DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.3 - - 75.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2889 - - 3246 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2217 - - 1721 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3649 - - 4006 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2716 - - 2389 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 296 - - 237 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 159 - - 165 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1295 - - -793 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4945 - - 4799 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8255 - - -7521 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11904 - - 11527 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.3 - - 75.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.6 - - 57.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.4 - - 75.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.2 - - 55.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2889 - - 3246 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - 31 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - 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] 98781 6 186 8 226 98781 91381 8 210 5 223 91381 85628 9 214 8 263 85628 80834 8 230 13 253 80834 76707 8 280 10 249 76707 73059 9 294 8 272 73059 69757 6 255 10 285 69757 66733 6 245 12 281 66733 63949 9 257 13 247 63949 61260 12 264 14 234 61260 58458 19 269 17 260 58458 55566 24 258 24 266 55566 52827 26 256 30 266 52827 50387 27 255 33 259 50387 48219 28 259 31 259 48219 46256 33 263 30 265 46256 44454 38 268 33 268 44454 42780 41 260 34 264 42780 41218 33 244 34 255 41218 39751 25 247 29 250 39751 38365 25 256 26 250 38365 37021 23 260 25 255 37021 35651 20 247 22 244 35651 34224 18 244 21 242 34224 32741 20 240 22 247 32741 31188 21 237 24 248 31188 29552 22 236 24 256 29552 27837 18 243 17 257 27837 26045 11 259 11 252 26045 24177 12 266 14 267 24177 22237 18 254 17 274 22237 20215 16 251 15 277 20215 18103 11 256 12 270 18103 15945 7 252 11 239 15945 13866 7 248 12 229 13866 11982 6 238 13 225 11982 10314 6 231 14 219 10314 8833 4 179 13 216 8833 7522 9 199 12 214 7522 6365 12 210 14 202 6365 5345 10 203 12 187 5345 4446 9*187 10*171 4446 3652 10*161 9*167 3652 2940 10 159 8 166 2940 2310 10 159 8 165 2310 1784 10 158 8 164 1784 1380 10 158 7 164 1380 1102 9 158 7 163 1102 933 9 158 7 164 933 836 8 158 6 163 836 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