DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.5 - - 42.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 235 - - 139 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1743 - - 2729 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1657 - - 2119 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2503 - - 3489 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 531 - - 973 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 301 - - 293 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 317 - - 307 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1295 - - -1867 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3798 - - 5356 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6271 - - -5462 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8774 - - 8951 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 65 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.5 - - 42.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 23.1 - - 22.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.0 - - 41.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 22.4 - - 21.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 235 - - 139 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1743 - - 2729 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - 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] 96150 5 330 29 002 96150 89230 20 023 17 028 89230 83774 23 010 16 023 83774 79189 13 359 9 340 79189 75203 12 335 11 330 75203 71647 13 296 16 315 71647 68409 10 314 19 293 68409 65425 14 336 19 303 65425 62647 23 301 27 293 62647 59947 29 284 33 289 59947 57120 29 289 38 285 57120 54168 41 304 43 287 54168 51342 57 290 54 292 51342 48789 59 274 62 290 48789 46491 59 279 68 286 46491 44407 65 287 76 284 44407 42507 77 285 80 286 42507 40765 80 283 80 291 40765 39157 86 288 89 299 39157 37660 93 293 106 294 37660 36260 107 291 117 286 36260 34926 116 288 105 285 34926 33592 113 282 104 293 33592 32226 109 290 121 300 32226 30823 116 297 128 299 30823 29358 117 295 121 298 29358 27816 120 288 114 295 27816 26194 117 287 111 290 26194 24492 113 293 105 292 24492 22714 107 293 99 295 22714 20861 97 294 95 296 20861 18939 86 297 86 301 18939 16954 74 302 71 306 16954 14945 60 305 59 305 14945 13018 48 307 50 306 13018 11266 42 310 43 309 11266 9709 40 314 41 312 9709 8323 37 318 38 314 8323 7093 36 321 36 321 7093 6004 36 324 35 325 6004 5041 36 328 32 324 5041 4195 35 330 27*318 4195 3452 30 329 17*307 3452 2789 22*325 16 307 2789 2203 14*317 16 307 2203 1714 14 317 15 308 1714 1339 13 317 15 308 1339 1080 13 317 14 309 1080 923 12 317 13 309 923 833 11 316 11 309 833 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