DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 78.6 - - 75.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 750 - - 788 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1510 - - 1548 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 931 - - 2795 - - 958 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 139 - - 101 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 199 - - 234 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 581 - - -5 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 929 - - 1553 - - 836 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 187 - - -799 - - -2094 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1323 - - 2347 - - 2930 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 810 - - 2550 - - 2650 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 78.6 - - 75.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 73.9 - - 74.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.5 - - 78.5 - - 76.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.6 - - 73.2 - - 74.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 750 - - 788 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 18 - - 19 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] 98362 15 092 10 073 12 071 98362 90999 8 047 9 359 12 030 90999 85304 6 347 7 284 16 335 85304 80585 9 325 9 270 18 310 80585 76526 12 334 10 284 15 296 76526 72943 14 323 11 292 13 308 72943 69700 12 310 12 302 12 317 69700 66725 8 312 11 307 12 315 66725 63970 8 309 9 303 8 299 63970 61298 10 320 10 302 9 280 61298 58527 9 279 11 283 12 271 58527 55682 17 267 20 278 18 286 55682 52993 25 267 29 262 27 274 52993 50590 25 257 26 247 29 259 50590 48433 22 264 21 252 26 252 48433 46469 29 261 17 262 21 252 46469 44666 32 253 23 278 19 255 44666 42990 27 251 25 269 30 256 42990 41421 20 254 26 274 37 232 41421 39947 16 253 26 287 30 202 39947 38558 23 289 27 289 17 232 38558 37211 27 297 27 283 18 268 37211 35834 28 295 26 283 18 271 35834 34397 26 290 22 280 18 269 34397 32906 21 276 20 273 23 265 32906 31346 18 263 20 269 28 264 31346 29703 12 245 23 266 27 275 29703 27981 5 266 19 266 27 290 27981 26180 10 273 17 267 29 295 26180 24305 22 266 19 274 28 290 24305 22358 27 265 27 272 31 286 22358 20330 27 268 26 270 36 283 20330 18217 26 272 28 263 36 286 18217 16068 30 263 33 259 36 290 16068 14005 32 251 35 261 39 281 14005 12128 30 252 37 255 34 266 12128 10458 28 257 34 254 33 251 10458 8974 27 257 32 256 34 246 8974 7653 27 261 32 257 31 248 7653 6480 24 264 31 258 26 248 6480 5440 21 262 26 254 25 242 5440 4522 17 254 20 241 23 235 4522 3710 11 230 16 230 20 227 3710 2982 10 199 15 233 15 221 2982 2339 10 206 14 237 11 215 2339 1802 9*202 11*235 7 200 1802 1390 8*200 8*233 5 165 1390 1107 7 199 7 234 5 113 1107 935 7 199 6 235 5 089 935 836 6 199 5 238 4*080 836 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