DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/23 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 - - - 54.4 - - 64.6 - - 69.4 - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 97 - - 16 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 347 - - 1147 - - 2728 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 819 - - 819 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1107 - - 1907 - - 3488 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 258 - - 1065 - - 2431 - - 116 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 108 - - 201 - - 155 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 139 - - 152 - - 157 - - 110 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -987 - - -2018 - - -2708 - - -2784 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2094 - - 3925 - - 6196 - - 3619 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8572 - - -7101 - - -8185 - - -10109 ODpotential blCL - - - 9679 - - 9008 - - 11673 - - 10944 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 67 - - 61 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.4 - - 64.6 - - 69.4 - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.5 - - 50.6 - - 45.5 - - 46.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 63.9 - - 69.5 - - 61.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.8 - - 49.6 - - 44.6 - - 45.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 97 - - 16 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 347 - - 1147 - - 2728 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 97374 7 224 8 250 10 276 10 293 97374 90179 4 062 4 027 5 078 3 348 90179 84623 12 091 2 078 6 058 7 053 84623 79991 15 085 8 149 3 002 9 049 79991 75999 13 064 9 121 2 224 9 047 75999 72481 12 016 12 087 6 180 7 047 72481 69307 8 002 13 056 8 172 2 328 69307 66393 6 332 11 026 2 160 2 273 66393 63681 9 269 10 332 5 353 3 353 63681 61043 13 296 14 314 11 332 11 333 61043 58292 15 290 18 317 12 318 14 304 58292 55438 19 321 24 316 19 328 20 315 55438 52722 30 314 34 301 34 308 32 320 52722 50296 32 297 34 294 37 305 37 313 50296 48126 24 293 26 296 30 300 32 305 48126 46147 24 318 21 313 21 310 24 313 46147 44325 32 341 36 330 37 330 38 328 44325 42643 51 327 50 315 54 312 50 318 42643 41085 54 319 52 306 49 310 50 312 41085 39626 57 332 45 308 43 323 43 323 39626 38249 63 339 49 330 49 337 46 331 38249 36912 61 339 54 339 54 338 46 325 36912 35547 56 338 52 334 49 331 45 325 35547 34123 55 333 50 321 44 321 44 328 34123 32642 58 332 48 316 47 313 44 323 32642 31089 56 333 47 315 47 310 47 321 31089 29456 51 322 46 315 47 313 49 321 29456 27740 48 315 41 320 46 315 45 319 27740 25947 43 318 39 325 39 320 38 328 25947 24076 24 331 32 328 33 325 31 331 24076 22125 17 311 23 312 26 325 25 326 22125 20090 20 309 22 316 25 322 22 327 20090 17975 17 326 18 328 16 326 17 325 17975 15824 16 340 16 330 15 328 15 330 15824 13755 8 341 12 350 11 341 15 335 13755 11879 4 309 6 350 5 355 7 338 11879 10220 4 328 2 323 3 300 2 276 10220 8751 5 344 2 023 2 332 2 211 8751 7449 4 340 1 301 2 354 2 084 7449 6299 1 151 5 223 3 242 1 251 6299 5286 2 169 7 206 8 205 6 209 5286 4396 4 178 8 196 9 186 8 180 4396 3609 8 177 10 193 9*178 10 159 3609 2906 9 184 12 184 8*170 12 144 2906 2284 10 180 11*173 7 162 13 136 2284 1766 12 168 9*154 7 154 14 131 1766 1368 11*156 8 152 6 150 14 126 1368 1095 7*140 8 150 6 147 14 121 1095 929 6 139 7 149 5 145 11*116 929 835 5 139 7 149 5 143 6*110 835 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