DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 69.2 - - 73.4 - - 65.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 43 - - 5 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 333 - - 1819 - - 76 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1093 - - 2579 - - 836 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 201 - - 1626 - - 5876 - - 135 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 78 - - 192 - - 36 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 15 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 190 - - 200 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1154 - - -2153 - - -5654 - - -3391 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2247 - - 4732 - - 6490 - - 4227 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5763 - - -5050 - - -7165 - - -7235 ODpotential blCL - - - 6856 - - 7629 - - 8001 - - 8071 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 79 - - 93 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 69.2 - - 73.4 - - 65.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.8 - - 51.6 - - 48.1 - - 49.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.4 - - 68.8 - - 73.5 - - 67.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.7 - - 50.3 - - 47.5 - - 49.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 43 - - 5 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 333 - - 1819 - - 76 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 15 - - 71 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 96621 34 243 45 256 46 263 49 271 96621 89492 18 257 27 263 34 258 38 256 89492 84009 14 266 15 253 22 253 28 259 84009 79447 17 272 13 253 17 246 20 266 79447 75489 20 256 16 268 15 253 15 261 75489 71982 17 256 17 273 13 260 14 257 71982 68808 16 260 16 264 17 261 16 263 68808 65883 17 255 17 252 20 255 19 274 65883 63159 21 247 22 240 22 252 26 262 63159 60507 21 242 25 242 25 253 30 250 60507 57731 23 249 31 245 30 253 35 247 57731 54836 29 240 37 241 35 245 38 250 54836 52063 36 239 39 241 41 249 43 257 52063 49586 44 241 43 244 43 251 47 257 49586 47390 47 241 39 245 44 250 45 259 47390 45416 46 238 36 252 41 249 44 268 45416 43622 38 240 41 254 38 255 42 277 43622 41976 35 252 41 248 39 264 41 280 41976 40449 37 251 35 246 34 266 39 275 40449 39019 27 245 30 254 28 268 37 270 39019 37667 18 253 28 254 26 272 36 269 37667 36353 18 267 25 252 26 273 34 269 36353 35013 22 265 20 252 22 268 33 270 35013 33620 24 260 19 248 21 259 30 272 33620 32176 25 259 22 245 20 252 26 273 32176 30669 28 259 26 246 22 250 23 270 30669 29084 31 259 28 249 25 244 20 261 29084 27423 34 261 30 252 25 243 21 251 27423 25687 34 262 31 253 26 243 21 233 25687 23872 31 261 29 255 26 239 23 231 23872 21978 26 260 26 257 26 234 24 234 21978 19997 21 261 22 251 23 232 26 229 19997 17924 17 270 21 246 24 226 27 228 17924 15806 13 264 18 238 23 215 27 233 15806 13766 11 263 16 227 21 215 23 246 13766 11912 12 258 19 245 24 253 21 251 11912 10267 13 251 25 258 27 259 24 246 10267 8810 16 258 22 258 25 250 26 241 8810 7512 18 259 18 253 23 234 27 239 7512 6356 19 242 18 248 21 220 25 233 6356 5334 18 221 15 235 21 213 25 213 5334 4435 15 216 20 210 21 207 25 202 4435 3641 15 209 23 204 20 204 24 198 3641 2931 15 209 21*198 19 203 23 197 2931 2302 14 209 18*193 19 202 22 195 2302 1778 16 207 16 190 18 202 21 193 1778 1375 16*204 15 190 17 201 19 189 1375 1098 12*201 14 189 16 201 16 183 1098 931 9 199 13 189 14*201 13*179 931 836 7 198 11 188 11*200 6*168 836 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