DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/08 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 - - - 44.4 - - 52.6 - - 53.8 - - 46.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 66 - - -27 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 598 - - 1072 - - 75 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 818 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1358 - - 1832 - - 835 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 317 - - 630 - - 2600 - - 196 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 113 - - 177 - - 34 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 283 - - 281 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - -298 - - -1606 - - -485 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1357 - - 2130 - - 2441 - - 1320 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10557 - - -8956 - - -9490 - - -10218 ODpotential blCL - - - 11915 - - 10788 - - 10325 - - 11052 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 83 - - 65 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 52.6 - - 53.8 - - 46.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.5 - - 46.3 - - 46.1 - - 43.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.1 - - 52.2 - - 54.7 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.9 - - 45.0 - - 44.9 - - 43.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 66 - - -27 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 598 - - 1072 - - 75 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 33 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 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] 95863 63 260 71 259 70 263 66 263 95863 88858 40 272 44 258 47 262 47 274 88858 83485 27 277 28 270 28 278 31 268 83485 79018 20 281 18 279 21 272 22 279 79018 75135 14 305 11 285 18 263 23 289 75135 71667 18 312 11 286 14 268 20 280 71667 68501 19 296 14 288 15 283 17 291 68501 65576 20 294 15 292 16 280 18 293 65576 62853 21 288 14 302 14 269 20 280 62853 60203 20 293 20 300 16 290 22 279 60203 57435 25 287 25 293 21 301 20 292 57435 54560 21 290 27 289 27 300 25 293 54560 51805 27 306 26 281 29 281 28 294 51805 49319 29 302 19 278 29 292 38 297 49319 47089 39 291 34 302 36 298 36 294 47089 45063 44 284 39 297 39 307 41 317 45063 43232 44 291 46 306 56 319 60 320 43232 41572 52 298 64 302 65 311 61 315 41572 40036 51 295 59 296 62 311 60 313 40036 38600 43 300 53 304 60 318 61 311 38600 37251 62 328 53 317 61 320 60 313 37251 35949 73 323 62 331 59 318 59 317 35949 34627 70 312 63 327 55 316 60 319 34627 33253 69 304 58 319 52 315 58 319 33253 31827 69 301 56 307 50 314 56 320 31827 30334 68 300 59 300 50 313 54 324 30334 28761 66 301 65 297 51 310 53 330 28761 27108 65 303 66 297 53 308 51 327 27108 25371 62 305 62 295 54 309 50 319 25371 23556 58 306 60 297 55 306 50 314 23556 21669 55 309 60 297 56 305 51 309 21669 19704 51 312 59 297 54 305 51 309 19704 17654 46 310 56 302 52 302 49 310 17654 15561 42 297 50 308 50 300 46 310 15561 13541 40 290 46 306 47 302 44 308 13541 11700 43 293 47 299 46 306 44 306 11700 10062 44 302 50 304 43 312 41 311 10062 8609 39 297 43 313 35 317 33 313 8609 7324 36 291 30 313 30 315 28 309 7324 6190 32 297 28 299 26 308 26 308 6190 5190 27 305 31 295 29 301 26 310 5190 4311 24 306 30 295 32 306 27 313 4311 3540 22 299 28 296 31 305 28 314 3540 2852 20 290 23 299 27 296 28 312 2852 2247 21 288 21*297 24 288 27 304 2247 1741 22*276 16*284 22 286 26 300 1741 1354 19*267 15 283 20 285 24 296 1354 1087 16 264 14 283 17 283 19 289 1087 926 14 263 13 282 14*282 16 287 926 834 11 262 11 281 10*281 8*285 834 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