DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 59.5 - - 62.3 - - 53.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 66 - - 27 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 805 - - 1142 - - 1653 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 819 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1565 - - 1902 - - 2413 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 453 - - 623 - - 769 - - 1339 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 133 - - 175 - - 151 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 5 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 060 - - 059 - - 071 - - 073 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 253 - - 394 - - 175 - - -1488 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1312 - - 1508 - - 2238 - - 2323 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 53 - - 257 - - -3448 - - -8954 ODpotential blCL - - - 1512 - - 1645 - - 5861 - - 9789 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 99 - - 95 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 59.5 - - 62.3 - - 53.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.6 - - 56.0 - - 55.6 - - 46.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.9 - - 59.0 - - 62.0 - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.2 - - 55.4 - - 55.0 - - 46.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 66 - - 27 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 805 - - 1142 - - 1653 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 97 - - 80 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 7 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] 96943 14 259 18 264 30 259 28 277 96943 89810 7 214 15 242 19 262 14 276 89810 84291 6 233 14 234 10 239 7 260 84291 79687 5 180 14 215 11 222 9 238 79687 75721 2 203 11 210 10 227 10 237 75721 72225 3 266 7 214 10 228 12 257 72225 69050 6 285 5 238 10 237 13 260 69050 66124 12 279 7 269 9 244 14 244 66124 63412 18 257 11 269 12 260 15 242 63412 60784 20 242 16 253 17 259 17 246 60784 58042 22 253 22 263 23 254 22 249 58042 55203 24 262 31 261 31 256 27 257 55203 52488 33 260 35 253 35 252 32 251 52488 50029 35 252 37 255 38 258 38 252 50029 47807 43 253 44 254 47 252 40 249 47807 45784 44 246 50 249 51 249 46 263 45784 43953 47 248 49 247 56 252 62 263 43953 42294 51 251 47 251 58 252 67 250 42294 40760 55 249 47 254 54 252 57 243 40760 39316 51 256 50 257 49 281 41 264 39316 37952 47 261 53 257 53 284 52 290 37952 36633 45 261 54 255 48 261 55 292 36633 35288 50 261 53 253 56 256 47 276 35288 33886 49 258 49 253 53 257 47 261 33886 32426 45 254 45 254 45 254 46 260 32426 30893 43 249 40 253 38 252 44 263 30893 29276 41 243 37 250 34 257 43 263 29276 27579 40 237 37 249 34 261 42 261 27579 25802 40 236 39 248 35 261 38 261 25802 23947 37 238 39 253 36 258 34 263 23947 22016 32 241 40 247 40 254 34 260 22016 20007 28 251 39 244 36 250 33 254 20007 17913 32 254 35 244 33 253 31 254 17913 15780 36 264 31 250 32 254 26 253 15780 13726 24 270 24 256 27 257 23 248 13726 11860 18 285 19 257 20 258 16 247 11860 10205 18 292 15 267 15 260 11 250 10205 8738 13 284 11 271 11 256 8 258 8738 7438 6 271 8 277 8 242 7 242 7438 6285 5 292 8 276 8 238 9 238 6285 5264 7 270 10 265 10 246 10 240 5264 4364 7 266 11 261 8 244 10 232 4364 3571 6 274 8 256 2 206 7 195 3571 2868 1 281 3 252 9*075 13 109 2868 2253 11 073 6*059 10*072 17 083 2253 1745 13*063 6*059 10 071 18 074 1745 1356 12*061 6 058 10 071 17 074 1356 1089 11 061 5 059 9 071 14 075 1089 927 10 060 5 059 9 071 11*074 927 835 8 060 5 060 7 070 6*073 835 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