DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/13 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 4.2 - - 5.5 - - 6.3 - - 1.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 58 - - 18 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1075 - - 1372 - - 71 - - 71 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 814 - - 815 - - 814 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1835 - - 2132 - - 831 - - 831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 684 - - 399 - - 1879 - - 1440 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 175 - - 44 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 317 - - 305 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -6 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -780 - - -526 - - -1808 - - -1100 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2615 - - 2658 - - 2639 - - 1931 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18890 - - -18449 - - -17057 - - -11845 ODpotential blCL - - - 20725 - - 20581 - - 17888 - - 12676 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 93 - - 84 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 4.2 - - 5.5 - - 6.3 - - 1.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -4.0 - - -2.9 - - -1.9 - - -3.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 4.1 - - 5.1 - - 6.2 - - 3.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -4.5 - - -3.9 - - -2.7 - - -2.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 58 - - 18 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1075 - - 1372 - - 71 - - 71 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 71 - - 34 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94948 76 268 76 273 72 265 75 255 94948 88087 61 271 61 271 62 272 60 274 88087 82738 53 284 52 280 55 285 55 287 82738 78254 46 281 48 280 50 283 53 285 78254 74344 45 289 47 275 45 279 50 295 74344 70863 48 300 44 283 47 294 53 300 70863 67705 46 297 44 286 49 301 48 294 67705 64771 41 288 43 285 43 295 39 297 64771 62016 41 291 41 287 39 287 43 306 62016 59335 52 296 48 297 43 294 48 302 59335 56532 61 291 55 294 52 292 46 295 56532 53604 63 286 58 288 56 286 46 289 53604 50793 63 285 59 284 53 280 52 285 50793 48253 67 283 60 282 56 285 56 287 48253 45975 72 280 65 284 64 281 64 289 45975 43910 76 282 74 285 64 281 71 287 43910 42021 86 287 83 284 77 286 77 284 42021 40283 100 286 91 282 93 281 79 283 40283 38673 107 286 102 279 98 278 85 287 38673 37173 126 287 113 277 107 276 100 286 37173 35773 145 280 122 275 113 271 110 280 35773 34430 141 277 130 273 112 269 113 274 34430 33072 141 280 136 270 113 270 112 270 33072 31668 147 279 137 268 117 270 109 268 31668 30221 146 278 136 268 119 267 106 268 30221 28717 138 280 133 269 117 266 105 271 28717 27147 125 280 123 269 116 267 107 272 27147 25510 114 278 106 267 115 268 108 273 25510 23803 110 273 100 262 113 268 107 273 23803 22030 109 268 105 260 106 266 100 273 22030 20200 107 267 106 262 101 261 89 273 20200 18313 106 270 97 264 97 260 75 272 18313 16364 105 275 86 267 90 262 69 274 16364 14393 86 283 74 278 69 270 60 281 14393 12504 69 288 53 281 43 280 51 288 12504 10789 53 289 42 276 41 285 39 292 10789 9271 45 286 42 280 39 292 36 296 9271 7930 39 291 38 283 35 302 37 306 7930 6745 32 296 29 296 31 306 35 311 6745 5701 31 291 26 307 29 306 32 312 5701 4782 29 295 24 309 28 309 30 314 4782 3979 24 306 21 309 27 315 29 318 3979 3274 22 319 20 317 26 317 28 320 3274 2649 19 327 19*320 25 316 26 313 2649 2102 16*320 16*317 19 308 24 308 2102 1648 14*310 15 317 18 307 23 306 1648 1299 14 308 14 317 16 306 21 305 1299 1059 12 306 13 317 15 306 17 302 1059 914 11 305 12 318 13*305 14 300 914 831 9 305 10 317 10*305 8*298 831 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