DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.1 - - 82.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - -3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1689 - - 1700 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2449 - - 2460 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 778 - - 1464 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 209 - - 103 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - 213 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1989 - - -2365 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4439 - - 4826 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5694 - - -6325 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8143 - - 8785 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 500 - - 820 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.1 - - 82.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.3 - - 63.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.6 - - 82.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.3 - - 63.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - -3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1689 - - 1700 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 59 - - 36 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 97002 40 270 38 286 97002 89951 31 278 32 281 89951 84492 23 282 29 284 84492 79942 20 274 17 281 79942 76016 22 299 13 282 76016 72532 26 304 15 296 72532 69380 18 307 15 296 69380 66492 14 307 15 298 66492 63821 17 296 13 298 63821 61232 24 305 21 319 61232 58548 34 291 35 292 58548 55785 35 284 38 288 55785 53146 40 292 40 293 53146 50757 45 293 45 290 50757 48593 48 299 46 287 48593 46600 56 301 50 283 46600 44750 58 295 53 283 44750 43024 56 289 59 287 43024 41404 54 288 62 286 41404 39875 54 288 59 284 39875 38425 52 286 58 285 38425 37021 48 284 58 287 37021 35597 45 284 59 288 35597 34123 44 284 59 286 34123 32610 44 285 54 283 32610 31054 45 279 42 278 31054 29440 44 276 42 278 29440 27751 42 279 49 278 27751 25981 40 275 48 279 25981 24138 41 270 40 274 24138 22225 41 267 36 265 22225 20232 36 273 31 262 20232 18153 27 280 23 257 18153 16030 22 289 20 271 16030 13979 30 295 26 287 13979 12108 36 283 36 279 12108 10441 34 263 37 265 10441 8958 31 252 34 255 8958 7637 28 247 31 248 7637 6464 27 239 32 242 6464 5424 28 233 33 237 5424 4508 29 235 33 231 4508 3698 29 235 32 227 3698 2974 27*231 26*217 2974 2334 21*220 24*214 2334 1800 20 218 23 213 1800 1389 19 218 21 212 1389 1107 18 217 19 212 1107 935 16 217 17 212 935 837 13 216 13 211 837 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