DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.4 - - 60.5 - - 55.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 66 - - 42 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2829 - - 3010 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1812 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3589 - - 3770 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 791 - - 1267 - - 2733 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 251 - - 224 - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 055 - - 067 - - 051 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 265 - - 1144 - - -901 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3324 - - 2626 - - 1736 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8083 - - 136 - - -2038 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11672 - - 3634 - - 2873 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 540 - - 460 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.4 - - 60.5 - - 55.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.0 - - 52.2 - - 50.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.0 - - 60.2 - - 56.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.7 - - 51.0 - - 50.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 66 - - 42 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2829 - - 3010 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 75 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 98343 6 172 5 199 1 260 98343 90958 8 229 2 220 2 044 90958 85258 4 221 8 267 5 300 85258 80533 1 326 10 233 10 275 80533 76474 3 294 6 238 5 292 76474 72893 2 289 7 291 8 352 72893 69656 1 008 8 286 12 325 69656 66692 2 283 8 267 11 283 66692 63947 7 283 6 277 8 276 63947 61280 12 281 13 282 11 290 61280 58490 15 265 15 268 14 294 58490 55592 17 262 17 273 18 294 55592 52825 19 269 19 281 18 286 52825 50331 18 278 19 279 18 291 50331 48089 17 284 18 282 20 303 48089 46050 18 287 19 283 24 303 46050 44177 20 281 20 282 28 300 44177 42438 21 271 20 279 30 298 42438 40813 22 259 20 278 30 298 40813 39290 23 249 19 277 28 303 39290 37858 22 240 18 272 27 307 37858 36483 20 238 15 266 29 307 36483 35094 21 240 10 269 27 303 35094 33666 17 227 7 252 20 312 33666 32204 7 233 7 050 15 344 32204 30693 6 266 10 033 10 011 30693 29111 7 249 8 013 6 024 29111 27449 8 226 2 028 5 013 27449 25700 7 215 1 319 5 355 25700 23866 6 199 1 244 6 008 23866 21953 4 191 3 183 6 002 21953 19956 3 143 4 179 6 337 19956 17869 3 174 3 184 4 337 17869 15742 12 207 7 222 2 065 15742 13693 14 221 7 209 4 184 13693 11826 6 189 5 180 5 190 11826 10164 4 130 4 135 2 207 10164 8687 7 098 7 098 2 158 8687 7380 11 087 7 098 9 098 7380 6230 7 094 7 086 13 107 6230 5222 10 094 13 090 16 118 5222 4340 15*068 17*078 19 098 4340 3563 17*057 17*072 24 076 3563 2871 17 056 17 068 24 068 2871 2261 17 055 17 067 23 064 2261 1751 17 055 17 066 21 061 1751 1360 16 055 16 066 18 058 1360 1091 15 055 15 065 15 055 1091 928 14 055 14 065 12*053 928 835 11 054 11 065 7*051 835 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