 26 305 26 308 30 320 48331 46312 22 306 32 306 30 315 34 319 46312 44457 28 322 36 303 36 318 41 324 44457 42739 36 319 34 305 43 318 55 328 42739 41139 44 313 37 310 52 317 71 321 41139 39638 44 312 45 313 57 318 71 317 39638 38229 48 321 51 317 57 321 69 322 38229 36876 55 325 55 320 62 324 88 331 36876 35501 53 324 60 324 67 326 103 331 35501 34066 40 324 62 327 70 327 102 334 34066 32576 32 329 51 328 71 330 90 336 32576 31018 27 331 36 330 63 331 79 333 31018 29381 26 335 29 333 44 331 71 331 29381 27669 23 340 30 334 35 337 63 332 27669 25885 19 346 29 338 34 343 44 337 25885 24032 14 009 24 346 30 346 31 347 24032 22107 12 041 19 349 24 350 25 354 22107 20102 12 054 12 006 19 347 21 358 20102 18006 8 046 7 025 14 354 18 360 18006 15863 5 095 6 029 10 354 15 003 15863 13793 7 070 7 046 6 001 9 348 13793 11909 12 079 11 054 7 039 7 359 11909 10235 11 082 13 054 11 057 7 024 10235 8753 16 080 13 067 9 058 7 047 8753 7439 19 070 14 065 13 090 8 094 7439 6282 16 040 15 076 21 087 16 087 6282 5267 15 034 20 081 21 076 18 084 5267 4375 15 054 19 076 20 070 22 083 4375 3592 18 068 17*063 21 069 23 077 3592 2891 21 071 15*058 21*067 22 069 2891 2273 21 070 15 057 18*058 20 056 2273 1759 20*069 14 057 17 056 18 049 1759 1365 15*067 13 056 16 054 15 046 1365 1094 14 067 13 056 14 054 12 045 1094 929 12 067 12 056 12 053 10 044 929 835 9 067 9 055 10 053 7*042 835 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