DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 65.8 - - 59.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 22 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2200 - - 2217 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1693 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2960 - - 2977 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 534 - - 680 - - 2113 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 265 - - 177 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 109 - - 107 - - 072 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1056 - - -1577 - - -933 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4016 - - 4554 - - 1768 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8662 - - -9174 - - -8527 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11622 - - 12151 - - 9362 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 77 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 65.8 - - 59.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.5 - - 49.1 - - 54.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.2 - - 65.6 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.2 - - 47.8 - - 54.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 22 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2200 - - 2217 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 98543 6 271 6 232 15 297 98543 91163 4 265 6 259 6 315 91163 85431 3 239 8 262 3 348 85431 80674 3 100 3 283 3 297 80674 76597 4 081 3 024 1 237 76597 73011 2 066 2 343 3 051 73011 69767 3 057 2 181 7 357 69767 66787 4 019 5 104 4 352 66787 64023 4 298 4 016 5 051 64023 61338 3 214 6 311 6 003 61338 58545 3 063 4 315 7 319 58545 55669 7 345 8 323 11 313 55669 52933 13 320 13 315 16 311 52933 50468 26 313 18 320 18 305 50468 48250 26 303 17 305 14 310 48250 46233 30 292 21 285 23 305 46233 44396 26 290 20 285 24 290 44396 42725 22 304 17 304 16 296 42725 41182 25 304 18 303 13 337 41182 39731 25 299 18 298 17 334 39731 38353 24 302 20 303 19 324 38353 37013 24 311 19 334 20 319 37013 35643 24 324 21 336 19 333 35643 34214 23 325 20 329 21 335 34214 32728 23 315 21 325 20 332 32728 31172 24 316 23 320 19 318 31172 29532 21 321 23 322 22 311 29532 27811 16 328 17 329 17 322 27811 26015 11 352 11 329 11 342 26015 24144 9 019 7 001 7 343 24144 22197 10 042 9 034 7 024 22197 20161 12 066 7 046 6 047 20161 18036 11 090 5 088 3 004 18036 15875 7 091 5 079 3 066 15875 13803 8 123 10 127 9 127 13803 11926 8 161 9 154 11 140 11926 10258 6 181 6 164 7 136 10258 8778 2 157 3 177 2 122 8778 7463 3 116 4 164 1 234 7463 6301 3 120 5 167 2 234 6301 5277 4 133 5 177 2 247 5277 4379 4 116 6 169 5 188 4379 3593 6*109 5*128 6 154 3593 2893 6*109 5*111 7 120 2893 2276 6 109 5 109 8 094 2276 1761 6 108 5 107 10 086 1761 1366 6 108 5 104 11 083 1366 1094 6 109 5 103 10 080 1094 929 5 109 5 104 8 077 929 835 5 109 4 104 4*072 835 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