DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 63.2 - - 64.4 - - 57.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 85 - - 22 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 382 - - 2359 - - 2887 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 1667 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1142 - - 3119 - - 3647 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 978 - - 2461 - - 2406 - - 1845 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 254 - - 187 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 11 - - 30 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 045 - - 153 - - 198 - - 083 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1684 - - -1172 - - -791 - - -1146 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2826 - - 4291 - - 4438 - - 1981 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4735 - - -9169 - - -8692 - - -3478 ODpotential blCL - - - 5877 - - 12288 - - 12339 - - 4313 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 73 - - 69 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 63.2 - - 64.4 - - 57.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.2 - - 47.5 - - 48.1 - - 52.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 62.5 - - 64.2 - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 46.2 - - 46.9 - - 51.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 85 - - 22 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 382 - - 2359 - - 2887 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 97993 17 275 22 234 26 234 33 250 97993 90623 21 247 22 249 25 247 23 263 90623 84928 16 241 21 243 21 269 16 281 84928 80200 9 237 20 245 18 268 16 287 80200 76136 12 324 17 256 16 264 17 289 76136 72551 20 305 13 283 14 273 18 289 72551 69317 18 292 16 297 17 290 18 300 69317 66352 21 302 23 300 21 297 20 306 66352 63599 28 295 29 294 27 293 24 307 63599 60924 34 283 33 288 32 286 31 298 60924 58136 34 282 37 291 35 288 34 291 58136 55257 48 296 45 288 42 289 40 292 55257 52521 55 292 48 284 50 285 50 286 52521 50065 60 290 56 287 56 280 55 278 50065 47866 66 287 62 288 58 280 57 275 47866 45875 70 284 64 287 65 281 61 274 45875 44059 68 285 64 286 68 282 64 274 44059 42388 69 290 63 283 65 284 64 275 42388 40832 70 293 63 282 64 285 63 277 40832 39368 66 301 60 285 61 283 61 278 39368 37988 64 310 55 290 56 285 58 279 37988 36656 63 314 53 297 52 288 55 281 36656 35299 60 314 53 303 51 292 53 280 35299 33887 57 315 53 306 50 292 51 279 33887 32421 57 316 52 305 50 290 49 280 32421 30887 57 316 50 301 50 288 47 281 30887 29273 56 314 48 298 49 288 46 282 29273 27581 52 312 46 296 46 288 45 284 27581 25809 50 309 45 295 43 290 40 286 25809 23957 48 305 43 295 40 291 36 285 23957 22028 46 301 41 295 36 292 31 283 22028 20014 42 300 39 296 35 293 29 287 20014 17911 41 297 37 298 33 296 29 290 17911 15768 41 296 37 298 32 299 28 293 15768 13704 36 299 33 296 30 298 26 302 13704 11830 29 301 27 299 27 294 26 302 11830 10170 25 307 24 304 23 302 21 300 10170 8702 24 319 21 307 21 306 17 311 8702 7405 24 330 16 317 17 306 16 316 7405 6262 21 336 12 329 8 306 12 304 6262 5256 14 330 9 288 6 298 10 258 5256 4372 9 322 5 262 4*266 10 244 4372 3591 6 328 4*196 2*223 7 247 3591 2892 5 359 4*157 1 203 4 251 2892 2275 6 053 4 154 1 197 1 168 2275 1760 10 061 5 153 1 186 3 095 1760 1365 9*057 4 151 1 179 5 088 1365 1094 6*046 4 151 1 170 5 085 1094 929 6 045 4 151 1 171 5 084 929 835 5 044 4 151 1 171 4*083 835 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