DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/17 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 - - - 37.0 - - 43.7 - - 44.7 - - 42.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 72 - - 14 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 287 - - 1463 - - 1043 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1047 - - 2223 - - 1803 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 858 - - 814 - - 1227 - - 1603 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 90 - - 194 - - 99 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 35 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 309 - - 075 - - 106 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3102 - - -3567 - - -4033 - - -4087 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4149 - - 5790 - - 5837 - - 4921 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16179 - - -15362 - - -14441 - - -15234 ODpotential blCL - - - 17226 - - 17585 - - 16244 - - 16067 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 99 - - 99 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.0 - - 43.7 - - 44.7 - - 42.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.2 - - 21.5 - - 22.3 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 43.1 - - 44.5 - - 43.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.2 - - 20.6 - - 21.6 - - 23.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 72 - - 14 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 287 - - 1463 - - 1043 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 95 - - 96 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95808 29 296 32 301 35 289 38 288 95808 88911 24 317 30 308 31 300 32 305 88911 83543 26 341 25 306 26 315 28 309 83543 79038 25 339 21 308 23 321 23 316 79038 75116 20 333 21 309 24 306 26 318 75116 71630 24 324 23 307 24 297 26 316 71630 68460 26 311 23 305 21 299 24 306 68460 65527 28 302 27 302 23 300 24 304 65527 62795 34 297 32 295 28 297 29 296 62795 60144 34 299 34 290 36 291 37 295 60144 57380 43 293 41 286 44 282 45 288 57380 54500 48 290 46 288 46 282 49 282 54500 51738 52 291 48 284 48 278 50 272 51738 49251 51 288 49 283 50 277 46 273 49251 47019 48 288 54 279 57 276 52 273 47019 44992 56 295 51 277 62 268 55 269 44992 43136 69 289 54 281 58 267 57 273 43136 41430 71 285 60 277 58 265 58 275 41430 39855 70 288 62 271 59 264 56 277 39855 38401 71 291 64 269 69 264 59 283 38401 37053 73 290 67 269 75 262 60 280 37053 35756 77 289 71 271 76 259 56 276 35756 34436 82 287 74 272 73 264 55 280 34436 33064 82 287 74 273 66 273 63 282 33064 31638 77 287 74 274 68 282 67 280 31638 30144 73 289 70 276 71 282 66 279 30144 28568 71 289 64 278 66 281 64 278 28568 26912 70 289 64 279 62 279 59 279 26912 25178 63 292 63 280 61 278 53 278 25178 23371 55 292 58 283 57 283 50 284 23371 21490 54 294 53 287 53 284 43 293 21490 19528 54 296 49 286 49 283 44 290 19528 17483 51 301 46 296 45 285 43 279 17483 15395 49 306 47 302 47 289 40 273 15395 13385 50 306 50 300 48 294 38 273 13385 11560 50 306 49 299 44 300 34 277 11560 9938 45 309 40 300 39 297 29 282 9938 8500 40 307 35 305 33 292 27 280 8500 7225 27 310 33 306 26 300 25 277 7225 6096 22 312 24 305 24 305 19 283 6096 5103 22 303 15 309 16 302 11 301 5103 4236 15 311 10 321 6 290 3 319 4236 3478 13 316 7 334 2 272 4 163 3478 2805 9 318 3*333 2 174 7 138 2805 2213 4 331 1*311 2*112 8 116 2213 1720 2 062 1 306 3*087 9 110 1720 1342 3 064 1 309 3 076 10 110 1342 1081 1*051 1 314 3 071 9 110 1081 924 1*261 1 310 3 070 8 109 924 833 1 251 1 309 3 068 4*106 833 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