DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.2 - - 66.7 - - 70.1 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 75 - - 8 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 1812 - - 3037 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1101 - - 2572 - - 3797 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 367 - - 1863 - - 1604 - - 187 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 97 - - 218 - - 137 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 166 - - 175 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1841 - - -3076 - - -3238 - - -2918 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2942 - - 5649 - - 7035 - - 3754 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10714 - - -11276 - - -10990 - - -12463 ODpotential blCL - - - 11815 - - 13848 - - 14787 - - 13298 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 95 - - 90 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.2 - - 66.7 - - 70.1 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.8 - - 45.3 - - 42.6 - - 47.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 66.1 - - 70.2 - - 62.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 44.3 - - 41.7 - - 46.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 75 - - 8 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 1812 - - 3037 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 81 - - 59 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 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] 97397 13 229 14 280 8 256 6 280 97397 90167 3 072 3 048 1 006 4 259 90167 84598 8 067 9 109 8 103 2 072 84598 79975 9 089 8 127 8 118 8 073 79975 75996 11 093 6 113 6 144 6 069 75996 72483 11 103 6 112 5 194 4 076 72483 69297 10 108 4 109 8 233 5 124 69297 66364 6 137 2 094 7 236 3 150 66364 63647 5 113 2 165 7 179 5 211 63647 61024 6 328 3 060 6 178 12 228 61024 58303 14 292 7 317 6 218 13 226 58303 55491 18 293 10 292 5 272 10 239 55491 52806 21 295 19 290 19 294 12 293 52806 50381 25 286 25 286 29 286 24 290 50381 48207 25 296 24 296 29 281 29 283 48207 46234 23 304 25 298 25 285 31 285 46234 44421 22 314 26 303 27 289 32 291 44421 42741 32 312 36 303 35 295 35 288 42741 41176 38 309 38 297 39 303 34 287 41176 39712 40 306 33 300 38 305 24 302 39712 38332 40 294 32 293 27 310 23 308 38332 36993 38 292 34 284 22 306 28 299 36993 35626 35 294 33 281 22 304 28 295 35626 34203 29 292 30 279 26 305 25 294 34203 32724 23 302 27 281 28 304 23 298 32724 31177 13 310 22 283 23 298 13 299 31177 29552 9 335 15 273 19 286 11 294 29552 27846 9 308 14 262 19 283 15 293 27846 26060 7 313 15 258 19 276 16 297 26060 24195 8 311 12 256 14 269 18 299 24195 22255 10 308 8 262 8 277 19 299 22255 20229 14 318 9 310 6 298 15 290 20229 18116 19 327 10 334 8 327 11 301 18116 15959 21 336 13 339 11 342 10 329 15959 13876 18 327 13 340 13 341 10 329 13876 11977 8 326 8 341 10 322 7 343 11977 10292 5 333 3 288 7 314 6 319 10292 8803 3 270 4 242 6 294 4 302 8803 7487 4 235 7 230 8 259 4 268 7487 6323 4 213 8 232 9 245 5 246 6323 5297 8 185 9 229 10 222 6 225 5297 4399 10 184 11 214 11*192 11 192 4399 3611 13 184 12 200 11*183 15 178 3611 2907 16 180 12*182 10 179 16 173 2907 2285 19 177 12*172 10 176 16 167 2285 1766 20 176 11 166 10 173 16 159 1766 1368 18*175 10 164 9 171 16 151 1368 1095 11*171 10 162 9 170 14 146 1095 929 9 169 9 161 8 169 12 142 929 835 8 170 8 161 7 168 5*138 835 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